Monday, February 9, 2009

Introducing Our Gardener, Bernardino Enriquez


Sun, soil, and water! We provide the seeds and the talent,Bernardino Enriquez. Educated in the gardens of his mother andgrandmother in the Mexican interior, Bernadino farms a huge Wings ofAngels vegetable garden in the heart of the Ladrillero barrio. Atevery seasonal harvest he distribute's to the very poor and to thevery old.
Bernardino is a teacher. From him, little Hector Bravo learns howto farm his little raised table outside his family's kitchen door.With this educqtion, Hector will always be able to feed his family.
Seed donations come from celebrated seed growers who support our work, Renee Shepherd Seeds and Seeds of Change. Teaching the poor to growtheir own food is fundamental to a basic quality of life.