Rio Muchacho Organic Farm has been operating for over 30 years in the Rio Muchacho Valley just outside the city of Canoa, Ecuador in the Manabai province. They are one of Ecuador’s first eco-tourism destinations and offer extensive and enlightening permaculture and eco-tourism courses that draw on owners Nicola Mears and Dario Mears vast depth of knowledge. Please feel free to check out their website here: https://www.riomuchacho.com. Semillas de Estrella has partnered with Rio Muchacho to promote their work in North America by targeting American and Canadian universities that offer agricultural degrees and initiating conversations with those professors to promote internships at Rio Muchacho. Rio Muchacho has also received a sizable seed donation from Semillas de Estrella and Baker Creek Seeds which has allowed for new crop trials.