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Coats for Rancho Nuevo The campesinos living in one of the most remote villages near Cuquio enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in Mexico. They live on the edge of a deep gorge that defines the boundary between the state of Zacatecas and Jalisco. The green hillsides of summer, sprinkled here and there with a milpa, are truly a site to behold.
Fifty-two year old José Palafox is the village representative, and he and his family have continued the cultivation of a pristine milpa of uncontaminated maíz criollo next to their home for generations. José claims that his village is so remote that no agrochemical or GMO seed representatives have ever visited the village. Since there are no nearby villages, and the gorge acts as a formidable barrier for the entrance of foreign corn pollen into the village, he claims that the village corn is pure. The Center for Farmworker Families has brought back some of his delicious, nutritionally-rich corn to distribute to members of a Community Supported Agriculture project in San José. Unfortunately, the picturesque views and pure corn do very little to stave off the ever-present poverty in the village. As of 2006, the CFF has provided a new pair of sturdy shoes for every person living in the village. Our new challenge is to provide each person with a warm coat. The high elevation of the village results in winter temperatures that are below freezing. None of the villagers have adequate clothing to meet this challenge; many of the villagers are young children and elders.
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