828 million people go to bed hungry every night, WE are "planting" to change this. 🌱

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“Planting For The Future”

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WHO WE ARE

We are a small  group of volunteers that help empower   youth who want to grow their own  food  in urban or  rural areas. Our desire is to create projects and food production systems that  will feed and inspire the new generation of urban farmers.

Current Projects

Indigo Azul (“Blue Indigo”)

The Indigo Azul Project is a demonstration Food Forest and learning center for youth currently  being constructed in Jalisco MX. We have 1.5 acres of tropical growing space and  room to accommodate small groups of local students and volunteers.  Our focus here is to teach youth about  simple technologies and sustainable methods to grow nutritious foods for themselves,their families and their community. At our food forest project we will  host 100% free programs that  focus on  youth development skills ,food production,environmental awareness  and soil restoration. All of our efforts are in alignment with at least 1 or more of the United Nations 17 sustainable goals.

Indigo Azul Project Mission

This project is dedicated to the 15-30 children in the Paso De Guayabo neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta, MX. Our long term goal is to create a permanent learning center and Food Forest that will serve the youth and people of this community for future generations. With your help and support we can make this the blueprint for future projects and a working model for ongoing research and education on food security.

Programs

   Culture Shock  Program

The Culture Shock Program is our pilot program based in Seattle,WA. .We provide a wide range of environmental education to youth about  subjects such as soil restoration, cultural awareness,renewable energy,alternative food production,clean water technologies, permaculture and  ,agroforestry . After training, our youth get the opportunity  to travel  locally with the skills they learned to  help  non profits with similar missions install urban or rural  gardens .Youth over 18 are allowed to volunteer with us internationally. This allows them  a chance to expand their cultural perspectives,see the world and be of service all at the same time.  To volunteer or learn more about the Culture Shock program please send an email to info@nwkids.org or fill out the contact form below.

Common skills learned in our programs

Alternative agricultural methods

Language and communication skills (multilingual approach)

Recycling,composting and re-purposing waste products

Cultural awareness , inclusion and respect

Water Filtration and purification Biochar production

Sustainable energy production (wind | solar | biofuels | passive hydroponics

Agroforestry and carbon capture with fast growing trees and bamboo

Biogas production

For more info on these above technologies and how they can be used click on the links below.
Jadam Agriculture , Biochar, Green Manure, Fogponics, Kratky and Aquaponics