The greenhouses are finished , the first plants will soon be planted and the first alstroemeria and roses are expected to be reap in September 2022 . The farm in question , Forever Flowers , is ground in Cayambe , Ecuador and is a project of Santiago Partnership , a U.S. non - profit organization establish by Joel and Kim Delp , who together came to Ecuador as missionaries and set up the Santiago Partnership . The Santiago Partnership serves in coaction with the local foundation FACE which administrates everything in Cayambe .
CampaignThe project was formally found in 2014 with the aim to make the community more self - sustainable . They decided to set up the farming projection with a funding campaign in 2020 . With the $ 110,000 that was raised during the first funding movement , they buy the land and had enough fiscal resources to build glasshouse on the first half hectare .
Last twelvemonth , they set up their second political campaign , with the aim to promote $ 75,000 . " It will provide a loanword to help community penis develop a micro - farm as well as to construct the post - harvest deftness and eventually we want to expand to another half a hectare to increase yield , " says Joel Delp .
Roses and alstroemeriasAfter 20 twenty-four hour period of building , the greenhouse construction was dispatch on December 28 . They will plant three alstroemeria varieties ( Caddo , Pecoos and Hodi ) in January , and they will plant 40,0000 to 65,000 rootstocks . Later on , the varieties Freedom , Mondial and Explorer will be graft onto these rootstocks .
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Flowers for the national and external marketThe first flower are require to be harvested in September 2022 . " We expect to harvest 2,000 stems per calendar week ( 8,000 per calendar month and 96,000 per year ) . " The flowers are doom for the internal and international grocery store , particularly the US securities industry .
The Santiago Partnership is still receiving donations through Sunday , January 9th as they have not fulfill their end yet though they are close with $ 72,668 being raised . They hope to meet the remaining donation to pass the goal of $ 75,000 by that particular date . you may learn more and donate athttps://foreverflowers2.causevox.com/.
For more information : The Santiago PartnershipEmail:[email protected]https://foreverflowers2.causevox.com/
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