Agriculture Initiatives
Our work with campesino communities includes greenhouse construction, capacity-building, and on-site workshops and trainings that focus on agroecological methodology. We collaborate with the Ecohuella Farm, a local multi-generational, organic farm, to host a variety of hands-on agriculture workshops and networking events for campesinos.
Experiential Learning
All of our programs foster cultural understanding and connections between participants and the communities we work with. Faculty-led and AASD-led programs provide valuable research that help support local development. Revenue from experiential learning programs helps fund our agriculture initiatives and day-to-day operations.
The Coffee Project is our newest initiative. Since 2010, farmers in the eastern jungle of Peru have been losing up to 70% of their coffee crop due to a disease like Coffee Leaf Rust. Our agriculture team is equipped with the traditional knowledge of different organic and sustainable long-term solutions so that farmers can reduce the amount of their crop lost to this plague.
All projects are identified and designed in conjunction with the communities, according to their needs and realities. Our current focus is greenhouse construction and training related to greenhouse cultivation for campesino families. In the harsh growing climates of the Andes, greenhouses allow campesino farmers to grow a wide variety of vegetables year-round, supplementing their diets and providing valuable income through sales.
The Ecohuella farm is an organic, self-sustaining demonstration farm focused on the exchange of campesino farmers’ experiences and knowledge. Founded and led by a campesino family, the farm provides hands-on trainings and workshops that respect the Quechua language, local learning styles, and traditions.
Explore Our Experiential Learning
Discover the variety of our experiential learning programs that are easily customized. We make sure that all of the logistics are covered when you experience a program with us in Peru. Learn more about our experiential learning vision and values, and a COVID-19 update!
