By Luke Agness | Project Manager
It seems like just yeterday we wrote this report! Time flies when you're working with farmers in some of Peru's most incredible communities. The dry season is wrapping up now, but greenhouse production has only seen a minor dip since its start back in May. One of the true benefits of the greenhouse, and your support of the project, is year round production and income for the high altitude communities of rural Cusco.
Traditional crops tend to have limited and seasonal harvests, but this project allows farmers to maintain tradition while drastically improving dietary health and income. The AASD was very successful in this report period specifically with regards to replenishing and improving soil health within the greenhouse as a way to boost production and control the ever frustrating pests and plagues common to the region. Strawberries especially have seen a hard production time because the dry season here also coincides with brutal cold in the higher altitudes. Fortuntately, the greenhouse provides just enough warmth to guarantee stable production.
And it is exactly this reason that we still need your help! With your donations, we can provide more workshops, more technical assistence, more soil inputs, and more greenhouses. Help us improve livelihoods and combat food insecurity!
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