It started out as a vision to share my Colombian Identity and South American Culture with the world through foods. As a Horticulture Major who been studying in the field for the last 6 years, it seemed like a brilliant and perfect idea. Growing up, it was hard to find anything positive representation of South American culture and identity and I always hear my mother complain that she couldn't find anything from or that reminded her of her home country Colombia here in U.S.A. So, I thought why not I do it? At the time, it was originally for a classroom project and I had just come into contact with a friend of mine's son who was moving up to Oregon to take over ownership of a 40 acres property that they acquired over decade ago to turn into farmland. When I met Dominic and his wife Jordan back in January of 2021 they ask me what would I want from the business as a way compensations for my pro bono work. I told them that I would like to have ability to buy seeds and plants from or known in South America and have it be a part of the business; they agreed among other things they agreed too,but, that is a story for another time. Excited, by this fact that the owners would let me use their farm to share my identity and culture with the world and having a class project that required I start or make a horticulture businuess model plan which included what plants I wanted to do. I begin to research what plants are native to South America?! Just, asking the search engine that one question opened a whole a lot of cans of worms and facts I never knew, but wished I had known earlier in my career as horticulture major and as an individual with South American Heritage! By researching native South American crops I discovered that many crops from South America are already mainstream and widely popular and I bet most people can't live without. Take, Potatoes, Tomatoes and Peppers for example, not only are these three crops part of the same family and what most of us could not imagine living without these days the fact is that they are native to The Andes Mountains of South America! Potatoes are one of seven Ande Tubers others include the Mashua, and the Yacón. When I found this out I was shocked, Mexico and chili pepper have become so interwine that most people would think the chili peppers are from Mexico when in reality The Indigenous Communities got through traders from South America! The more I researched, the more shocked I became which in turned into anger and raged! My mother always told me growing up how foriegn governments would exploit workers in South America thanks to the continent being so close to the equator. She would tell me horror stories of how Union Leaders and their families would be kidnapped and killed by local authorities for daring to ask for better pay or how hundreds of banana plantation workers who slaughered in cold blood for peacefully protesting against exploitation in the field. Governments have been topled, Cous have occured so many times that many countries in South America have had at least 2 or 3 Dictators. All this while, businuess make millions off South American crop yet 75% South Americans live below the poverty line. How is this justified?! In an age where Food Justice and Food Sovergienity are becoming a global movement how is that my people aren't recognized?! This question, I ask...