Four Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute
We are a diverse group of people dedicated in preserving and sharing our cultures and restoring a healthy way of life through a collective effort of farmers, educators, healers, youth, elders, and spiritual leaders.
We help communities become more sustainable through organic farming practices, seed saving, education in traditional foods and medicines, and developing markets for their surplus crops, and value added products, while helping them maintain or return to their traditional cultural lifestyles.
A major event that we co-sponsor with other organizations is our annual Traditional Agriculture & Sustainable Living Conference, held at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, New Mexico.
We are currently developing programs to connect low income families with local, organic food producers to provide nutritional resources, and sustainable living practices.
The South American Bridge Project formalized work already being shared in Cusco, Peru, and Cochabamba, Bolivia, assisting the Quechua and Aymara communities to survive and thrive in their remote Andes’ locations.
Existing organizations we work with in South America include Ayllus Ecologicos, GAIA Permacultura and Buda Traslasierra in Argentina.
We have developed an Eco-Tourism project, connecting low income sustainability students in the US with impoverished indigenous communities in South America.
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