Las Cañadas Cooperative: Seeds in Mexico

A few weeks ago, I posted an article about organic gardening resources in Mexico. Since initially researching those products and websites, I’ve had the chance to delve–or dig, if you would–more deeply into the Las Cañadas Cooperative website in particular at http://www.bosquedeniebla.com.mx. I discovered  veritable treasure trove of useful information Continue Reading →

Organic Resources in Mexico

In my searches for on-line resources on organic gardening and nutrition, I’ve come across many specifically Mexican sites that are full of useful and interesting information about organic products, sustainable agriculture, and ecological trends in Mexico. I’d like to share a few of my most interesting and useful finds. This Continue Reading →

Organic Tianguis and Farmer’s Markets in Mexico

Although Mexico’s markets have traditionally offered locally grown produce and regionally made handicrafts, the globalization of the past decade or two has changed purchasing trends immensely. Now it’s just as easy–and sometimes easier–to find produce grown in South America and artifacts mass-produced in China than to find local, Mexican goods Continue Reading →

Spring Tropical Garden Bounty

Gardening has been somewhat difficult this year in Zihuatanejo. The heavy and late rains of November and December, when we usually have little or no rain at all, flooded out my seedlings, and I had to replant more than once. It was a little discouraging to watch the tender plants Continue Reading →

Eco-Tianguis Zanka Zihuatanejo

Things were hopping today at Zihuatanejo’s Saturday organic and natural products market on Playa Principal at Plaza del Artista in downtown Zihua on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Juanito Zihua and Banda Cuatro-Cuarenta were playing, and many who stopped by the beachfront market took advantage to dance off the excess energy after Continue Reading →