{"id":51368,"date":"2024-03-28T13:42:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpediemeducation.org\/?p=51368"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:11:26","slug":"spring2024_centralamerica_03282024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carpediemeducation.org\/spring2024_centralamerica_03282024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Permaculture: Highlights from Our Week in Tzununa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written by Central America Students, Jess Solit and Cleo Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

What’s new?<\/h4>\n

\u29bf Our group headed over to Tzununa to learn about permaculture from Neil and Jeremy at the Granja Tz’ikin – The Farm.<\/p>\n

\u29bf Swam and walked around San Marcos, learned about the 12 values of permaculture, harvested veggies, and turned over garden beds.<\/p>\n

\u29bf We also met some incredible people like Ava and the families at Quixaya to learn about the different ways everyday people and communities implement permaculture.<\/p>\n

Our Top Highlights of the Week<\/h4>\n

\u29bf Learning about families and practices of Quixaya.<\/p>\n

\u29bf Being inspired by Ava\u2019s empowering and eye-opening experiences in developing her own permaculture community.<\/p>\n

\u29bf Enjoying a refreshing swim in Lake Atitlan and at the pools in natural pools<\/p>\n

Challenges Faced<\/h4>\n

\u29bf Rallying due to our \u201ctzununa\u201d-mi of illness<\/p>\n

\u29bf Testing our limits of living in insect-infested land<\/p>\n

Surprising Discoveries<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u29bf We were all so surprised by the international presence at Granja Tz’ikin – The Farm, with the Guatemalan local and indigenous communities still centered. Seeing so many different cultures come together in an incredible way made living in a permaculture community feel well within our reach.<\/p>\n