Subject: Re: [permaculture] permaculture Digest, Food Preservation in Tropics
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:29:57 -0700
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
Re: [permaculture] permaculture Digest, Food Preservation in Tropics,
Scott Pittman, 12/13/2006