Tierra Colorada, Guatemala – June 2021 to May 2022

Project Goals:
Teach students to grow common vegetable crops
Include families and community in the project
Attain a measure of food sustainability

• 50 students were allotted various seeds or plants including carrots, radish, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, beets, cilantro, onions and celery.
• Students received training on how to plant and care for the seeds or transplants.
• Following training the seeds or transplants were planted either in plots at home or in containers.
• A demonstration plot near the school assisted the students and community to learn gardening skills.
• Families and students used the vegetables or sold the extra at market