Guest Post by Judy Mavroleon, Community Social Change Workshop, April 2013 Conducting research and preparing case studies prior to actually participating in the Community Social Change workshop really helped clarify the situation in the Peruvian Sacred Valley (PSV). It allowed us to observe the many activities and key issues surrounding the numerous stakeholders in that region. […]
Continue Reading Add comment May 4, 2013
This first week in Peru has been fantastic in every way. From the amazing family that has taken us into their home, the delicious indigenous Peruvian food, and the awe-inspiring views from below and atop the mountains of the Sacred Valley. I can safely speak for everyone when I say we are blessed to be […]
Continue Reading 2 comments June 23, 2012
This January Team Peru celebrated the last corn harvest in Ruben’s Chakra (field) in his hometown of Choquecancha. It was the second year Team Peru traveled to Choquecancha for a day of festivities, feasting, and games in the corn field. In this picture, one of the women sprinkles flower petals on Team Peru’s heads as a sign […]
Continue Reading 1 comment June 11, 2012
Check out this recent article in Michigan’s Battle Creek Enquirer about how Aaron got started in Peru. Both Adam and Aaron share their experience starting Team Peru and the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development. Nice work guys! Read the full article here.
Continue Reading 1 comment May 15, 2012
Check out this video to learn more about Team Peru and the project opportunities for Summer 2012. Enjoy! [youtube vcBnmHkjX8Yk]
Continue Reading 2 comments April 10, 2012
Since its inception education has been at the core of the Andean Alliance’s approach. The school greenhouse projects embody this component in one way while the Team Peru students from MIIS undergoing an immersive educational experience both in Peru and back at school embody this core attribute in a different way. Now our latest project, […]
Continue Reading 1 comment January 22, 2012
My time in the United States has been marred by the incredibly ineffective and potentially harmful farming practices propagated by United States farming companies. There is now a huge disconnect between what is placed on our dining tables and the factors that lead to it’s production, such as: the chemicals being placed into our soil […]
Continue Reading Add comment January 17, 2012
Last week Adam, Aaron, and I attended a MESA’s 7th Annual Cultural Cuisine Celebration in San Francisco. The event featured MESA’s work with stewards from around the world. Many of the stewards we met are currently working on organic farms in the United States learning the principles of sustainable agriculture while sharing their knowledge with […]
Continue Reading Add comment November 24, 2011
In January of 2011, Team Peru, representing the Andean Alliance and the Becky Fund, began organizing with two communities on greenhouse projects. It’s been eleven months since we began this endeavor and we can look back on all the hard work, challenges and successes. The Andean Alliance along with the communities of Choquecancha and Cacchin […]
Continue Reading 1 comment October 18, 2011
Maintaining any relationship is challenging. Team Peru and the AASD emphasize collaboration and harnessing collective intelligence. The District government that we work with in Peru has a much different culture than our team, but over the past year we have established a valuable relationship that is changing the way we see development, while simultaneously changing […]
Continue Reading Add comment October 11, 2011