Today, Maya Achi communities face food insecurity as recurring droughts and extreme weather devastates crops. International markets for export crops are collapsing and COVID-19 has communities on lockdown with no access to markets. For Julian Vasquez Chun, this crisis gives rise to opportunity or as we say in Permaculture, the problem is the solution.
To address serious water shortages, The Garden's Edge is collaborating with the community of Chixolop in the department of Baja Verapaz, to build the first sand dam in Guatemala.
An Interview on Seed Saving with Julian Vasquez Chun by Josselin Chun Cojom I am Julian Vasquez Chun […]
Last week, we mailed out our Winter 2017 print newsletter, full of stories about the people and experiences […]
Jose Miguel Gomez is the coordinator of Qachuu Aloom’s Nutrition Project. He grew up the child of a […]
Qachuu Aloom youth – Damaris Valey, Eber Cortez, Reyna Morales Raxcaco, and Julian Vasquez Chun – conducted personal […]
by Josselin Chun Cojom My name is Josselin Chun and I was born in Guatemala. I am currently […]
I recently returned from a weeklong trip to Guatemala with members of two New York churches who contribute […]
“I am happy to participate with Qachuu Aloom because it is a place to sell seed and because […]
There has always been a lot of great energy at Qachuu Aloom—the staff and volunteers bring life into […]