How We Partner With Family Farmers

We provide family farmers with the training and tools necessary to become community leaders in sustainability. Sustainable Harvest International's (SHI) local field trainers work with families, individuals, and communities for an average of four years. This long-term approach creates lasting transformation, as program participants continue to apply the skills they've learned long after graduating.

Our program includes three distinct parts:

• sustainable agricultural techniques,

• small business development, and

• communal capacity building.

When participants graduate from our program, they teach others the skills they learned - multiplying our impact.

Holistic Approach

Our local Field Trainers address environmental, social, and economic challenges simultaneously by equipping family farmers with the tools and knowledge to restore their land, improve food security, and strengthen their livelihoods.

Through regenerative farming, families enhance their quality of life while supporting their communities and helping to heal the planet.

Our work contributes to many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, including:

Farmer Field Schools in Honduras

Through Farmer Field Schools, communities in SHI’s Honduras TREE program come together to learn, collaborate, and produce food sustainably. They gain knowledge on crop cultivation and reforestation through hands-on experience at community-run plant nurseries. Agroforestry sites serve as hubs for learning sustainable practices, where participants build greenhouses, create organic pesticides, and produce natural fertilizers. Afterward, they distribute resources and materials to help individuals implement these practices on their personal farms.

Elmer Buezo, a Farmer Field School member, sums up their philosophy, “It doesn't benefit just me or just him. Everyone benefits.”