Con Nuestras Manos
2024
Mexico City, MX
Indigenous Land Stewardship, Agricultural Feminism, Community Engagement
Summary
Located in the periphery of Mexico City, Mujeres de la Tierra is a collective of indigenous Nahuatl women who focus on the vital connections between regenerative agriculture, personal & public health, and the preservation of Mexico’s deep history of communal land tenure. This zine documents and gathers their philosophies and recipes for cultivating traditional crops, cooking for their communities, and preserving ancestral knowledge.
My Role
In collaboration with Mujeres de la Tierra and an international team of teachers, artists, and activists, I co-designed this digital zine of indigenous wisdom and ancestral food practices. Alongside designer Vic Liu and our international team, I designed a document to raise funds for a women’s community center, the digital zine, and a series of hands-on indigenous agriculture workshops.
Process
Organizing across borders and time zones presents its challenges. The team met regularly over Zoom, while the other designer and I worked collaboratively in Figma to produce drafts. My favorite part was getting my hands dirty and being part of the first working day as we began building out the Women’s community center.
Funding Proposal Document
Excerpts from the Zine
Collaborators
Mujeres de la Tierra
AGJ (Fiscal Sponsor)
Federico Perez Villoro
Vic Liu
Chio
Maralena Escobar