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Building Trust, Rooted in Land: Asekia’s Outreach in New Mexico Expands Through Community and Legacy
Outreach That Starts with Listening Over the past two years, Asekia has been quietly laying a strong foundation for forest landowner...
Courtney Columbus
Apr 304 min read
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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Landowners
Delie Wilkens of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities participated in "Bridging Cultures: Forestry and Agroforestry...
Courtney Columbus
Mar 313 min read
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Exciting News: Asekia is Taking Shape!
This season has been one of both evolution and continuity for our outreach team. We are thrilled to share an important update: Asekia...
Courtney Columbus
Feb 274 min read
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Heirs’ Property: How This Issue Impacts Landowners
Share your feedback about our newsletters! As we kick off 2025, we’d love your feedback about our newsletter. Please take a few minutes...
Courtney Columbus
Jan 216 min read
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Cultivating Growth in 2024: Reflecting on Milestones and Looking Ahead
Our featured farmer this month is Emaly Quintana Serrano of Sisters Inc. As 2024 comes to a close, we are proud to reflect on a year of...
Courtney Columbus
Dec 20, 20245 min read
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How Farmers Can Prepare for and Recover from Hurricanes with USDA Support
Preparation Tips and USDA Programs mano-Y-ola and Victus Puerto Rico team members visit Ariel Avila's farm, named Trinity Farm, in...
Courtney Columbus
Nov 25, 20244 min read
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Reflecting on 'Future Harvests, Stronger Communities'
Clewiston, Florida — This month, we’re celebrating the completion of our 6th Annual Hispanic Farmers and Agricultural Professionals...
Courtney Columbus
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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We are sharing new Bilingual Resources!
Frederick, Maryland – We’re happy to announce some exciting steps that we’re taking to expand Hispanic forest landowners’ access to...
Courtney Columbus
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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mano-Y-ola Starts Outreach to Farmers in the Sunshine State!
Paul, our Chief Agronomist in Florida, (pictured above) has started reaching out to landowners in Florida along with Maelo! Fort Myers,...
Courtney Columbus
Aug 16, 20244 min read
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How Data Can Enhance Outreach to Landowners
At mano-Y-ola, we are using data to create new opportunities. Effective outreach begins with robust data. One of the biggest hurdles in...
Courtney Columbus
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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Creating Our Future Together: We’re Launching a Nonprofit!
Members of our team met in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in June for a strategic planning retreat focused on the future of Asekia. We started...
Courtney Columbus
Jun 18, 20244 min read
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How We Leverage Data to Support Landowners
Spruce Bluff Preserve, Port Saint Lucie, Florida We are diving into our outreach work in Florida! Our outreach team has taken the...
Courtney Columbus
May 15, 20245 min read
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We're Expanding Our Outreach to Florida!
Jupiter Farms, Florida Gainesville, Florida — We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our on-the-ground outreach efforts in...
Courtney Columbus
Apr 18, 20244 min read
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Our Forestry Outreach Is Growing!
We are honored to receive funding that will enable us to expand our work with Hispanic forest landowners into distinct geographic areas,...
Courtney Columbus
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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This Spring, We’re Cultivating Community
Finca Gaia hosted our first forestry workshop of the year! Pictured: mYo Natural Resources Intern Caroline Sanabria Colón (right) with...
Courtney Columbus
Mar 15, 20243 min read
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The Most Frequent Questions from Hispanic Forest Landowners
Finca Stammberger Andreu is located in Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Las Marías, Puerto Rico — During his work with the Hispanic Forest...
Courtney Columbus
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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mano-Y-ola Completes Survey in Puerto Rico
mano-Y-ola's innovative pilot project in Puerto Rico has surveyed 50 forest landowners on the island, and we are using the data from...
Courtney Columbus
Jan 18, 20243 min read
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