Regenerating Soils, Producing Healthy Food

Thanks to the support of GlobalGiving throughout this period, we were able to carry out 106 technical assistance visits—in addition to those previously carried out during the year—serving a total of 150 agricultural and livestock producers. We continue to promote organic production through continuous visits to householders who cultivate a home garden, thereby improving the quality of food and of life of families in the region.

We have begun growing organic tomatoes in Tonatico Pinal de Amoles; our six greenhouses have been sown and await their first, large-scale harvests. We hope to produce more than 1,500 kg of tomatoes, completely free from agrochemicals. With this program, we continue to improve the local economy by generating income for families.

Corn production on 200 hectares of agricultural land is also under development; due to the remineralization of these soils, we expect a higher yield than during the previous year.

With regards to holistic livestock production, pilot ranches in Chihuahua, Sonora, San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato and Queretaro have shown significant improvements since implementing infrastructure planning and rainwater harvesting systems. We plan to begin applying keyline design on more ranches before the start of the rainy season in order to observe more tangible improvements in the vegetation.

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• Producing Healthy Food with our Local Partners

During this period we carried out 45 technical assistance visits, including a total of 50 agricultural producers and gardeners, who continue to implement regenerative practices. To date, 100 backyard gardens are maintained throughout the Sierra Gorda, including orchards. Therefore, the subsistence production continues to take place, providing economic benefits to agricultural producers and gardeners, who decrease their spending on some staple products since they have access to natural products, free of fertilizers and chemicals.

The construction of six greenhouses for the organic production of tomatoes in Tonatico, Pinal de Amoles has been completed and the production stage can now commence. It will benefit local families, who will be able to generate income by selling their product at a regional level.

We have been working to incorporate mineral compost to 110 agricultural plots. As a result, we have activated more than 200 hectares of agricultural land, where we have returned health to the soil and improve its productive capacity, while working in harmony with nature.

We continue to provide technical assistance to 26 pilot ranches in the states of Querétaro, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosí, incorporating minerals into the pastures, practicing planned grazing and infrastructure planning, and carrying out biological monitoring.