{"id":3374,"date":"2022-07-25T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T22:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svk.dlr.mybluehost.me\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:51:06","slug":"co-semila-secuela-de-evento-diversidad-auditiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/co-semila-secuela-de-evento-diversidad-auditiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Opportunity and Finca Semila plan sequel event with hearing-impaired community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first part of the event featured three interactive areas and six interpreters.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The non-profit organization Conservation Opportunity (CO) and Finca Semila in Tiburones, Barceloneta plan to hold a sequel to the event in 2023 for the hearing-impaired community, as part of their efforts to include them in environmental care projects, such as agroforestry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This past Saturday, July 16, 2022, CO hosted the event <\/span>Pointing out Cacao<\/span><\/i> held at Finca Semila, as part of the Latino Conservation Week initiative, created by the Hispanic Access Foundation. The event was attended by six interpreters from Sign Language Interpreters, Inc. who were dispersed among the different groups of participants.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my first time being here and having the experience with cocoa, where I learned that it was a fruit, I didn't know that. They explained it to me clearly, I learned a lot and it was very interesting. Also, here in Barceloneta they have different plants, the farm and the nature here is very beautiful,\u201d said Wilfredo Salgado, one of the deaf participants of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants had the opportunity to work with three different areas:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Field work<\/b>The participants had a hands-on experience on the farm, where they learned about planting techniques and cultivation of products used on the farm. Those who were interested were able to weed and plant in the designated areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Scientific Area<\/b>They learned about the cacao plant, its origin, methods of growth and production, benefits and confections. Additionally, general information about the microscope, its components and how it is used to prepare the participants to see objects was taught. Complementing the area, there was a small activity in which participants had the opportunity to make a small puzzle of the cacao plant.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Nursery<\/b>The participants learned the techniques used on the farm for the germination and production of cocoa. They also participated in cocoa management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cIt rained, there was sun, we had a place to camp, this nursery that has different plants like cocoa and I learned how they grow. I learned how to make the cut to plant it in the ground and all the explanation. I enjoyed a lot and it was a very nice experience,\u201d added Salgado.<\/span><\/p>\n

    After the activities, participants were treated to a complimentary lunch and a tasting of Puerto Rican chocolate. Following the community's participation in this event, Conservation Opportunity and Finca Semila hope to develop other similar projects for future occasions.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The first edition of the event featured three interactive areas and six interpreters. The non-profit organization Conservation Opportunity (CO) and Finca Semila in Tiburones, Barceloneta plan to make a sequel to the event held for the hearing-impaired community in 2023, as part of efforts to include them in environmental conservation projects, such as the practice of agroforestry. Last Saturday, July 16, 2022, CO hosted the event Se\u00f1ando Cacao held at Finca Semila, as part of the \u201cLatino Conservation Week\u201d initiative created by Hispanic Access Foundation. The event featured six Sign Language Interpreters from Sign Language Interpreters, Inc., who were scattered among the different groups of participants. \u201cThis is my first time being here and having the experience with cacao, where I learned that it was a fruit; I didn\u2019t know that. They explained it clearly, I learned a lot and it was really interesting.\u201d Also, here in Barceloneta they have different plants; the finca is very beautiful and the nature here is amazing,\u201c noted Wilfredo Salgado, one of the deaf participants of the event. The participants had the opportunity to work with three different areas: Field work: The participants had a hands-on experience on the finca, where they learned planting and cultivation techniques for the products used on the finca. Those who were interested were able to weed and plant in the designated areas. Scientific Area: They learned about the cocoa plant, its origin, growth methods, and production, benefits, and preparations. Additionally, general information about the microscope was taught, its components, and how to use it to prepare participants to see objects. In addition to the area, there was a small activity in which the participants had the opportunity to make a small puzzle of the cocoa plant. Horticulture: The participants learned the techniques used on the farm for the germination and production of cocoa. They also participated in its management. \u201dIt rained, there was sunshine, we had a place to camp; this garden has different plants like cocoa and I learned how they grow. I learned how to cut them to plant them in the ground and the whole explanation. I had a lot of fun and it was a very nice experience,\u201d added Salgado. After the activities, the participants were able to receive a complementary lunch and a tasting of Puerto Rican chocolate. After the community\u2019s participation in this event, Conservation Opportunity and Finca Semila hope to be able to develop other similar projects in the future.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"enableOnePageScrollInPage":false,"onePageScrollCss":"","onePageScrollSpeed":1000,"onePageScrollAnimation":"easeInOutQuad","onePageScrollShowDotNavigation":true,"onePageScrollNavigation":"scaleUp","onePageScrollNavigationPosition":"right","onePageScrollNavigationHorizontal":[],"onePageScrollNavigationVertical":[],"onePageScrollNavigationSpacing":[],"onePageScrollNavigationColor":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationColorHover":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationColorActive":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationIcon":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidth":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidthHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationWidthActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeight":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeightHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationHeightActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorder":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadius":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadiusHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationBorderRadiusActive":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipTypography":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipColor":"#ffffff","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipColorHover":"","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBgColor":"#00ff0d","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBgColorHover":"","onePageScrollNavigationTooltipPadding":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipPaddingHover":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBorderRadius":[],"onePageScrollNavigationTooltipBorderRadiusHover":[],"pageSettingsCustomCss":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[209,206,208,210,207],"class_list":["post-3374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicados-de-prensa","tag-comunicado-de-prensa-puerto-rico","tag-comunidad-sorda-en-puerto-rico","tag-conservation-oppotunity","tag-sin-fines-de-lucro-puerto-rico","tag-sordos-de-puerto-rico"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6146,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions\/6146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}