Monteverde, a town located in the mountains of Costa Rica, relies heavily on the import of produce to meet the demand of an ever-increasing population of tourists. This project, sponsored by a local farmer, explores how an Association of Sustainable Farmers could increase the use of local and organic produce within the region. Interviews with local farmers and consumers of agricultural goods were conducted to learn how the local agricultural community could be supported, in a way which will enable farmers to meet local produce demands. We developed a blueprint for the creation of an Association of Sustainable Farmers which provided recommendations for the structure and operation of the association.

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Creator

• Kearns, Allyson Rose
• Peter, Kathleen Dianne
• Fair, Alexander Jeffrey
• Bader, Jacob Michael

Subject

• Environment
• Food
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022819-154622

Keyword

• Farm management
• Rural development

Advisor

• Kurlanska, Courtney Brooke
• Belz, Melissa

Year

• 2019

Center

• Monteverde, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Sirota, Noam

Date created

• 2019-02-28

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright