Unlike conventional large-scale planting efforts, the initiative emphasizes long-term stewardship of nature. Participants are encouraged to make a personal commitment to nurture each tree over the years, seeing the project as more than just a planting exercise.
Leslie Stewart, a special centers director at FUNDAEC, described the approach as cultivating “a deeper, spiritual, and more sustainable connection with the land.”
The project emerges from a recognition that the country faces climate vulnerability. According to Colombia’s Third National Communication on Climate Change, all regions face climate risks which affect food security. By integrating fruit and nut trees into gardens, the project addresses degradation of ecosystems while diversifying local food sources.
Roberto Nahuel, project coordinator, observed: “In many regions of Colombia—and around the world—we are witnessing a loss of agricultural vocation, a decline in the value placed on planting.”
Mr. Nahuel added: “This project has inspired many individuals and families to reconnect with the land, to rediscover the joy of planting, of creating a garden once again.”
Sowing Life shows the power of the project’s approach. In Córdoba and Sucre, the project has established nurseries that are now managed by families, with each nursery producing some 1,500 trees each annually.
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