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Sierra Gorda: How Communities and Nature Built a Shared Future
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve is one of Mexico’s most extraordinary natural treasures. Rising from lowland tropical forests to peaks above three thousand meters, the Sierra Gorda is a land of dramatic contrasts. Eastern slopes receive abundant rainfall, nurturing cloud forests where bromeliads and mosses shimmer with mist. Western slopes lie in rain shadow, giving way to agave, cactus, and thorn scrub. Between these extremes, pine-oak forests and semi-deciduous woodlands
Jess Mayes
Sep 28, 20253 min read
Huertos Familiares Receives Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Funding
We are thrilled to share that Terra Advocati has received a new round of support to continue and expand Huertos Familiares , our community-based regenerative garden initiative in San Antonio, thanks to The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation. This funding will help us nurture a project that is much more than a garden, it is a living network of memory, care, and transformation. A Movement of Gardens Huertos Familiares began as a vision to transform backyards, vacant lots, and s
Terra Advocati
Sep 27, 20252 min read
Huertos Familiares Harvest Sobremesa
The Fall Equinox once again finds us with our hands in the soil, harvesting the last of the summer crops, prepping the soil for the Fall and Winter gardens, reflecting on all that the land has gifted us. It finds us pulling overgrown weeds from a garden which was left largely untended during the long summer months. One bed in particular required a tremendous amount of attention and care. The vines, which had previously offered more beans than we could eat or share, were curle
Marissa Ramirez
Sep 22, 20252 min read
Xilitla Magia: A Living Kaleidoscope of Abundance and Imagination
In the mist-wrapped mountains of the Sierra Gorda , the village of Xilitla rises like a dream made of stone, forest, and water. Clouds drift low through valleys, weaving ribbons of silver through coffee groves and orchards. The land breathes with the pulse of springs and rivers, its heartbeat echoing in caves that descend into the earth and in waterfalls that tumble toward the Huasteca plains. To stand here is to be reminded that the world still contains mysteries, and that
Jess Mayes
Aug 21, 20255 min read
The Living Classroom: Wisdom Grown in Forests, Farms, and Human Connection
When our group of students from UTSA and the Alamo Colleges arrived in the bustling port of Veracruz this June, the air was heavy with salt and moisture from the early rains. Waiting for us was our guide and partner, Antonio Carrillo Bolea , the kind of person you hope to travel with in Mexico. Antonio is not just our team leader while in Mexico, he is a practitioner, a teacher, and a visionary who has spent years building regenerative systems through his work with Estampa Ve
Jess Mayes
Jul 17, 20258 min read
From Texas to Veracruz: A Transformative Study Abroad Experience
The Coalition for Regenerative Ecologies and Agriculture (CREA) Study Abroad Program offers students from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and St. Philip's College (SPC) an immersive experience in regenerative agriculture and ecological stewardship. This six-week program includes two weeks in San Antonio and 3 weeks in Veracruz, Mexico, where students engage in hands-on learning with practices such as vetiver systems, agroforestry, permaculture, and beekeeping. P
Terra Advocati
Jun 6, 20251 min read
CREA Fellows Visit Texas Tribal Buffalo Project
During our May 2025 fellowship visit to the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project , we engaged deeply with the living legacy of the buffalo and its profound significance to Indigenous foodways, ecological balance, and cultural sovereignty. Guided by Ranch Manager Denise Lozano, and founder Lucile Contreras , we witnessed how the reintroduction of buffalo to ancestral lands is not merely an act of conservation, but a powerful movement of healing, restoring ecosystems, revitalizing tra
Terra Advocati
May 25, 20251 min read
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