> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://sexytrees.savimbo.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://sexytrees.savimbo.com/practice-guide/community/field-schools.md). # Who runs the best field schools? In alphabetical order... #### [Agropueblos](https://agropueblos.com/) in Sibundoy, Colombia It's unquestionably the experience of a lifetime to visit the agricultural systems in Sibundoy, Colombia. The [Kamëntsá Indigenous nation](https://www.savimbo.com/indigenous-friends/kamentsa-colombia) have an intact 5k-year governance and some of the most famous, abundant, and frankly delightful food production systems we've seen. The Indigenous *abuelas* are more than happy to show and tell, and the hospitality and art are well worth the trip. #### Amisacho Lab in Ecuador Our team originally learned [bokashi](/practice-guide/bokashi/what-is-bokashi.md), [biochar](/practice-guide/biochar/kon-tiki-kiln.md), and basic seedling cultivation skills from the soil scientist [Lexie Amasacho](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexie-gropper-a3a30836a/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexie-gropper-a3a30836a/) in Lago Agrio, Ecuador. We recommend her lab as a good place to visit, study, and learn. One reason is that she is just so nice and also informed. Our community experts were profoundly empowered by their time with her site; and as a result, each person she trained trained at least 30 other people. She also works with a nearby Indigenous community, and the paired training is world-class. #### [Embrapa Amazônia Oriental](https://embrapa.br/en/amazonia-oriental) As far as we know they don't have a physical training site, but have been more than responsive to requests for information. Located in Belem, Brazil they have a long body of work on Inga as a soil-recovery and subsistence-agriculture component. [**Eniel David Cruz**](https://www.embrapa.br/equipe/-/empregado/218013/eniel-david-cruz) published Comunicado Técnico documents on Inga edulis germination (Cruz E.D., 2021). **Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental** (Manaus) is the parallel institution and may have additional Inga researchers; **INPA** (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus) published the *Fenologia e produtividade do Ingá-Cipó* paper that gives flowering and fruiting calendars for Inga edulis in central Amazonia — directly useful for year-by-year operational calendars. #### [Inga Foundation](https://www.ingafoundation.org/) in Honduras We were unable to study with the Inga Foundation, but we have heard they are a good training site, and they produced most of the rigorous scientific work on Inga alley cropping. #### José Ramírez in Lago Agrio, Ecuador Jose is a grassroots agronomy expert who works with over 300 smallfarmers in Ecuador's Sucumbios region and is a traveling Inga trainer. He has been funded by [Rainforest Saver](https://rainforestsaver.org/) for many years and trained, and contributed significantly to cross-checking our field guide. He speaks Spanish and can set up popup training schools for visiting groups or travel across Ecuador and Colombia. #### Yale University Program in Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry [Florecia Montagnini](https://www.linkedin.com/in/florencia-montagnini-a6882646/) and Luke Schubert have been an invaluable resource for evaluating academic science with a filter of pragmatism. Academic plots are not smallfarmer production plots; they inform them, but scientists who translate these advances effectively to the real world are invaluable. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://sexytrees.savimbo.com/practice-guide/community/field-schools.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.