Sustainable agriculture, elimination of hunger, improved nutrition.

 

 

 

Seventy-five percent of Huichol children under the age of 10 are malnourished. Yet the Huichol homeland is rich with renewable resources that can be used as sources of food and income.

 

The Huichol Center teaches permaculture, organic gardening, seed banking, turkey farming and more. Over 5 acres of demo sites at the Center illustrate agricultural techniques, such as drip irrigation and organic gardening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In late 2002, the Center began soy agriculture trials to determine the best varieties of soybeans that will grow well in the climate and altitude of the Sierra Madre. Soy provides ten times the amount of protein from the same amount of land for cattle, and is a good rotation crop because it enriches the soil with nitrogen.

 

Nutrition education is combined with demonstrations on soy preparation to help the Huichols adapt the protein-rich and inexpensive food into their diets.