{"id":48329,"date":"2026-06-29T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breitsamer.de\/uncategorized\/our-fairtrade-beekeeper-carmen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:04:20","slug":"our-fairtrade-beekeeper-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breitsamer.de\/en\/engagement-en\/our-fairtrade-beekeeper-carmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Fairtrade Beekeeper Carmen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is how beekeeping is practised in Chile.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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About me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hello, my name is Carmen Catalina Villablanca Acu\u00f1a and I live in Chile. I\u2019ve been working as a beekeeper for 15 years and sell around 1,500 kg of honey a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am married and have three adult children who are studying at university. My whole family actively supports me with the honey harvest and beekeeping. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My journey into Beekeeping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always wanted to look after my children\u2019s upbringing myself whilst still working. Beekeeping is the perfect way for me to work from home. As an agricultural technician, I soon came up with the idea of using our small plot of land for this purpose. It wasn\u2019t suitable for farming, but it was all the more suitable for beekeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cooperation with Fairtrade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We use the Fairtrade premium primarily to help our co-operative grow. At our meetings, we discuss how best to use the premium and then make a collective decision. For example, we invest in new equipment, facilities or the maintenance of the laboratory. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Challenge of the climate change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For a good four years now, we have noticed how honey production is changing. Many native plants are dying out due to climate change, and the bees are struggling to find enough food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is how beekeeping is practised in Chile. My journey into Beekeeping I\u2019ve always wanted to look after my children\u2019s upbringing myself whilst still working. Beekeeping is the perfect way for me to work from home. As an agricultural technician, I soon came up with the idea of using our small plot of land for […]<\/p>\n

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