After several months looking for women-led movements in the Tsimane’ territory we work, we had the honor to meet a wonderful Tsimane’ leader, J. Canchi. Together, we discussed our projects, interests and hopes. We realized many of our research-based needs and expectations are aligned, so we started planting the first seeds of our collaboration. Quite literally! She kindly provided us with a bunch of seeds to promote a vegetable garden in one of the communities where we live and work. We found this food sovereignty-based initiative appropriate due to the decrease in fruit forests and game and the increasing homogenization of diet. We hope to encourage a cyclical garden, which is sustained on time, providing food and collective engagement.
