By Kat Gordon | Project Leader
Rainy season is finally in full swing in the Sacred Valley after a slow start. As if the roaring rush of the river and lush green mountainscape isn't enough, we're admiring many a post-rain rainbows splashing accross the sky. These rains are so crucial to ensuring the success of the rainfed agricultural system. As the rains support the healthy growth of thirsty crops, we've also been nourishing our farmer education center. You may remeber from our last update that we just started building out these structures with the help of countless volunteer hours and locals alike (shout out to Surf for Life volunteers!). Now we're getting even closer to finishing.
The walls are painted, floors are in process, windows are nearly all installed and doors are in place for the classroom, kitchen, and dormitories. We can't wait to have a beautiful space to host visiting farmers and groups. But, we still have a lot more work to do, including completing the buildings and furnishing them. We want to close our resource loops as much as possible so we're thinking through this process right now, including installing a biodigester!
Currently we're looking for funding to finish up the spaces. Help us spread the word and keep an eye out for our micro-project fundraiser coming later this month!
How we've been engaging with the local farming community lately:
As always, we're so grateful for your ongoing support! Please stay in touch:
Much love from the AASD crew!
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