If You Go Up...
Written by: Esther A.
During the coffee tour with Gabrielle, one of the farmers of the De La Gente San Miguel cooperative, we learned he does a commute up the dormant volcano everyday at 7:00am (local time). He walks up to check his land and crops, and sometimes during harvest season this must be done twice a day. I am young, but once was good enough for me.
Gabrielle started with 30m x 30m of land, and he has expand his business to where he is able to hire and pay employees to help harvest. He explains how the partnership with De La Gente and all the benefits helping him pay his worker twice as much as the other large farmers.
Everything about the land and the tour felt so surreal. It was motivating to see someone take so much pride in what they do. I felt the unity, especially as we walked up the volcano and Gabrielle said hello to everyone. He also noted that he was checking to see if the person on the land was the actually owner.
Fore me, this was the definition of:
1. Community
2. Opportunity
Everyone in the community had the opportunity to succeed, and they seem to want that for each other and their families.
If you go up a volcano, hill, or mountain, eventually you must come back down.
During the coffee tour with Gabrielle, one of the farmers of the De La Gente San Miguel cooperative, we learned he does a commute up the dormant volcano everyday at 7:00am (local time). He walks up to check his land and crops, and sometimes during harvest season this must be done twice a day. I am young, but once was good enough for me.
Gabrielle started with 30m x 30m of land, and he has expand his business to where he is able to hire and pay employees to help harvest. He explains how the partnership with De La Gente and all the benefits helping him pay his worker twice as much as the other large farmers.
Everything about the land and the tour felt so surreal. It was motivating to see someone take so much pride in what they do. I felt the unity, especially as we walked up the volcano and Gabrielle said hello to everyone. He also noted that he was checking to see if the person on the land was the actually owner.
Fore me, this was the definition of:
1. Community
2. Opportunity
Everyone in the community had the opportunity to succeed, and they seem to want that for each other and their families.
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| Gabrielle, the coffee farmer, in the middle giving the tour. |
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