En un mundo cada vez más globalizado, es fácil perder de vista la importancia de preservar nuestras raíces y valorar el trabajo artesanal. En Artisan2You, creemos que las tradiciones indígenas pueden adaptarse y seguir siendo relevantes en la actualidad. Es por eso que Artisan2You en colaboración con mujeres indígenas te invita a los constantes eventos en los que participamos con el fin de apoyar a nuestras mujeres emprendedoras que están construyendo un futuro mejor para ellas y sus familias en un comercio justo como el que indica el World Fair Trade Organization para Latinoamérica. El fin de semana pasado Artisan2You estuvo presente en el Street Food Market en el cual logramos seguir impactando la vida de mujeres indígenas promoviendo un comercio justo y sostenible en...
El pasado 29 de agosto, Huellas Que Trascienden A.C. estuvo presente en TEC SOUNDS RADIO. Únete a Mauricio Raigosa, dierector de Huellas Que Trascienden A.C., y a Rosy López, nuestra enlace con las comunidades, para conocer acerca del proyecto en el cual estan ayudando a mujeres indígenas de Chiapas a cambiar sus vidas a través del comercio justo y la capacitación financiera. ¡Sé parte de esta historia y suscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube para estar al tanto de las novedades de Huellas Que Trascienen A.C.
Peanuts are produced and harvested by producing families in El Parral, Chiapas. By purchasing this product, they benefit families and the community through the payment of fair prices, valuing the work of the families throughout the year. Peanuts are often consumed as a snack, in sauces, Mexican sweets or dishes. Peanuts are a source of nutrients and good fats, they can help control weight and protect the body from heart disease. Peanuts are planted in May with the first rain. Each bush plant is planted 40 cm apart. Two peanuts (almonds) give one bush plant and each bush plant produces 40 to 50 peanuts. They are dried in the sun for a period of two days. It is harvested in...
When we drink a cup of coffee, we are often unaware of the work behind it, much less the composition of the plantation and its potential by-products. The coffee husk covers the bean and is removed at the time of pulping. The husk is usually discarded as fertilizer, but an alternative has been found: it can be used as tea. Tea allows the use of the entire crop and the consumption of a drink with an attractive characteristic flavour due to its acidic and sweet tones. It also has several health benefits such as being anti-allergenic, antioxidant, helping to maintain cholesterol and glucose levels, and strengthening the cardiovascular and immune systems. Giving yourself the opportunity to try coffee cherry tea...
The women of the indigenous community of Yochib, Chiapas, Mexico learn how to weave on backstrap looms as little girls. This technique is passed down from generation to generation and is how they make part of the clothing that they wear. It is also one of the few ways women can make money for their households. As part of the organization's program, the women of Huellas que Trascienden have the benefit of going into town (San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas), an hour away from Yochib, to pick out the thread that they will use to make their woven products . These threads are the interest-free goods that Huellas que Trascienden provides them with. By participating in the program, they...
