We planted an agroecological corn trial in Lucas González, Entre Ríos
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, we visited Norberto and his family at their agroecological farm in Lucas González, Nogoyá Department, Entre Ríos.
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Living Lab: growing, experimenting, and learning at UNSAM
On Tuesday, December 17, a new workday took place at the UNSAM Community Garden, featuring significant improvements and various maintenance activities. The day included the presence of Angelly Sánchez and Sabrina Rendon, members of the “Rescuing the Creole Tomato” team from the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Buenos Aires (FAUBA).
Read moreMapping of corn improvement projects 2023-2024
As part of our participatory improvement initiative, Bioleft is mapping the corn improvement projects we have supported during the 2023-2024 campaign. This work seeks to highlight and systematize the collaborative efforts of farmers, organizations, and institutions that have joined in the construction of open seed systems.
Read moreCollaborative evaluation of Creole Tomato, partnership with Minka
On December 11th, we participated in a work day at the Agroecological Production Cooperative (COPA) in Guernica, where we combined a practical activity of making bocashi with monitoring the cultivation of the Ronita variety of native tomatoes, evaluated collaboratively by our colleagues from Minka.
Read moreCollaborative Evaluation of Heirloom Tomatoes, Partnership with Minka – Visit to Julia
El lunes 9 de diciembre, en el marco del proyecto de Ciencia Ciudadana, realizamos una visita a la quinta de Julia, integrante de Minka, donde compartimos observaciones sobre el desarrollo del cultivo de las distintas variedades de tomates que allí cultiva. Estas variedades corresponden a la colección de tomates criollos rescatados por la cátedra de Genética de la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y vinculadas al proyecto “Al rescate del Tomate Criollo”.
Read moreBioleft at the International Meeting of Agroecological Producers
Los días 24 y 25 de noviembre se llevó a cabo en el teatro Maipo el Encuentro Internacional de Productores Agroecológicos “Semillas antiguas del futuro” donde el proyecto “Al rescate del tomate criollo” fue invitado especial. Este evento fue organizado por Jonathan Nossiter, Stefano Mancuso y Enrique Piñeyro, y fueron invitados guardianxs de semillas encargados de reproducir, guardar y compartir semillas criollas y nativas, agricultorxs, productorxs locales, docentes gastronómicos de la cocina autóctona y científicxs.
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Read moreBioleft at the first Provincial Conference of Agroecology
The first Provincial Conference on Agroecology took place on November 8 and 9 at the National University of Luján. This initiative brought together various stakeholders, institutions, and farmer organizations to create spaces for dialogue and address the main challenges faced by agroecology-based food systems.
Read moreOrchard maintenance and creole tomato transplant at UNSAM
En el marco del proyecto “Laboratorio vivo: cultivar, experimentar y aprender en la UNSAM”, el pasado jueves 7 de noviembre se llevamos adelante una Jornada de Trasplante y Mantenimiento en la Huerta Educativa y Parcela Experimental “Casita Astro”. Esta actividad, realizada en colaboración con el Área de Sustentabilidad y Ambiente de la Secretaría de Extensión y Vinculación (SEyV), incluyó la cosecha de hortalizas y el trasplante de tomates criollos.
Read moreCollaborative assessment of creole tomatoes with Julia from Minka
On Tuesday, November 5th, we visited Julia, a member of the Agroecological Minka seed production cooperative, at her farm located in Florencio Varela. There, Julia is evaluating tomato varieties linked to the “Al rescate del tomate criollo” project.
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