Todays Gift – Everything Merry Christmas from all at The Green Journey, Cool Earth and the peoples of the rainforest……………………………… For rainforest villages, the forest gives life For rainforest villages, the forest gives life For The Green Journey’s & Cool Earth’s…
A NEW RECRUIT
Adelaida is our partner, Cool Earth’s newest recruit on the ground in Peru From the village of Cutivireni, she is one of the brightest people you could hope to meet. At only 24 years old she already has a strong background in…
Ashaninka project
GROWING THE SHIELD Cool Earth the charity that The Green Journey supports has just returned from launching a new partnership with the Ashaninka community of Oviri. Oviri lies between steep mountains along the Rio Tambo,a powerful river that joins the…
The Forest Gives Everything – BASKETS
Todays Gift – BASKETS Ashaninka women use the leaves of the Chambira Tree to weave their traditional baskets. Made whilst the leaves are still green, the baskets strengthen as the leaves dry out. The speed the women can weave at…
The Forest Gives Everything – CACAO
Todays Gift – CACAO This is where chocolate begins. The Latin name for the Cacao Tree is ‘Theobroma Cacao’ which means “food of the gods”. The tree produces pods that contain around 45 beans each. These beans are the key…