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2023 Winter Newsletter
Qachuu Aloom celebrates 20 years! Take a peak at our end-of-year report for 2023.
Interview with Aurelia Xitumul Ivoy
It’s early September in the Rabinal mountains of Guatemala, and Maria Aurelia Xitumul Ivoy’s backyard is in full flower.
Building With Clay: Lessons From the Past
Inspiring families, communities and organizations to choose natural building.
How to Make Popped Amaranth Bars
María Aurelia Xitumul Iboy welcomes you into her kitchen for a demo on how to make popped Amaranth bars.
English: Maria Magdalena Alvarado Ixpatá
Elena tells the story of the Amaranth seeds traveling without borders and the profound impact of the Seed Travels Movement.
Español: Maria Magdalena Alvarado Ixpatá
Linguista y miembra fundadora de la Asociación Qachuu Aloom, cuenta la historia del movimiento Semillas Viajeras.
Qachuu Aloom & The Garden’s Edge
Promoting the rights of communities to determine their agriculture systems and food culture.
The Finished Sand Dam
The first sand dam is up and running, delivering the harvested rainwater to 500 families in the community of Chixolop.
Guatemala’s First Sand Dam
This ancient technology captures precious rainwater in the mountains to replenish the aquifer.


