The Project aims to an educational program to generalise simple and natural methods for an easy home preservation of foods, herbs and medicinal plants.

OBJECTIVES

• To promote food preservation procedures using home resources
  
• To provide economical benefits and food security to the families when buying foods at less expensive prices at harvest peaks and their later preservation at environmental temperatures for longer periods.
  
• To avoid food losses at small and large agricultural markets, as well as at home
  
• To diversify food choice, by making easier home cooking and encouraging nutritional education to the families.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

A permanent exhibition in its headquarters and reference centre with more than 160 home-preserved products

Exhibition in its headquarters of two urban gardens

Practical workshops to show preservation procedures

Demonstrative talks with discussions in different districts, communities, workplaces, schools, meetings and other places

Education through: leaflets, booklets, books, audiocassettes and videocassettes and radio programs and TV shows.

• There is no commercialisation of the products that are prepared
• It works as a non-profit organisation without remuneration for the training and promotion programs
• Work is multiplied through activists and promoters voluntarily linked to the Community Project

• Food preservation through artisanal methods
• Workshops
• Any of the activities offered for community interests
• The available catalogue to purchase books and publications directly at the headquarters of the Community Project or by return mail.

Community Project: Food Preservation, Condiments and Medicinal Plants
Calle 96 No. 5501 e/ 55 y 57
Marianao
Apartado Postal 14039
Código Postal 11400
Ciudad de La Habana,
Cuba
Teléfono: 20 4499

Web Site: www.alimentacioncomunitaria.org
e-mail: conserva@ceniai.inf.cu