MongabayIn Ecuador’s Intag Valley, the women’s artisan collective Mujer y Medio Ambiente has developed an innovative way to dye and stitch fibers from the cabuya plant, an agave-like shrub.
The women use environmentally friendly techniques, such as natural dyes from native plants and insects, and agroecological farming practices to cultivate cabuya as a complementary crop to their primary harvests.
By Liz kimbrough
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/women-weave-a-culture-of-resistance-and-agroecology-in-ecuadors-intag-valley/
Women weave a culture of resistance and agroecology in Ecuador’s Intag Valley
INTAG VALLEY, Ecuador — In Ecuador’s lush tropical Andes, Silvia Vetancourt multitasks, her hands maneuvering crochet needles with swift precision as she navigates the rocky path to the old town of Plaza Gutierrez. “We like this craft because it’s mobile,” she says, holding out a piece of a small coin purse she’s been working on […]