AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
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, heirloom seed banking, turkey farming, tilapia farming and water conservation. More than 5 acres of demo sites at the Center illustrate agricultural techniques, such as drip irrigation and organic gardening.
The Center is also working with the Mexican Government and NGOs to implement water-resource management techniques and participates in a state-run training center in Huejuquilla called Centro Supera - “Center for Advancement.” This center teaches, among other things, skills in gardening, animal husbandry and eco-friendly resource management.
The Center is also working with the Mexican Government and NGOs to implement water-resource management techniques and participates in a state-run training center in Huejuquilla called Centro Supera - “Center for Advancement.” This center teaches, among other things, skills in gardening, animal husbandry and eco-friendly resource management.
The Huichol Center
2302 Del Monte Drive San Pablo, CA 94806 (510) 309-6403 |
info@thehuicholcenter.org
Centro Indígena Huichol, A.C. Calle Victoria # 24 Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco |