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26 Apr

Posted at 14:17h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

Rose Soneff of Kamloops, British Columbia saw a picture of the Cordillera Heirloom Rice Project (Philippines) in the beautiful 2011 Fair Trade Federation/Fair Trade Resource Network calendar. After contacting FTF member Eighth Wonder, Inc. for more information, Rose and her family visited the project and...

06 Apr

Posted at 13:49h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

[caption id="attachment_408" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Vicky and Jimmy with Carlo Petrini, Slow Food's founder and president"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_409" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lamen Gonnay shares his experiences as a farmer and leader within the Kalinga community"][/caption]     In June 2011, Vicky Garcia and project farmers Lamen Gonnay and Jimmy Lingayo joined...

30 Mar

Posted at 11:33h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

[caption id="attachment_392" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Rowena Gonnay speaking at conference in India"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_399" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farmers share experiences in developing organic fertilizers from indigenous materials"][/caption]           Project farmers Rowena Gonnay and Jimmy Lingayo were invited by the Deshpande Foundation’s Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in Hubli, India to speak...

14 Mar

Posted at 18:05h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

[caption id="attachment_375" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Mary and Vicky-- Welcome to the 2010 Terra Madre"][/caption] Three years ago I began the process of nominating the heirloom rice of the Cordillera region to the Slow Food Foundation’s “Ark of Taste”. It seemed like a logical step in the effort...

31 Aug

Posted at 13:05h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

It’s a common practice for the government to donate machines to farmers. It is not a common practice to provide follow up technical support on the operation and maintenance of the machines. Three sets of custom-built post-harvest machines were designed, manufactured and installed for use in...

30 Jul

Posted at 12:28h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

It’s official! The International Ark Commission of the Slow Food Foundation has approved the inclusion of three varieties of heirloom rice from the Philippine Cordillera into the Foundation’s “Ark of Taste.” [caption id="attachment_341" align="aligncenter" width="261" caption="Official listing of Philippine heirloom rice to the "Ark of Taste""][/caption] [caption...

16 Jul

Posted at 13:17h in Fair Trade, international development, Latest News, Philippine Rice Terraces, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, Uncategorized by

One of our most exciting project developments is our new connection to the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity (Italy). It seems an obvious alliance. The Slow Food Foundation is a worldwide organization that has a mission to defend food biodiversity by supporting sustainable agriculture that safeguards...