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Vicky Garcia and project farmers Lamen Gonnay and Jimmy Lingayo joined over 200 representatives of indigenous communities from 31 countries at the first Indigenous Slow Food Terra Madre held in Jokkmokk, Sweden.
Ominio, Chong-ak, Imbuucan. Three outstanding varieties of heirloom rice from the Cordillera Mountains have been designated to the Slow Food Foundation's “Ark of Taste.”
During April, May and June, the project’s Quality Control Seminars are taking place in the remotes villages of the Cordillera. These seminars are supported in part by Global and Community Action of Kamloops United Church (BC, Canada) and Kamloops Fair Trade. Thank you!
Robert Domoguen’s photo of Margarita Otgalon, respected seed keeper in Ifugao, is the May photo in the 2012 Fair Trade Calendar, a joint project of the Fair Trade Federation and Fair Trade Resource Network.
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