Farmers Rain on Monsanto's Parade

'Milpa Mexico' events combine culture, art and science in defense of Native Corn

A crisis facing Mexican corn farmers emerged decades ago as corporate giant Monsanto pushed to get the country to use its GMO corn seed. As a result, a movement was spawned to prevent industrial agriculture from threatening the sustainability of thousands of years of farming tradition. In February, we visited Oaxaca to report on an […]

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Esperanza is the Antidote: The Video

17 creative voices for change from the USA to Argentina share their work and messages of hope

Earth Day 2020 marked a milestone for The Esperanza Project. We took our first baby steps into the world of broadcasting with our very first online program: Esperanza is the Antidote, a lineup of Esperanza Project collaborators from the USA to Argentina.

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Protecting our Guardians in Oaxaca

Celebrating and honoring Native Corn and Indigenous Defenders of Earth’s Biodiversity

It was an unusual Calenda (traditional procession) even for Oaxaca, a city used to these colorful, musical and boisterous parades often led by giant puppets (monos) and a marching band for weddings, quinceañeras, and religious observances.  This specific Calenda was dedicated to the protection of the guardians of native corn, to defenders of ecological diversity, […]

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