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Aprovecho was started back in 1976 by folks visiting Guatemala City after a devastating earthquake. They banded together to try to help, making simple tools useful in "third world" situations. This band of travelers eventually ended up working all over the world, in more than 60 countries, inventing and teaching about appropriate technology like fuel-efficient woodstoves, cisterns, solar cookers, windmills, etc. In 1981, the group (now the non-profit organization known as Aprovecho) bought some land in the Willamette Valley, 30 miles south of Eugene, and created a research center, dedicated to researching and disseminating information on appropriate and alternative technologies for simple living. |
