ong para abogar y promover visión holística sustentable del cafetal. an ngo to advocate and promote a holistic sustainable approach to the coffee zone.
martes, diciembre 13, 2011
lunes, noviembre 14, 2011
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In English
Cafiesencia’s Profile
This
group of volunteers works together to fulfill the organizations mission – to
promote a holistic sustainable vision of the coffee zone.
In
2009 Cafiesencia was granted the local tax exemption as an educational non
profit organization under the code 1101 (4).
Cafiesencia
started to conduct educational talks and “conversatorios” (community
gatherings) in the coffee zone, southwest and metro area and started
participating in local media and coffee industry and environmental ists
events. Examples of these efforts can be seen in our website www.cafipr.org or our blog www.cafiesencia.blogspot.com
In
2009 the Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities awarded a grant to carry
out the project “Caminos del Café” (Roads of Coffee”) – the 1rst series of
educational talks aimed at a primary target group of students and teachers in
the public school system in the coffee zone.
This tour focused on educating about sustainability, environmental stewardship, and the importance of
achieving a successful coexistence of agriculture and conservation. The project spanned over two years, dozens of
schools participated in the conferences.
In addition, the metro area was also visited by the project and hundreds
of people from different backgrounds attended the activities. And in a unique opportunity to bring Dr. Jane
Goodall, the famous English anthropologist, to Puerto Rico ,
Cafiesencia coordinated her visit to the coffee zone. This visit had a major resonance among a
myriad of audiences – farmers, workers, students, parents, entrepreneurs,
government officials, retirees – they all came together in Castañer to meet and
share with Dr. Goodall ideas on how to improve and preserve the coffee forest
ecosystems. The visit was widely covered
by mainstream media of the island and beyond.
Record of all these activities can be found in the website.
Cafiesencia
provides specialized seminars on sustainable coffee production,
micro-enterprises and brands, consumer education, in conjunction with several
institutions and individuals like The Entrepreneurship Center for Women in
Puerto Rico’s Agriculture (CEMA) led by Dr. Gladys Gonzalez, Dr. Joaquin Chong
and the Experimental Station (Coffee Waste Compost), both at the University of
Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Agriculture Program at the University of Puerto
Rico in Utuado, Dr. Libia Gonzalez, historian and researcher at Moralon,
Focusing Heritage, the annual Puerto Rico Coffee Expo Event, and the Sila M.
Calderon Foundation, among others.
Cafiesencia
advises community leaders and farmers in proposal write up, business concept
and historical and natural conservation priorities.
Cafiesencia
is a member of the advisory board of Pathstone Corporation for green projects.
Cafiesencia
conducts educational tours to the coffee zone and coordinates events like the
Spring Equinox where opera singing was integrated with the observation of
planets and globular clusters celebrating the purity of the skies of the coffee
zone.
At
the moment, Cafiesencia is finishing its first book: “The Roads of Coffee” – based on the
educational tour – it is a guide to help teachers in the subjects of history,
science and social studies. It will be
published during the last quarter of 2011.
sábado, julio 30, 2011
a punto de comenzar nueva cosecha 2011
Hola amigos:
Hace tiempo que no escribo aqui, es que sinceramente no entiendo muy bien como bregar con el template de este blog. Mis disculpas.
Comenzamos pronto con la nueva cosecha. Que nos deparara? mucha lluvia, broca, falta de mano de obra? cuan mejor estamos ante esta cosecha comparado con un año atras? Cuantas cuerdas de cafe han adoptado practicas sustentables? cuantos cafes organicos tenemos (con o sin el USDA certificate) Se logro colocar la sustentabilidad en las prioridades de politica publica agricola? Se han comenzado las gestiones pero nos falta un camino por recorrer.
Hace unos dias me encontre con un articulo que divulgaba un estudio de Duke University sobre nuestros lagartijos verdes (Anolis Evermanni) (vean foto abajo) que alegaba que podrian ser mas inteligentes - a que a nadie se le ocurrio utilizar esto para divulgarlo directamente a turistas de naturaleza, eco-turismo y agriturismo? Es mas como es que ningun medio de noticias lo ha colocado como Figura del Momento? Conociendo nuestra fabulosa red boricua cibernetica, esto hubiera llegado hasta Siberia.
Donde habita mayormente este lagartijo maravilloso? En nuestra zona cafetalera! En nuestros bosques de cafetales. Aqui les incluyo el enlace del articulo: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2011/0721/1224301052920.html
Los dejo con esto para que le den pensamiento.
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