When Pablo Neruda visited the ancient Peruvian city of Machu Picchu, the ruins inspired an entire book of poetry. In The Heights of Machu Picchu Neruda called to the indigenous people who once lived there: Look at me from deep in the earth,/tiller of fields, weaver, quiet shepherd /Show me your blood and your furrow /And give […]
Ccaccaccollo Community Association of Artisans and Agricultural Producers
Since 2005, Planeterra has been working with the Ccaccaccollo community to develop a womens weaving cooperative based there in the community. Most G Adventures (adventure travel company) groups are able to visit this community as part of the Sacred Valley Tour and Day Tour. Here they meet the women and learn about all the stages […]
Dinosaur tracks bringing tourists to Lesotho
They started their activities in 2007 and now have around twelve members mainly young people but also some older people most of whom are from the local community of Hasimone in Leribe District, North East Lesotho. They focus on tourism, in particular on encouraging people to visit the dinosaur footprints they have found […]
Subeng Dinosaur Youth Co-operative
Sebeng Dinosaur Co-operative is a youth co-operative in North East Lesotho focused on tourism and hadicraft sales.
Transparent and sustainable: Cooperative Coffees
Coffee is the most important export of the tropical nations of the world, and the primary export of a number of developing countries. When Bill Harris walked through the door of a coffee farmers co-operative in the highlands Chiapas region of Mexico, he met Monika Firl who was working there. Later, following many conversations about […]
Cooperative Coffees
Coop Coffees exists to import high-quality, organic green coffee from small-scale farmer organizations to build long-term relationships and foster fair and equitable trading practices. Our goal is to make coffee-growing a sustainable and beneficial endeavor for farmer families and their communities.
Radio Chéticamp: Carving out a place for French music on the Nova Scotia airwaves
Back in 1989, the only radio and television stations available to the people of Chéticamp were in English, and young francophones had nothing but English language music and artists to listen to. At that time the community was torn by the Acadian school crisis, with over 60% of residents voting against the idea of starting […]
Radio Chéticamp
Radio Chéticamp is a non-profit French-language community radio station located in a small Acadian community (Chéticamp) on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and serving over 3,500 francophones.
Rooibos Farmers Join Together to Fight Marginalization, Discrimination and Climate Change
The Suid Bokkeveld has a harsh climate, baking in the summer but with frequent winter frosts and droughts. Yet the gentle rains and acidic soils make it a favoured environment for Aspalathus linearis, commonly known as rooibos or red bush. The plant is used to make a herbal tea, long popular in Southern Africa and […]
Heiveld Co-operative
The Heiveld produces organic and fair-trade rooibos tea grown and processed in the traditional way with minimal use of machinery and harvested carefully by hand. The Rooibos is grown and processed in the traditional way with minimal use of machinery and is harvested carefully by hand. Our mission is to produce and market the finest […]