Jocelyne Porcher Javier García
Volontario dell'associazione di scambio agroalimentare "Mano a Mano"
Javier García is a young biologist from Mérida, Venezuela, and he has been interviewed during Terra Madre 2012.
Javier works as a volunteer for and association, called “Mano a mano”, which gather farmers from small organic entities. The association organizes twice a month a public market, which has created, little by little, a network of growers, volunteers, chefs and responsible consumers. The farmers involved in this project are constantly trying to promote typical products of Venezuela, such as different species of local potatoes, but also other vegetables and fruits.
The market, organized by 40 small producers, has no intermediaries and this allows to keep the prices low, helping both the farmers and the consumers.
Javier works as a volunteer for and association, called “Mano a mano”, which gather farmers from small organic entities. The association organizes twice a month a public market, which has created, little by little, a network of growers, volunteers, chefs and responsible consumers. The farmers involved in this project are constantly trying to promote typical products of Venezuela, such as different species of local potatoes, but also other vegetables and fruits.
The market, organized by 40 small producers, has no intermediaries and this allows to keep the prices low, helping both the farmers and the consumers.
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Interview information
Country: VE
City: Merida
Altitude: 1620m s.l.m.
Javier García
School: University
Profession: Other
Languages: Spagnolo
Document by: Alberto Meneghel
Video by: Dario Leone
Created: 25-10-2012
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Terra Madre
Terra Madre
The archive collects the experiences of the world’s various societies, music and traditions of the food community who meet in Turin every two years to share experiences and knowledge. The archive illustrates the lives of farmers, fishermen, breeders, producers who participated in the worldwide network “Terra Madre (Mother Earth”)”. The interviews highlight the connections between traditional products and the place where they live. Research promoted by the University of Gastronomic Sciences and Slow Food.
