We found a classic, beautiful Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum) forest in Tulloch Estates, Jamaica. This is an almost pure stand of Breadnut, most likely anthropogenic. The second most common species is Jamaican Walnut, another native species which produces an edible seed
In Jamaica the traditional knowledge of the food value of Brosimum (Breadnut, Maya Nut) is very rare. We were fortunate enough to meet "Mr Eddie" who has a great story....
Javier Cano is the director of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests in Guatemala. He is also working on digitizing a map of all of the Maya Nut forests, reforestation sites, and Maya Nut training courses.
The women of Cinco Pinos, Nicaragua are building a Maya Nut factory where they will be able to process and sell their own product. Take a tour of the construction site to see what the future of these women holds...
Dulce Maria is from a village in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve in Honduras, the largest wilderness in Central America. She and her friends started a business to produce and sell Maya Nut locally and they have won several prizes for their project....
Blanca Lidia is going to be working with the Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests program in Miskito communities starting in 2009. She is a delightful woman, we love her!
Chenny and her husband Victor are Quek'chi Maya from Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. They are wonderful people and are working to harvest Maya Nut to earn income. They are fortunate to live near an immense Maya Nut forest- which is unfortunately being logged more every year...
The Maya Nut producers of Nicaragua are excited to have Josh come stay with them for a week. They are going to make him dance and probably will have him married off by the end of the week...
Directora de The Equilibrium Fund, Mexico, Cecilia Sanchez-Garduno mostrando bocaditas de Ramon con queso y chile que se elaboren para los ninos Chiapenos para la merienda escolar...son deliciosas Y nutritivas!
Dona Carmen speaking about Maya Nut in Mam, a Maya language from Guatemala. She survived on Maya Nut during the civil war in Guatemala. Two of her sisters were murdered by the army. She is a leader in her community, always working to ensure a better life for women and especially girls.
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