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This month, we're thrilled to launch our innovative worm composting project at the center. Over the last six + weeks, our team has meticulously crafted a palm thatch roof and subterranean worm beds, creating an optimal environment for our earthworm allies. This design ensures they remain active and efficient, transforming organic waste into premium compost even under the scorching summer sun. Our worm composting initiative is set to revolutionize our approach to waste managem

In the latter part of 2023, we were thrilled to learn that a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Education program was awarded to our partners Amelia King-Kostelac , Kenneth Walker , and Jennifer Smith at The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA ), and Marissa Ramirez from SPC Mexican American Studies . Terra Advocati’s Jess Mayes, in collaboration with Estampa Verde's Antonio Carillo Bolea, played an instrum

The Huasteca Regenerative Agriculture Center is adding features that allow us to demonstrate environmentally friendly soil regeneration strategies. Rather than using gas powered equipment to keep grassy areas from becoming overgrown, we have invited neighboring farmers to let horses and oxen graze the land. We work with them to position an appropriate number of animals in areas free of crops. In addition to decreasing our labor and fuel costs, the animals naturally enrich th