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  • From: George Anna Clark <esac@laneta.apc.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Seed or Plants for tropical Mexico
  • Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:35:50 -0600

Hola Cuautemoc,

just to let you know of three sources in Mexico...

Seeds

Gapo collects her own seeds and sells some (she has an organic produce store)- she's in Xalapa, I think, or someplace in Veracruz. casadestal@hotmail.com

"Huerto de semillas" I believe is an iniciative of Las Cañadas (Ricardo Romero ) at http://www.bosquedeniebla.com.mx/htm/curso.htm They emphasize biointensive production methods... write to chidukarizo@yahoo.com.mx for a (very small) catalog.

They have also started a seed exchange effort called RED DE SEMILLAS, formada por pequeñas productores orgánicos interesados en intercambiar y distribuir sus semillas. (I contributed the sesame seeds, for example).

Finally, if you are in Morelos, we have tons of fruit tree (and many more ornamental plant) nurseries... Most between Yautepec and Cuautla... They have temperate as well as sub-tropical trees (you won't find low-altitude tropical trees like cacaos, for example). El Vivero de Yautepec has the most variety and highest prices... the smallest tree available will run about $90p ($8.50 US). I find cheaper elsewhere but the nurseries don't post outside what they have inside so searching through all of them is a bit like running the gauntlet. El V de Y. is definitely the place to buy mameys... and Asian fruit. Their website is http://www.viveroyautepec.com.mx/vivero.htm but last time I looked their list of fruit trees was down. Write me if you want a copy.

Also, if interested in reforesting, try CONAFOR - which unfortunately likes monocultures, but fortunately works with native species, they give away zillions of trees. IF you plant a minimum of 5 hectares, either your own or in conjunction with others, they will pay you for planting them and give you advise. This is carbon offset money. In Morelos we have a state department CEAMA Centro de Agua y Medio Ambiente, I think, which has a much better reforestry nursery. Also native plants, mostly multi-purpose (medicinal, forrage, N-fixing, food, etc), mostly free and a very nice variety.

CONAFOR also has a very, very nice soil conservation manual which you can download,
http://www.conafor.gob.mx/portal/index.php?s1=4 (try this link and page down for the 4 descargos) Let me know if it doesn't work.

And from CONABIO comes this wonderful list of native trees....
El presente manual es uno de los productos del proyecto J084 "Árboles mexicanos potencialmente valiosos para la restauración ecológica y la reforestación"

http://www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/arboles/doctos/indice_especies.html

Where are you?
Suerte,
george anna


cuauhtemoc landeros wrote:

Howdy Im working on getting a permaculture/demonstration/education project going in Mexico and was wondering if anyone knows of any great or good nurserys or companies with tropical plants or seeds? Thanks again.




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