Cultivating Connections
Mandela’s mission is to cultivate connections that improve the well-being of the environment, farmers and consumers through agro-ecology.
Empowering Farms with Sustainable Practices
Mandela is dedicated to empowering small-scale farms through agroecological training, boosting income opportunities, and providing essential resources. We are preparing to launch this new social enterprise as soon as possible and welcome conversation with anyone interested in having fresh, healthy food delivered weekly from farms in our network, joining our network of agroecology farms or visiting one of the communities working to provide healthy food and a healthy planet through agroecology.
Enhancing Ecosystems with Agroecology
There are four components to Mandela’s business model.
Agroecology Training
Group training and individualized technical assistance for productive farms that restore healthy ecosystems.
Sustainable Inputs
Sale of tools and equipment that support agroecology and agroforestry production on small-scale farms, as well as a variety of organic and other seeds.
Farm to Table Deliveries
Weekly delivery of fresh produce and other products ordered online direct from farms to consumers and business with an emphasis on environmentally friendly and organic products.
Agroecology Tours
Day trips or week-long tours give visitors the opportunity to be welcomed into rural communities in Panama, where they can see how a variety of crops are grown in agroecology systems.
Practices Used on Mandela Farms
Explore the techniques that empower sustainable agriculture.
Agroforestry Systems
Fruit, nut, spice, timber and other trees together with crops that thrive in a forest environment, such as coffee, cacao, ginger and vanilla.
Cover Crops
Legumes such as canavalia and mucuna beans that increase nitrogen and carbon in the form of organic matter in the soil, boosting crop health and productivity.
Compost
Organic material is recycled through a variety of composting practices to create a nutrient rich soil amendment.
Natural Pesticides
Local plants and other easily accessible materials are combined to make natural, environmentally friendly pesticides.
Cultivating Connections
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