By Nina Barrois | Communications Officer & Graphic Designer of PSF
EVENT / A SEIS MANOS
ART, PEACE BUILDING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND FOOD SECURITY
On the 25th of May, we organised a charity in the restaurant A Seis Manos. The artists supporting our social initiative Olingo and the members of our network of productors Sembrando Confianza were with us to present our projects.
Not only were they able to have a place to promote their products but also got the opportunity to talk with the consumers and explain them the reasons for their commitment to this Agroecological Network. The launch of the new collection of Bolsas Olingo was a real success, and so was the exhibition of DJLU and Garavato’s works.
We would like to thank you all for following us during this event, and for your faith and support in our project!
PSF PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS
LAUNCH OF THE AGROECOLOGICAL MARKETS NETWORK
The agroecological markets network of Bogotá Región invites you to its great launch and to discover the various proposals fostering a better city. In only one place you will find a broad offer of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, breads, snacks, coffee, chocolate, canned food and jams, personal care products and much more. You can find us this Saturday, 10th June, to discover the different organizations that are part of the network.
SEMBRANDO CONFIANZA
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
We started a new cycle of workshops on environmental education with girls from the Hogar Esperanza foundation in May. We developed this Project thanks to the Aquarela Foundation, to provide the participants with an insight of nature and food culture. We are going to grow aromatic plants, tomatoes, lettuces and eatable flowers. Themes like art, kitchen and nutrition will also be studied. In this context, a pedagogical tour will be organized in a Sembrando Confianza network productor’s finca so as the girls can know the food origin and enjoy a day of agroecology.
SEMBRANDO CONFIANZA
NEW ORCHARDS IN SANTA ROSA
Two months ago, the Environmental Education and Food Security team started to recover space for urban agriculture along with the gully Los Toches, in Santa Rosa district.
The gardens extend over the whole block and will be completed by a greenhouse. Our challenge: empower the participants, showing that with effort and dedication we can get a productive orchard without spending money.
All the material used comes from reused wastes: old couches thrown down the drain, used tires, debris, plastic bottles, among other things. While building new orchards we succeeded to clean the site, which will serve to achieve other permaculture workshops with the community. We are fostering a stronger and more supportive network of Urban Farmers in a district that used to suffer communal living issues.
If you are interested and wish to support us, do not hesitate to reach us by mail or on our Sembrando Confianza facebook. All the help is appreciated!
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