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Terra Advocati and Jess Mayes have played pivotal roles in helping Steven Lewis secure a Scientific Cooperation Research Program (SCRP) grant funded under the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. The grant will be administered with Texas State University as the primary grantee and Terra Advocati as the sub-grantee. The research project will take place in East Central Mexico at the Huasteca Regenerative Research Center in El Chino, Tamasopo,

Vetiver Efforts in Ciudad Valles, S.L.P. You might recall from our last Vetiver Propagation update 12 weeks ago that we planted 350 rhizomes in the front yard of the Lewis family in order to ramp up the number of rhizomes that will be available to us in September when we are ready to start planting in various locations at and around the Huasteca Regenerative Research Center in El Chino, Tamasopo SLP. We estimate that as of now, in 12 weeks we have turned 350 rhizomes into r

Today we are happy to share the progress that has been made on the bulk of infrastructure for the Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Experimentation Center in El Chino, Tamasopo, San Luis Potosi. We first broke ground on this project less than 10 months ago , and we have been able to keep the construction momentum going since the day we started. A big thanks to Steven and Maria Lewis for keeping things on track. For this update, I will stick with just infrastructure lists so t

Today we are happy to share the progress that has been made. [See our project page for more details on the center's purpose and design: https://www.terraadvocati.org/mxprojects/regenerative-agriculture-%26-innovation-center ] Since September, our builder Rito and his crew of 5 men have been hard at work constructing the “heavy” parts of our future center. These guys have been amazing, and we are grateful for everything they’ve done to help us bring this dream to fruition. Thi

Today we are happy to update everyone with great news from Mexico! Construction of the Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Experimentation Center in El Chino, Tamasopo, SLP is moving along quickly! Heavy construction of the main structure that will house our outdoor classroom, workshop, kitchen, office, and storage is complete! We are of course still in need of windows, doors, electrical, plumbing, paint, and a whole host of other odds and ends, but as we say here in Mexico, “

Today we finalized the Rainwater Harvesting system at Finca Oasis. This system is going to be the primary water supply for all domestic and horticultural needs at the cabin in the forest. Last year, infrastructural upgrades were made to the existing rustic cabin including a new cement floor, front porch, shower area, and interior wooden walls that will afford guests more privacy when staying overnight. Building off of these improvements, Jess and Carl Mayes built custom gutte

Today we broke ground for the construction of the Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Experimentation Center. Rito (our builder) and all of his crew were hard at work excavating for the foundation, tying steel, and mixing cement. Photos added to the gallery for this article update. I would like to take a moment to thank all of our supporters and contributors, for without whom we would not be doing this life changing work. We are fortunate to have people who love and support ou

Today we are very excited to release the preliminary site plan for the future Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Experimentation Center The location of the center will be in the rural Ejido of El Chino, in the municipality of Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Using a generous contribution given to us by a very kind and passionate friend of Terra Advocati, we were able to help secure the land through a partnership with a local family, and partially cover the first phase of c