Three rain-harvest systems built
Three wells constructed
Seven greenhouses installed
95,000+ agave seedlings distributed
We ask the families who have, for centuries, shepherded the cultural heritage of what we call “Mezcal”:
What problems they have
What solutions they imagine to those problems
What resources they need to implement those solutions
Then we go looking for those resources.
Replanting agave
There’s a middle school in the Oaxacan community of Zaachila that is located on the city’s dump site. The students there are learning to grow agave from seed, and we…
Water security
When there’s no water, there’s no work. And when there’s no work, there are no adult males — they all have to leave to earn money, to send home to their families. So we’re helping to bring water security to one rural Oaxacan community…
Saving Arroqueño
Unlike most sugar sources used to make spirits, agave has to be harvested before it can reproduce, putting at risk the sustainability of long-growth varietals like arroqueño….
Earthquake relief
The earthquakes of September 2017 did significant damage in Mexico, though largely missed the communities we work with. But there was some damage, so we rallied our supporters…