Asociacion de Familias Productoras Organicas de los Cerro Caraigres - Association of Organic Farmers in the Caraigres Hills
2006: COSTA RICA – 267 Students, 7 Teams, 3 Worksites SAN IGNACIO – AFAORCA: In association with AFAORCA (Asociacion de Familias Productoras Organicas de los Cerro Caraigres - Association of Organic Farmers in the Caraigres Hills), two teams from B3 built a facility for the area's organic coffee growers. Owning their own facility will greatly assist their efforts to recruit more local campesinos (farmers) to join the association, teach farmers how to grow organic coffee crops, hold meetings by and for the farmers, display and sell and offer coffee tastings to tourists and potential buyers, and to conduct the day-to-day business for the association. The impetus for growing organic coffee is that the farmers are not able to make even a minimal living by growing "regular" coffee.
Note From The Editor: I visited their cafeteria. Really nice. Rustic style.
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