Fulbright scholar, development economist, and author Dr. Tamara Stenn shares her work studying the culture and markets that support ancient varieties of Royal Quinoa, hand planted by indigenous Bolivian producers for thousands of years. Dr. Stenn will share her experience of arriving in Bolivia at the brink of the quinoa crash, and her observations on the faith and communal values that helped the industry survive. Juxtaposing the ideas of Bien Vivir, the Andean way of living well, and the capitalist model of living better, she examines the worldview and tenacity of ancient people in the midst of a competitive capitalist world.
