Tag Archives : Guatemala


Decolonizing Agriculture in Guatemala

Today, Maya Achi communities face food insecurity as recurring droughts and extreme weather devastates crops. International markets for export crops are collapsing and COVID-19 has communities on lockdown with no access to markets. For Julian Vasquez Chun, this crisis gives rise to opportunity or as we say in Permaculture, the problem is the solution.


2017 Annual Newsletter

Last week, we mailed out our Winter 2017 print newsletter, full of stories about the people and experiences […]




Encarnacion in her Amaranth field

Meet Encarnacion Piox Tecu

Qachuu Aloom youth – Damaris Valey, Eber Cortez, Reyna Morales Raxcaco, and Julian Vasquez Chun – conducted personal […]


Josselin Harvesting Amaranth

Meet Josselin Chun

by Josselin Chun Cojom My name is Josselin Chun and I was born in Guatemala. I am currently […]


2016 Newsletter Cover - Flowing Amaranth

Winter 2016 Newsletter

2016 has been an exciting year at the Garden’s Edge! As we worked on the 2016 newsletter, we […]



Julian will be helping with the amaranth harvest with the Bishop Paiute Tribe on September 13.

Tortitas de Amaranto

A couple of weeks ago, while Rosalia, Maria Elena, and Julian were in town, we held our annual […]





Traditional seed varieties at a seed fair in Guatemala.

Semillas Sin Fronteras

Join Milagro Allegro and Art In The Park for Semillas Sin Fronteras to kick off our Community Seed Library, featuring Qachuu Aloom and the Garden's Edge.