By Paula Martinez
Amparo Guerrero remembers the first time he went to face a market in Bogota in 2010. Mariano Peña-Ella and other peasant-left Gachantivá the only fleet that leaves from town, each with their bags and baskets full of food, to get to the highway north at the entrance of the capital where the bus "pulled the left ". Hence they had to go and stay where some acquaintances, even the other day when the market would take place. The hardest part was getting a taxi to take them with all your luggage and cargo, were advised to get a truckload of fret buzz that would be charged between 20,000 and 30,000 pesos, an amount too high for them. Finally able to attend the Plaza de Bolívar to sell their products, but to Amparo result was not encouraging, she says: "In this market back in the afternoon crying, because I just sold lulos basket and the total average of eight baskets with tomato tree guatilas, curd and berries that she wore. I felt frustrated. "
Despite what happened, and the resistance that has been her husband to his participation in the process, Amparo is filled with spirit and continues to increasingly committed to it. Under his leadership, after a year and a half, now twenty-two producers who participate in Farmers Markets. Also now has the backing of his son Joseph Daniel 13, who came to Bogota to offer their products.
Amparo and her son Jose Daniel
Farmers Market as a platform for the organization Gachantivá (Boyacá)
Amparo is a promoter within the Campesino Committee Municipal Gachantivá she helped to establish. He has managed multiple requests against the local government from which include the one hand, the achievement of transport for producers that are present in the market provided by the city, and secondly, the council approval of a proposed Municipal Agreement creating support mechanisms for the economy peasant, and only waiting to be signed by the mayor.
Amparo has not only found a place to be understood as subject of rights, and to interact with their community and with consumers looking for fresh food and good prices, but has become the support of other farmers involved. "For me as a promoter has been important to work with people, learning to cope with difficulties arising from mates, avoid losing the unity of the group, do everything possible to strengthen through the psychological work, that is, encouraging, convicting us of our own abilities. "
Amparo and Mayor current Adriano Sanabria Javier Suarez
The work done by this producer has been recognized to the extent that some people have suggested the municipality launched in the coming election as a councilor. For now, Amparo plans the creation of the Peasant Woman Leader to strengthen the advocacy capacity on the municipal budget and continue supporting the organization of producers and producers around the Farmers Market. She dreams of having trucks available to transport the load Peasants and create incentives for young people, as your child can stay in the countryside. "A Jose Daniel would like to develop the production of rabbit meat," she says.
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