September 2020 - As this year's cycle of agave (approx. 18,000) clear the Vivero and take route in mezcalero-controlled lands, another cycle is well on its way towards next year. Our beds are nearly full already with agave Coyote, Mexicano, Cuish, Tobala, Jabali, Espadin & Espadilla, all from seed growing and being nourished towards next … Continue reading 2020 – another cycle of agave clears, with the next well on its way
A second 2020 profit share payment has been issued to help producers & pueblos carry on agrarian work and sustain local agrarian economies in this challenging climate of significantly reduced mezcal sales. These payments met special requests from our four principle & longest serving producer families and align with our mission of supporting autonomous agrarian … Continue reading 2020 #2 Profit share declaration
about: "Temporada de Lluvias" (Rain Season):result of Rezidency project #3, the documentation is a hybrid between collage, animation and audio recordings of the agaves' universe, a plant native to Mexico and central in it's culture. Part of that research is published in the book "Tiempo en las Raíces" (The Time at the Roots, 1st ed … Continue reading Teaser – rezidency project “Temporada de Lluvias”
"It’s an aesthetic presentation of the idea and art of mezcal in motion; Visual poetry, narrative and oral history. That’s mezcal for you." https://mezcalistas.com/the-roots-of-mezcal/
22 different batches from 6 campesino mezcalero/mezcaleras and pueblos. Released... Berta Vasquez, San Baltazar Chichicapam - Mexicano, 45 liters - Tobala/Tepextate Aureliano Hernandez, San Baltazar Guelevila - Pechuga de Café, 130 liters - Arroqueño, 400 liters - Coyote Abel Martinez, Santo Domingo Albarradas - Jabali/Mexicano - Tobala Simeon Ramirez, San Agustin Amatengo … Continue reading Series 5
Underway - transplanting agave to secondary beds where campesino mezcaleros can continue to care for them, or directly to "el campo" or "el monte" if big enough. Evolving count: Berta Vasquez, 9472 (Tobala, Mexicano, Arroqueño, Tepextate, Espadin) Simeon Ramirez, 1025 (Mexicano, Arroqueño, Espadin, Madrecuish) Abel Martinez, 816 (Arroqueño, Espadin, Mexicano) Aureliano Hernandez, 330 (Arroqueño) Alberto … Continue reading Trasplantación, 2020
Its mid-April and our second cycle of agave are growing up slowly but surely. For this cohort, a water drip irrigation system and consistent application of a mycelium based microrganism brew allows the maguey excellent healthy growth. Some agaves will be ready for mezcalero campesinos to take back to their lands to transplant by early … Continue reading Update: Agave cycle #2 from el Vivero
In San Baltazar Guelevila, Maestro campesino mezcalero Aureliano Hernandez has envisioned and realized another vivero to grow and nurture agave. Here pictured, Aureliano and the vivero, stepped and irrigated with a gas powered generator that draws water from a spring below.
Apolonio/Simeon Ramirez: to rehabilitate part of the palenque and to continue planting agave Berta Vasquez: towards household costs. Leonardo Hernandez: to rescue local agave, and for the costs of labor Reina Sanchez: to open/graze a piece of land to plant agave, and for other costs, to build another oven and roof for the oven Aureliano … Continue reading 2019 10% Profit Share declaration
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