TIERRA VERDE

Tierra Verde was originally founded by Marco Cruz in 2007 as a reforestation project. Following the realization that most of the children volunteers were noticeably malnourished, Marco expanded the project-developing it into a non-profit organization intended to educate the community on how to implement sustainable agricultural processes to better provide for themselves and those around them. We firmly believe that, once an individual attains the necessary knowledge and tools, they can have a drastic impact on their surroundings... Tierra Verde, also known as Rax Hulew, is a non-profit organization located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. We function as a network of families sharing knowledge, tools, seeds, crops, and profits to improve the socio-economic condition of families living in the villages of Salcaja, Cantel, and San Cristobal. By providing the necessary knowledge and technology, we help low-income families to produce organic crops for consumption and marketing. This..