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Our Mission

SHI is a 501(c)3 non-profit & donations are tax-deductable. Printed on 100% recycled paper.

Sustainable Harvest International provides

farming families in Central America with the

training and tools to preserve our planets

tropical forests while overcoming poverty.

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Sustainable HarvestInternationalPlanting Hope, Restoring Forests,Nourishing Communities

It's pretty clear that the agro-industrial complex is just as

vulnerable and brittle as the too-big-to-fail banks. So

figuring out what comes next - how to grow the food the

world needs to eat in a way that actually can last far into

the future - is an essential task. SHI is on the front lines,

and in the places that really matter."

- Bill McKibben,

Author of best-selling

environmental books

including The End of

Nature, and founderof 350.org

Learn more online atsustainableharvest.org

or call 866.683.6594

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Sustainable HarvestInternational (SHI) hasworked with families in ruralfarming communities inBelize, Honduras, Nicaraguaand Panama since 1997.Using organic vegetablegardens, wood-conservingstoves, community loanfunds and a host of otherprojects, SHIs local field

trainers work together with families, individuals andcommunities to preserve the environment whiledramatically improving their quality of life.

Our approach to solving the agricultural, ecological andeconomic problems of Central America is innovative,hands-on and long-term. Our grassroots method ofhiring local staff and promotingcooperative sharing of knowledge andresources serves to empower familiesand small-scale producers in thedeveloping world.

I amhappyto have this stove for myfamily.We wonthaveto cutso manytreesandthe

smoke wont bein our house. Thankyouformakingthispossiblefor us. - Mrs. Acal, SHI-Belize

Wood-conserving stoves (seenright) use up to 50% less wood thana traditional open fireplace and

eliminate smoke in the home.Smoke inhalation from open cookingfiresis equivalent to smoking fivepacks of cigarettes a day!

Inthe villages where SHI works, more than 75% of families never had access togarden vegetables. We provide seeds, training and support to families desperate togrow food to sustain themselves. Now, more than 90% of families working withSHI have organic vegetable gardens, and children are getting the importantnutrients they need.

BeforeworkingwithSHI,Ididntthinkabouttheimportanceofthetrees,therivers,andeverythingthatwehaveallaroundus,butnowthatIamconsciousofhowimportantnaturalresourcesare,Ihavebeguntotakeactio

ntopreservetheforest.-GregorioOlivas,SHI-Nicaragua

Browse PHOTOS, read TESTIMONIALS, watchVIDEOS, discoverVOLUNTEERopportunities, join our MAILING LIST andmake DONATIONS on our website: sustainableharvest.org

SHI Strategies for Success We work only with people who have requested

technical assistance to adopt sustainablefarming practices.

We encourage participants to decide which newmethods will work best for them, instead of using

a cookie-cutter approach.

We partner with local institutions and hire localexperts to work with program participants.

We provide regular, long-term assistance untilparticipants are comfortable using the newtechniques on their own.