permaculture

[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

I am looking for any information on food preservation in tropics.  This 
is in an area with no cash economy so zip lock bags for dehydrated food 
is out, canning jars is out, or any other preservation method that 
requires going to the store and buying something.

Long term food preservation is critical in most of the world and in the 
Tropics it is a challenge because of the high humidity and such rampant 
fungal and bacterial activity.  In the villages where I am working  in 
Africa the lack of storage technology means that one night of elephant 
or monkey rampaging in the garden means hunger the next day.  In this 
kind of food insecurity it is difficult to think beyond today or to plan 
a way out of survival mode into some place of semi comfort.

I am also looking for any contacts in Greece??

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott Pittman
Permaculture Institute