Oct 1, 2026

Peach Trees Yield Peach Pies: A Special Peach Pie Recipe from Guatemala

Reposted from CCFC's June Email Newsletter

Our Guatemalan partner, Community Cloud Forest Conservation (CCFC), had a bountiful peach harvest this year! They planted the trees four years ago during the 2022 Women in Agroecology Leadership for Conservation (WALC), and this year was their first harvest. They enjoyed the peaches fresh, frozen, as jam, and as pie! 

Tara and Landy’s Peach Pie Recipe

The Crust

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup margarine
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Mix together the salt and flour
  3. Mix the butter into the flour and salt mixture until the margarine is in small pieces, the size of beans
  4. Wet the mixture with enough water that it sticks together and can be formed into 2 or 3 balls
  5. Spread flour on the counter and on a rolling pin
  6. Roll out each ball in a circle 3 cm (about 1 inch) larger than your pie pan
  7. Line the pan with your dough, reserving a circle of dough for the top of your pie

The Filling

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of peaches
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of flour

Directions:

  1. Mix the fruit with the sugar and flour
  2. Fill the pie with the fruit mixture
  3. Top with the remaining dough and seal the edges
  4. Bake for 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Cooking with Tara

Recipes from the Community Cloud Forest Conservation Kitchen

Tara is a gifted cook. She cooks for everyone who comes to CCFC - family, guests, groups of travelers, and the young women participating in the WALC sessions. Using her passion for growing food, she translates her skills and knowledge into healthy meals for all to enjoy.

When selecting foods to prepare, Tara strives to incorporate foods that are nutritional, environmentally friendly, culturally connected, and easy. Tara finds great joy in teaching the WALC students about nutrition, creativity, and resourcefulness in the kitchen.

Her cookbook is available as a free downloadable PDF that you can save and print.

Download Tara's FREE Cookbook

About WALC

WALC is a holistic leadership training program for girls and young women ages 12-28 that combats early school dropout and promotes sustainable agricultural practices. Participants attend a WALC session every year where they learn about agroecology (agriculture + ecology), nutrition, cooking, health and hygiene, family planning, and more!

After completing the session, establishing a small agroforest parcel on their family’s land, and providing proof of consistent school attendance, they are eligible for a scholarship - funded in part by LPGM supporters!

WALC has proven results of decreasing the region’s school dropout rate for girls from 75% per year to less than 5%! This means girls are getting married later, having fewer children, and living healthier lives. As WALC is changing young girls’ lives, it is also transforming the environment.