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Soil Benefits of Raising Chickens in Mobile Cages

Bruno Borsari, visiting Fulbright scholar from Winona University offered a series of in the field lectures at the USMA farm in Las Minas, Panama.  Azuero Earth Project has been fortunate to have an extended...

The Big Cats of Cerro Hoya

Our April began with a very creative and educational activities at the school of Pablo Ballesteros in Los Asientos. An interactive presentation was given by Jessica Fort- Masters student Wildlife Southern Illinois University, who...

Education Initiative focuses on Soil

Azuero Earth Project is delighted to kick off the 2015 Education Initiative! With great enthusiasm, creativity, and long hours, our team has been preparing for our first visits to the schools! Our classes this year were inspired...

Exploring the Forest with the EcoKids

Early in the morning 14 young people from Limón and Pedasi, fans of fun activities and discovery, came with their backpacks ready and their anxious faces asking… “When do we leave?” Again Azuero Earth...

First Eco-Excursion of 2015 a success!

On the beautiful sunny morning of Jan 14, 27 kids gathered at the Azuero Earth Project office bubbling with excitement for the days activities.  Together with the Scouts of Pedasi, AEP staff organized an outing...

How to Make Organic Fertilizers that Work

People often ask us, “But if I’m not using chemicals, how do I maintain my yields?”  Years of experience has taught many farmers that using local and natural materials can help you maintain healthy...

AEP attends Agroforestry conference in Darién

Cattle farming is the principle cause of deforestation in Panama, and as you may well know, the word “ganadería” comes from ganar.  The idea of agroforestry is to find an ecologically based natural resource...

A Surprise Troop of Spider Monkeys

Tucked high up in the rolling hills of Azuero lies the small community of Colan. With only eight students, this school might be considered tiny, but the students and the teacher were among the...

A Visit from the Snake Expert

Which snakes bite harder, males or females? This was one of the many questions asked by the fourth graders of the Pedasi Elementary School during the “Snake Talk” given by herpetologist Jim Knight. Azuero Earth...

Welcome to our Pedasi Student Interns

The Azuero Earth Project is excited to welcome three students from Pedasi’s Institute Plinio Antonio Moscoso who will be joining us for the coming month as part of their professional practice community service project. My name is Silenys...