Down2Earth

Species and Ecosystem Conservation/Environmental Sustainability/Organic Farming (1x8)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2012

The Nk'mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia is the site of Canada's only desert eco-system. The centre is at the forefront of rattlesnake and endangered plant conservation; Chavannes Jean-Baptiste founded the Peasant Movement of Papay in Haiti in 1973. Since then, he has been working with peasant farmers to teach them low impact, organic farming techniques.