By Louise Sosa | Founder
In the time of COVID-19 we have been blessed to have a bountiful organic garden and greenhouse to collect food from for the villagers of Chuk Muk, Guatemala. The village was in complete lockdown for days at a time, and it was fortunate to have a ready supply of healthy food.
We would bring the family members to the garden to collect their food bounty. And we would also use this time to teach about organic gardening and healthy eating. Children that help grow food are much more interested in trying the food even if it is unfamiliar. It is much easier to change children's eating habits than their parents. That being said, we still try to introduce new foods into the families diet.
Many families have been struggling more than normal as tourism is non existant and wholesalers were not purchasing their weaving and beadwork. So in addition to giving families food from the garden, we supplimented their diet with rice, beans, oil and eggs as well as money for their main staple corn.
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