Monday at the Sustainable Harvest International – Belize office was buzzing with Field Trainers and farmers. I’m now sitting in front of 2 and a half pounds of wonderfully aromatic ginger (or shinsheer as in Kekchi Mayan) to bring back to the US with me. This is the first bit of harvesting for the ginger, and the farmers are planting more as we speak for our wonderful dog biscuits.
To hear what it means to these farmers to have a market for their ginger is inspiring. We’re continually amazed with what these folks are able to accomplish with what little they have. To be able to give them access to a market and get them funding to be able to send their children to school, put food on their tables, buy other things that we take for granted like soap and other small daily items. The smiles on their faces tell us all we need to know about how working with Barkwheats makes them feel. We’ll have many pictures up on our site soon so you can all feel what we’re feeling.
The next time I post I will most likely be back in the states. We’ll be without internet starting tomorrow until we arrive back in the USA.
Above: Marianna Shol is the the principle farmer on her property, while her husband is working on the current road construction going on in Indian Creek village. She showed us the ginger she has growing for Barkwheats.
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