We began the day on Sunday in San Salvador with worship at Our Lady of Guadelupe Bascillica...a new church for all of us.
It was gorgeous inside and out...a great way to say goodbye to the city.
After lunch in Suchitoto we spent the afternoon at an organization that promotes and demonstrates permaculture. We were interested in learning more about sustainable farming practices in El Salvador with an eye toward decreasing the dependence on chemical fertilizers for our farming friends in Munoces. It was a fascinating walk through demonstration fields with all kinds of crops, innovative water conservation practices and organic fertilizers, to name a few things. We wish we could move the program into Munoces to be a constant inspiration for our community! We will be taking to the farmers this week about learning about and implementing new fertilizer approaches and we hope that they show some interest. Cecilia, a member of the pastoral team, is being trained in many of these sustainable farming techniques and she will be able to start passing on her training very soon.
Because we were so fascinated with the permaculture demonstration we were a little late getting into Berlin. After a quick supper we did find time to explore the big festival of San Jose that is taking place around the square. There are carnival rides, music, fireworks, and....unfortunately....loud firecrackers that go on until the wee hours of the morning and resume again about 4 AM. We got very little sleep on Sunday night because of noise.
The queen's float got caught in a tight spot and we watched several men lift a car and just move it to the side. Just like the Iowa State Fair you can find lots of foods on a stick. One item is corn on the cob that is covered with mayo, catsup, and some kind of brown sauce. I hear it's very good!
It was gorgeous inside and out...a great way to say goodbye to the city.
After lunch in Suchitoto we spent the afternoon at an organization that promotes and demonstrates permaculture. We were interested in learning more about sustainable farming practices in El Salvador with an eye toward decreasing the dependence on chemical fertilizers for our farming friends in Munoces. It was a fascinating walk through demonstration fields with all kinds of crops, innovative water conservation practices and organic fertilizers, to name a few things. We wish we could move the program into Munoces to be a constant inspiration for our community! We will be taking to the farmers this week about learning about and implementing new fertilizer approaches and we hope that they show some interest. Cecilia, a member of the pastoral team, is being trained in many of these sustainable farming techniques and she will be able to start passing on her training very soon. 
Because we were so fascinated with the permaculture demonstration we were a little late getting into Berlin. After a quick supper we did find time to explore the big festival of San Jose that is taking place around the square. There are carnival rides, music, fireworks, and....unfortunately....loud firecrackers that go on until the wee hours of the morning and resume again about 4 AM. We got very little sleep on Sunday night because of noise. 
The queen's float got caught in a tight spot and we watched several men lift a car and just move it to the side. Just like the Iowa State Fair you can find lots of foods on a stick. One item is corn on the cob that is covered with mayo, catsup, and some kind of brown sauce. I hear it's very good!
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