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Colombia
Green
Territory of Peace (GTP) and Head of Household Women of Caldas (HHWC)
GTP
and HHWC are two women's cooperatives in city of the Quibdo, Colombia
whom Tropical Wholefoods contacted through Zeri (Zero Emissions
and Research Initiative.) The cooperatives are producing oyster
mushrooms on waste sawdust from the big sawmills of the area. The
sawdust is normally thrown into the Atrato River.
Through
cultivating oyster mushrooms, the women are producing a valuable
and nutritious food which can be sold and can be eaten at home.
They are also reducing and converting waste to a useable product.
Aged
between 30 and 60, the women of the co-operatives are able to combine
their household duties with part time work cultivating oyster mushrooms,
as the growing sites are situated near to their homes.
GTP
has been assisted by the Agropolis CDRC of Canada who financed their
oyster growing site. Setas Potin Corporation from Bogota and the
Chamber of Commerce and City Mayor of Manizales is also assisting
the women.
Tropical
Wholefoods' first purchase of oyster mushrooms was in May 2005,
and their second purchase was in November 2005.
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