[Ccpg] Grabiel Howearth's place in Baja Mexico called Always Seeds
Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson
lakinroe at silcom.com
Thu Sep 21 06:57:43 PDT 2006
,http://www.alwaysseeds.org/JoinUs.htm
Seeds of Change" who, together with Kitzia Callih Howearth started
with an small group of Ecologically oriented
people creating "Siempre Semillas" AC, a ecological Foundation, with the
focus of biodiversity preservation.
Our first job was to establish the Botanical Garden "Buena Fortuna"
(Good Fortune), in Baja California Sur,
where we have now more than 3,500 plant species, both native and from
other dry tropical regions of the
world (including: Africa, India, Bolivia, Chile, etc.) and we also have
a diverse Organic Community Seed Bank.
In 1999 we started a series of workshops on Organic Farming and Organic
Gardening practices, both in English
and Spanish. We continue those workshops until this day at the Botanical
Garden and also, since the year
2000, traveling to other sites, we teach specially to indigenous
peoples of Mexico, many kinder garden,
elementary and junior high schools and to groups of black farmers in
the S.E., US
We welcome to our team people that are willing to have a purpose, a
mission; people that would like to offer
their talents to serve the Earth Mother, to preserve the biodiversity,
to share their knowledge and their love
and passion for the preservation of the Earth with the future
generations...
We are expanding our ratio of action and need more committed people to
help to preserve the Earth, to
create more Community Seed Banks and more Botanical Gardens, especially
in Mexico and other third world
and developing countries.
Gabriel Howearth
Botanist
gabriel at alwaysseeds.org
Kitzia Callih
Environmentalist & Artist
kitzia at siempresemillas.org
Dahinda Meda
Arborist
dahinda at alwaysseeds.org
Initial point of contact email:
kitzia at siempresemillas.org
Location : 'Buena Fortuna' Botanical
Garden
Huerta La Fortuna
# 500
Tropic of Cancer,
cape region
P.O.Box # 50
La Ribera,
Baja California Sur
Mexico
Main teachers:
Botanist Gabriel Howearth
Arborist Dahinda Meda
Environmentalist & Artist Kitzia Howearth
& Guest teachers.
Where:
At 'Buena Fortuna' Botanical Garden,
Huerta La Fortuna # 500
Tropic of Cancer, cape region
P.O.Box # 50
La Ribera,
Baja California Sur
Mexico
Description:
Organic Botanical Garden Reserve in an area known as 'Organic Zone',
with all neighbors growing organically.
Located at the entrance of La Ribera, a small town located on the tropic
of Cancer, in the area of Los Cabos,
in Baja California Sur in Mexico. A walking distance to the beach, a 30
minutes drive to the incredible coral reef
of Cabo Pulmo, and 45 minutes to the pristine waterfalls at the Sierra
de la Laguna mountains in Baja.
Type of accommodations : Camping inside the Botanical Garden. Access to
community kitchen, community
garden, showers and compost bathrooms.
Food:
We include as a part of the program what we produce, which is mainly
vegetables, fruits and herbs. Our
kitchen here is primarily vegetarian but organic dairy products and fish
are available locally. Organic grains are
not available locally, so for those who eat grains or nuts, we recommend
you to bring some of it. As well as
organic soy sauce, sweet treats and personal stuff (tooth paste,
shampoo, etc).
If you don't bring any stuff, then you can expect your expenses to be
about 10 to 20 US a week while you are
here. (in case you like yogurt, eggs, etc)
What we expect:
Active participation in the activities for the preservaton of the
Botanical Garden (understanding that the
teaching here is done according to natural cycles and Botanical garden
priorities for preservation of species)
and in the activities of the Ecological Foundation of promoting
ecological awareness, especially to children and
teenagers according to calendar. A minimum of 6 to 8 physical garden
work hours a day is required, 6 days a
week, the participation on chores, according to rotation calendar for
cooking & cleaning, and the willingness to
extend the working hours in major planting and transplanting days as needed.
Requirements:
1.- Establish contact with the foundation sending the questionnaire that
is at the end of this document
answered. E-mail at: siempresemillas at yahoo.com
2.- To know or want to learn at least basic Spanish.
3.- Some experience on gardening and/or farming.
4.- Ability to work both with people and alone.
5.- To have a positive and healthy mind to encourage you to work for the
preservation of Bio-diversity, for the
benefit of all.
6.- We prefer couples (they could be just friends) to maintain a sort of
balance of female- male energies on
site. But could do exceptions if the person is sincerely interested on
learning and are willing to focus in what
comes here for since there is not to many bars and hang out places but
our beautiful gardens and natural
places to enjoy and learn from.
7.- The student is expected to cover his/her own expenses, aside from
what we offer (place to be, teachings,
fruits, vegetables, herbs ) for the time he or she is at Buena Fortuna.
8.- Commitment on a certain time respected by his/her honor. (To know
and count on a person help us better
to plan the activities since the workshops here are not given to big
groups but it is a real experience, part of
ones life).
WHAT TO DO:
If you are interested please fill out the following questionnaire and
e-mail it to us.
Send email to: kitzia at siempresemillas.org
Questionnaire
(In case of a couple, please fill one out each)
Name:
Date of birth :
Type of Relationship and length:
Name of your partner:
Name and age of children:
Address:
For how long have you lived there :
Where did you lived before and for how long:
Profession:
Where do you work (or last job)
For how long:
Main duties:
Address :
Can we ask for references? (If not, please specify why)
Other jobs you have done :
Education:
Spiritual beliefs, religion:
Please write down your main interests, what are you expecting to learn
at Buena Fortuna:
Please write down what things you would like to learn or practice while
you are here:
Other things that you have experience on, and would like to teach and
share with us:
How did you find out about Buena Fortuna/ Siempre Semillas and/or
Gabriel & Kitzia Howearth?
What are your plans after being at Buena Fortuna?
Do you have any major physical disabilities or illness?
When would you like to come and for how long?
How are you planning to get here? (driving, bus, plane, etc.)
Comments :
Please write down at least 3 References : with the following information:
Name :
Profession or business:
Relative or friend?:
For how long do you know each other?
Address :
Telephone
e-mail :
Name :
Profession or business:
Relative or friend?:
For how long do you know each other?
Address :
Telephone
e-mail :
Name :
Profession or business:
Relative or friend?:
For how long do you know each other?
Address :
Telephone
e-mail :
'We believe in the capacity of men of reverting the destructive process
on Earth, but we know that only with
an active participation change is possible. That is why we commit to an
ecological way of living, , respecting
the Earth and her natural resources; channeling good positive music,
creating gardens for biodiversity
protection and preservation and living a legacy of knowledge and seeds
to the future generations and all
creatures of the Earth."
Gaian Tribe, Council of Fire at Blue Moon 02.
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