Posts by Grow Ahead
COMSA: Developing the Potential of Farmers in Marcala, Honduras
Founded in 2000 by 62 farmers who wanted to change how coffee was grown, Cafe Organico Marcala (COMSA) is now comprised of over 300 members, many of whom belong to the Lenca indigenous peoples, bringing traditional sustainable farming practices to the fore. Now internationally recognized as innovators in organic practices—from carbon sequestration, and coffee drying…
Read MorePlanting Hope: National Campesina a Campesina Exchange
Chile
$10,000 raised
55 women farmers
Ended May 31, 2018
Grow Ahead Partners with Heine Brothers’ Coffee and Coop Coffees for Agroforestry Crowdfunding Campaign Initiative in Peru
Heine Brothers’ Coffee, an organic and fair trade coffee roaster from Louisville, Kentucky, and green coffee importing cooperative, Coop Coffees, have announced commitments to support a regenerative agroforestry tree planting campaign in Northern Peru launched by Grow Ahead, a crowdfunding platform that supports small-scale farmers and climate resiliency projects around the world.
Read MoreFarmer Knowledge Exchange: Diversification Strategies in Smallholder Coffee Systems
Campaign Goal: $7,000
Country: Nicaragua
Sponsor a farmer-to-farmer training on diversification to support campesino farmers in mesoamerica facing a changing climate and volatile pricing on the international commodity market.
Read MoreGrow Ahead Joins 1% for the Planet
Grow Ahead, an organization dedicated to supporting regenerative organic agriculture on communities on the frontlines of climate change, joins 1% for the Planet.
Read MoreHow Farmer-to-Farmer Trainings are Spreading New Solutions to Climate Change
In the fall of 2017, Grow Ahead successfully crowdfunded a farmer-to-farmer training in Nicaragua. The training brought together more than twenty farmers and participants from around the world, mostly coffee farmers from Central and South America. Ryan Zinn caught up with one of the participants, José Fernando Reyes of Norandino Cooperative in Peru, to hear more.
Read MoreHow to Protect Forests and Support Farmers this Earth Day
This Earth Day, discover the potential of Fair Trade, small-scale farmers and agroforestry to regreen the earth, tackle climate change and create a fair and equitable food system.
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Grow Ahead Honors Earth Day with Regenerative Agriculture Education and Crowdfunding Campaigns Featuring Women Farmers
Grow Ahead is celebrating this Earth Day by launching several campaigns to support women-led farming and seed bank initiatives, and by hosting a special webinar to focus on women from around the world who are leading through regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreWebinar | Earth Day: Women for Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture
Celebrate Earth Day by joining us for a webinar to meet women from around the world who are leading the regeneration of agriculture and nurturing the next generation of farmers.
Read MoreScholarship: Vasantha Kumari
Campaign Goal: $2,500
Country: India
Vasantha is seeking a scholarship to spend one year at agroecology centre Amrita Bhoomi located in the pristine Biligiri Ranga Hills of India, developing skills in seed conservation in order to launch a seed distribution program.
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