Ontario Agriculture

The network for agriculture in Ontario, Canada

Bolivia & Peru Ag-venture Tour

Event Details

Bolivia & Peru Ag-venture Tour

Time: November 15, 2013 to November 30, 2013
Location: Bolivia & Peru
Website or Map: http://www.rwthomastours.com
Phone: 519 633 2390
Event Type: agricultural, tour
Organized By: Bob Thomas
Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2013

Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)

Event Description

Bolivia and Peru: the Best of Andean Foods & Farms.

November 15 – 30 and December 6 – 21, 2013.

Explore Andean foods & farming from Peru’s coastal capital of Lima, to the farming valleys of Arequipa and the Sacred Valley.  Marvel at Lake Titicaca, the world highest freshwater lake, and the vast altiplano. Accompanied by La Paz on Foot expert guides you visit farming communities, markets, restaurants and meet with community organizations and small businesses committed to agricultural sustainability.

 

Many of today’s most important global food crops like Potatoes and Quinoa originated in the cradle of the Central Andes region. You will not only learn about producing local crops and the challenges faced by small scale producers, but will also participate in open discussions with regional experts and talk directly with indigenous farmers about their everyday struggle to produce nutritious food. Get “up close and  personal” with the  Andean culture; it is unique and unlike any other part of Latin America.

 

And, linked to Agriculture, this region is also the cradle of important archeological sites including Peru’s Cusco the former capital of the Inca civilization, the incredibly beautiful  Sacred Valley, ethereal Macchu Picchu, and Bolivia’s town of Copacabana dating from 1619 on the shore of Lake Titicaca.   We won’t visit these sites from the window of a bus……we will enter and explore them to learn how they contributed to building one of the world’s great civilizations.

 

The Central Andes has many lessons to share with the world and with today’s farmers. This  region is in the forefront of adaptation to a changing climate. As you will quickly see from the beginning of the tour, Andean farmers have had to adapt to quickly changing environmental conditions for centuries and are doing so again as water regimes shift and temperatures rise. This tour will provide a unique opportunity for you to exchange your own experiences and ideas with others committed to a clean and socially just method of food and farming production systems from producers to consumers and back again!

 

The identical tour is offered on two dates: November, 15-30 and December 6 – 21. 2013

 It will be personally guided by Stephen Taranto, MSc Interdisciplinary Ecology, founder of La Paz on Foot.

Comment Wall

Comment

RSVP for Bolivia & Peru Ag-venture Tour to add comments!

Join Ontario Agriculture

Comment by OntAG Admin on October 16, 2013 at 1:22pm

Wow  looks like a terrific trip.

Attending (1)

Might attend (1)

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

AGCO's PTx Trimble™ Wins Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award for OutRun™ Autonomous Grain Cart Solution

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced that its PTx Trimble™ brand has received Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award for its innovative OutRun™ autonomous grain cart solution.

4-H celebrates the release of ‘Cows Come Home’, a 4-H inspired show coproduced and co-wrote by alum, Lindsey Middleton

4-H Ontario and 4-H Canada are proud to celebrate 4-H alum, Lindsey Middleton, on the release of Cows Come Home, a lighthearted dramedy inspired by the impact of her 4- H experience. Cows Come Home will premiere on Bell Fibe TV1 on Wednesday, June 11.

Seventeenth Annual Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Prize Awarded

Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week has been a main stay for the agricultural industry in Grey and Bruce Counties since 1966. 13The featured commodities have evolved as the area’s agricultural focus has changed, but the mandate to provide information to producers and agribusiness has remained firm

Farmers Urged to Keep an Eye Out for Stripe Rust Despite Low Immediate Risk

Prairie wheat growers are seeing generally good progress this season, with winter wheat advancing through the flag leaf to booting stages and spring wheat ranging from seedling to early tillering. However, recent weather patterns are prompting cautious optimism mixed with a note of vigilance, according to the latest 2025 Cereal Rust Risk Report.

What Does the UK’s #1 Bread Brand See in Canadian Wheat? $650K Worth of Trust

The Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) Capital Campaign today announced that it has received $650,000 in funding from Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the United Kingdom.

© 2025   Created by Darren Marsland.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service