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TA Board Member Virginia Grise Wins Herb Alpert Award
Terra Advocati congratulates board member Virginia Grise on winning the 2022 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts for Theatre! The award honors risk-taking artists “ who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.” Virginia Grise was selected “for her urgent and probing drama, fluid poetic forms and mammoth undertakings; for her generous, spirit-fueled practice; and, as a cause and creature of community, for converting craft to kinship, wish to

Terra Advocati
May 5, 20221 min read


Alan & Cheryl's Sustainable Home Tour
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Alan Montemayor in San Antonio, Texas, for a tour of him and his wife Cheryl's sustainable home....

Terra Advocati
May 1, 20221 min read


Libros y Arte: A Children’s Day Celebration
Books in the Barrio, in collaboration with the St.Philip’s College Mexican American Studies Program, hosted over 60 preschool students from the St. Philip’s College Child Development Center and Bowden Elementary on April 29th to commemorate Día del Niño (Children’s Day). Our celebration included a reading by Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, author of the children’s book Love and Monsters in Sofía’s Life , and a visual art activity led by internationally renowned indigenous ar

Terra Advocati
Apr 29, 20221 min read


Tamōx Talōm Food Forest @ Padre Park
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Mitch Hagney, Nadia Gaona, Bryan Hummel, and Pete Van Dyke, at the Tamōx Talōm Food Forest,...

Jess Mayes
Apr 28, 20221 min read


Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Experimentation Center Update
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

Terra Advocati
Apr 7, 20222 min read


Sustainable Education, Development, and Peace for Indigenous Communities: Sedepac Huasteca
Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Solomon Rodd in Xilitla San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Solomon is an extremely kind and generous...

Jess Mayes
Apr 4, 20222 min read


Spread the Love: Building a Nature Based School in Tepoztlán, Mexico
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting my good friend Jia in Southern Mexico. Jia is an amazing person with great energy, a...

Jess Mayes
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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