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GROW BIOINTENSIVEMR
ORGANIC SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AT A HUMAN SCALE
Mission
- To form and train people on the use of organic sustainable agriculture at a human scale through courses, workshops, distance learning, and counseling with the purpose of generating sustainable communities which support each other and have healthy soils, healthy food and healthy people. - To make Ecología y Población (ECOPOL) and El Mezquite an example of organic Biointensive agriculture at a human scale and of future agriculture and to be a resource for small producers in the world.
Vision
- To become a model of Biointensive agriculture and to inspire farmers all around the world so that they produce abundant and healthy food for themselves and their families at a small scale and in a sustainable way while at the same time they recover, maintain, and increase their soil’s fertility. By doing this, they will create communities that are alive, proactive and supportive. All of the aforementioned inspires us to work hard in order to reach our goal.
Values
- Coherence: To live the principles, philosophy, and values of the Method. - Empathy: With the personal and social circumstances of the Biointensivists around the world. - Respect: For the soil, the natural processes, the ecosystems and ancestral knowledge. - Humbleness: To recognize our limitations and look for help among our friends and associates to overcome them. Wisdom: To do research, learn and bring ourselves up to date and to generate solid information to adapt Biointensive agriculture to the different ecosystems in which it is used with the purpose of generating resilience before the climate crisis. - Tolerance: Before the differences between the different organic agricultural trends. - Generosity: To share the experiences and knowledge accumulated during 52 years. - Perseverance: To overcome the difficulties and obstacles that come along the way to achieve our goals.
FOUNDER OF ECOLOGY ACTION
JOHN JEAVONS
Executive Manager: John Jeavons has been the Director of the Mini-Cultivation Program of Ecology Action since 1972. He wrote the book “How to Grow More Vegetables (and fruits, nuts, berries, grains, and other crops) *THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE ON LESS LAND WITH LESS WATER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE” about the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Cultivation system. He is also the author, coauthor and/or editor of more than 30 Ecology Action’s publications. His most important responsibilities include heading both field and theory research and teaching the system to grow food with the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method. He acts as a consultant to projects related to the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method in Mexico, Kenya, Ecuador, Argentina, Russia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan as well as projects in every corner of the United States. John Jeavons has a degree in Political Science from the University of Yale. Before Ecology Action, in 1971 he worked as a systems analyst in government offices and universities. He has received several awards for public service: Boise Peace Quilt, Santa Fe Living Treasure, Giraffe and Steward of Sustainable Agriculture.
FOUNDER OF ECOPOL
JUAN MANUEL MARTÍNEZ
He is the co-founder and current president of Ecología y Población (ECOPOL) and the international partner and legal representative of Ecology Action. He got to know the Method in 1982 and met John Jeavons in 1983 and since that moment he has used, promoted and taught the Method in Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. He organized three international meetings for Biointensivists in Mexico, another in Costa Rica and a global one in the Dominican Republic. He merged with El Mezquite A.C. and 23 similar organizations in 14 countries. He translates and edits Ecology Action’s publications and is a member of Ecology Action’s staff, president of ECOPOL-El Mezquite, and a Certified Teacher at the Master level of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method by ECOLOGY ACTION.
founder of EL MEZQUITE
Marisol Tenorio López
- Biologist specialized in Ecology and Natural Resources at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes.
- Diploma Course in Environmental Legislation at the Universidad Cuauhtémoc in coordination with the Cecadesu SEMARNAT, 2000.
- Master’s Degree in Agricultural Science, UAA-CONACYT 2013-2014.
- Member of Ecology Action-Ecopol-El Mezquite’s Staff, Willits California, USA. Coordinator of the Certification and Accreditation Process in the Biointensive Method in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.
- Certified teacher at the Master Level by Ecology Action, Willits California, USA 2014.
- Training staff for the Certification in the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method for Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.
- Development of the Training and Research Center for the Biointensive Method, El Mezquite, Jesús María, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
- Director and Coordinator of Comunidad y Sustentabilidad El Mezquite, A.C.
- Connection Ecopol – El Mezquite.
- Diffusion of Sustainable Agriculture and the Biointensive Method as well as of Green Technologies applied to Sustainability.
- Food and Medicinal Seed Producer.
- Founding Partner of the Red de Educación Ambiental de Aguascalientes A.C.
- Trainer in workshops of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Spain, Italy and y Kenya.
FoUNder of EL MEZQUITE
JOSÉ AGUSTÍN MEDINA MACÍAS
- Agroindustrial engineer, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes.
- Specialized in Ecology and Rural Development, ITESO 2002.
- Specialized in Environmental Education for Adults, U. Bonaterra-SEMARAT-INEPJA, 2003.
- Certified teacher at the Master Level by Ecology Action, Willits California, USA 2014.
- Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences, UAA-CONACYT 2013-2014.
- Member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Agricultura Sustentable since 2015.
- Member of Ecology Action-Ecopol-El Mezquite’s staff, Willits California, USA. Coordinator of the Certification and Accreditation Process in the Biointensive Method in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.
- Founding Member of the Comunidad y Sustentabilidad el Mezquite A.C. and coordinator of the training and research process at El Mezquite Garden.
- Director and founder of Suelo Saludable M.R.
- Diffusion of Sustainable Agriculture and the Biointensive Method as well as of Green Technologies applied to Sustainability.
- Founding partner of the Red de Educación Ambiental de Aguascalientes A.C.
- Trainer in workshops of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Spain, Italy and Kenya.
- Member of the staff that trains candidates for the certification in the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method for Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.
CONTACT US
- cultivebiointensivamente@gmail.com
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