Maguey do Cerrado is a local Agave ecotype, source of foods and biomass, that through an interaction with the environment requires less volume of water for its development.
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Among the food uses of the Maguey the most important is the obtaining of the sap. Used for centuries by Mesoamerican peoples as an energy drink, with reports of its extraction recorded in the pre-Columbian codices. The ...more ↓
Maguey do Cerrado is a local Agave ecotype, source of foods and biomass, that through an interaction with the environment requires less volume of water for its development.
[caption id="attachment_655" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Among the food uses of the Maguey the most important is the obtaining of the sap. Used for centuries by Mesoamerican peoples as an energy drink, with reports of its extraction recorded in the pre-Columbian codices. The sap that accumulates in the plant stem is abundant in carbohydrates such as inulin, sucrose and fructose and is a rich substrate for the fermentation and formulation of various products such as: energy drinks, dairy drinks, concentrated sweeteners, functional ferments, probiotics and distillates.[/caption]
The Maguey do Cerrado Products Platform is a collective, independent and collaborative project which unites people around a common idea: the production of foods through an ethical and healthy development system, with ecological and technologic production methods.
The local development project proposes the rescue of a traditional experience that, potentialized by Research and Development, enables the production of foods and biomass with sustainable bases in balance with nature.
Designed to be executed by small urban and rural farmers, it can be replicated in environments with water restriction, not just in Brazil but other parts of the world.
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Urban permaculture project for sustainable local development[/caption]
In 2016 we had important achievements:
The selection of the “Concentrado de Aguamiel 100% Maguey do Cerrado” for the Prêmio Brasil Criativo as one of the three best gastronomy projects in Brazil (Creative Brazil Award).
The registration of the ecotype Maguey do Cerrado in the National Registry of Cultivars (MAPA).
The acceptance of papers that describe the results of the Cultivar’s research by three international events.
But what does being a collective, independent and collaborative project mean?
It means aiming for sustainability through collaborative economy.
It means acting under a production logic opposite to the one in place.
It means getting involved with a cause that brings no financial rewards.
It means developing technologies that can and should be replicated.
It means demonstrating that if it’s possible for one, it is possible for all.
It is exactly because we’re independent, and in order for us to stay independent, that part of our job is searching for viable alternatives through crowdfunding:
Several people relate to
a project and decide to
contribute for it to
be developed:
with ideas, money,
work or promotion
To continue the goals predicted for 2017/18, we created a crowdfunding campaign on the LeoCrowd platform:
Presentation of the paper at the European Biomass Conference (Stockholm/June) and Expansion of the Maguey do Cerrado Cultivar Nursery.
The Campaign will start on February 02 with different contribution options and rewards. You can gather a group of 10 people for an Individual workshop in Stockholm or other Swedish cities.
ECO-PROJECT +
Maguey do Cerrado
