Another Self-Reliance Community

Granja Porcon began, thirty-eight years ago, when a man named Pedro petitioned the Peruvian government for a tract of land where he and some families could form an agricultural cooperative. He promised the government officials that they would be self-sustaining and would never ask for welfare from the government. The officials agreed and Pedro and his group moved onto the tract of land.

Devirl Barfuss has visited Granja Porcon and has written an article about his visit. Click here to read Devirl’s experience to Peru to visit Granja Porcon.