+++++ Allot Is Going On At Poco A Poco San Pedro Itzican +++++

San Pedro Itzican

Brigada Office Facade

Our Brigada office received a new fact lift.  We had all our logos and identifying

info painted on the facade by a local artists.

Office Garden Plantulas

Anita's office garden grows and grows.  The cuttings/starter plant program is generating

plants and income toward general funds for all the programs.  

All the work is done by the local townsfolk.

Paty Weaving Palm Chair

Paty, originally from Nayarit state,  will be taking over the Medical Office coordination soon.  She also showed us her skills at palm weaving.  The idea is to have the chairs woven
for use and sale in the town. 

Jewelry Class

Doris Wakeman continues teaching the local women's jewelry cooperative

new techniques and skills.

 

Literacy Class

We saw a need for basic literary skills (reading and writing) in Spanish in the town
and responded with the creation a our Literacy Class.  Maestro Fernando Baltazar, is our teacher and teaches twice a week.  He comes from Poncitlán. His plan is a one-year program and he will be able to give the students their primary school certificates upon class completion.

Knitting Class

Kari Higgins, along with volunteer Elaine Robinson, continued our knitting classes.

Knitty Kitty

Anita fell in love with one of the knitted products.

Food Despensa Pantry

Our food program, FoodShare, continues to provide sustenance to many families in the area, 

as well as to the families of renal patients.  As this is an immediate need, funds and dontions

of foodstuffs are always welcome.

Appreciation/Thank You Card

The youth of the town decided to acknowledge our efforts and created Thank You

cards...Doris was the first recipient.

Harvesting Bamboo

Bamboo Boys

Our Vivero La Esperanza, in San Juan Tecomatlan, is creating "anti-gallina" structures made of bamboo, so we go a-harvesting when we need the material.  Thank you to Doris and Peter Wakeman for allowing us to harvest on their property.

Vivero La Esperanza

(San Juan Tecomatlan)

Metal Structure/Hot House

In preparation for a major donation of Bromeliads we resurrected the repaired

2nd metal structure to be used as a temporary hot house, in preparation for our next 

Plant Sale in April, 2020

Jimmie's Bromeliads

Our dear friend, Jimmie Prather donated close to 200 bromeliad plants to our Vivero

to support our efforts.  Gracias Jimmie!

Structure Up

Anti-Gallina Bamboo Structures

We resolved our "stray horse in the garden" issue and now work to resolve our gallina intrusions

by creating bamboo structures to protect our seedings and plantulas.

Dr. Lalo also took the opportunity to teach the youth a bit of geometry

and math in resolving size and design issues.

From concept to creation, the team of "Hormigitas" worked beautifully together.

We also found that the local chickens liked our garden so much that they made a nest and laid eggs in the Vivero.  To discourage their proliferation, we took the eggs home....they were yummy!

Cuttings

Everything gets used in the Vivero.   Gracias Maestro Brad for the jade plant

cuttings.  They were turned into potted plants settling in for the plant sale.

Jimmie's bromeliad cuttings and plants were potted as well.

As watering is key to a successful garden, we update our watering schedule 

for February and March.

Acelga

We saw evidence of horse droppings (again!) and figured out where the wayward

equine was getting into our garden....so a makeshift solution (door) was made and is working

well to keep our grazer out.

Basil

The kids also wanted to thank Jimmie for her generous donation of plants.

Carlos Alfredo got right to work.

It is through kind and generous donations that our efforts and garden thrive.

Thank you to all our steadfast supporters.

See you at our plant sale on April 25th, 2020

in Riberas Del Pilar.