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  • To: livingontheland <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Mercado Verde
  • Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 5:17:45 -0700

We went to the Mercado Verde (Green Market) at the Botanical Gardens here in
Medellin yesterday. This is a very good, if new and growing, farmers market.
Lots of organic growers and folks producing alternative crops like quinoa,
kawichi (Amaranth) yacon and others. Also a lot of educational outreach.
Things like growing sprouts, gardening, using herbs for cooking and other
purposes.

I was able to make contact with people who are growing some of the indigenous
crops that are adapted to the higher elevations. Our finca is at 2400 meters
and not all of the regular crops do well there. Also found some secondary
contacts in the southern part of the country where some of these crops are
still important pats of the diet.

The event is held monthly and was well attended. One of the vendors is
developing an organic produce nucleus at one of the big urban market places
(La America). This is a step forward as finding high quality produce grown
with sustainable methods is not easy here.

I should mention that the Botanical Garden is strongly promoting organic
growing, composting, vermiculture, home gardening and other sustainable
practices as well as more traditional conservation efforts.

Phil
Medellin/Piedras Blancas




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