Sustainable Food

The posts came organically as we made our way through places and time and we randomly encountered people and took on projects, so, they lack a certain readable order that would make life easier for someone interested in a specific topic.

For this reason, I’ve organized (somewhat) the posts related to sustainable food production and harvest.

To understand a bit better what the whole fuss is about, read:

What’s food soverignity and why is it important /

 Qué es soberanía alimentaria y por qué importa

 
Live in a city and think there is no place for food production there? Think again! Learn from other people who have done it:

Urban agricultura in Peru / Agricultura urbana en Perú

and in Spain / y en España

and in Cuba / y en Cuba

but also in the United States / pero también en los Estados Unidos

and many urban veggie gardens in Vancouver, Canada and other places / 

y muchas huertas comunitarias urbanas en Vancouver, Canadá y otros lugares

If you want to start from the beginning, start with the soil by creating your own:

Building your own composting bin / Haciendo tu propia caja de compostaje

How to create natural organic compost / Cómo hacer abono natural y orgánico

Use rich composted soil / Usa tierra rica con abono natural

Then, pick nice seeds:

Planting from seed / Plantar desde la semilla

Heirloom seeds / Semillas originales

And begin to grow your own veggies in a community garden or your own space:

Grow your own organic veggies / Planta tus propias verduras orgánicas

Find someone to support you (even from the other side of the world) / 
Encuentra a alguien que te ayude (incluso desde el otro lado del mundo)

You’ll learn along the way / Arpenderás a medida que lo haces 

Don’t despair if things don’t seem to work at first. Keep on trying. You might get some (unexpected) good results after all:

When you thought you were a complete failure as a gardener... / 

Cuando pensaste que eras un desastre como agricultor ...

While we’re very generous people who want to make hares and little critters happy, we want to keep some part of the production for us to eat at the end of all that hard work! Say no to the pests:

How to protect your veggie garden / Cómo proteger tu huerta 

Dealing with garden pests / Cómo lidiar con pestes en tu huerta

Dealing with garden pests II (birds) / Cómo lidiar con pestes II (pájaros)

But ... not all critters are your enemies! Know which ones are good for your plants and help them stay alive: the lovely pollinator bees!

What’s up with the bees / Qué pasa con las abejas

Beekeeping workshop: not only for the brave / Taller sobre apicultura

If you’re not up for all that work, you can always go food-gathering:

Food collecting-harvesting / Recolección de alimentos

It’s so easy even a child can do it! / ¡Es tan fácil que hasta un niño lo puede hacer!

And you can pickle them too / Y también los puedes procesar

If you want to complement your diet with some fishy protein, try to be nice when doing it:

Own fishing with sustainable transport / Pesca propia con transporte sustentable

Support local fishermen / Apoya a los pescadores locales

There’s finally some thoughts about the consumption of other meats as beef.


We’ll add links to related posts as we publish them. Come back to check! 

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