From January 17th through the 21st the OCA’s sister organization, Via Organica will host a multinational gathering of climate defenders in San Miguel de Allende.

Ciudades Semillas (Seed Cities) is a network of grass-roots projects in cities across Mexico and Latin America that are developing solutions to major environmental issues such as energy use, consumption, waste, fosod, and farming. As global populations increase, the management of urban resources such as housing, transportation, and food becomes ever more critical. Delegates from the US and eight Latin American countries will come together for a five-day conference that will include seminars, a tour of the Via Organica Farm School and Research facility and a day trip to the city of Aguascalientes where BerniLabs produces non-toxic, biodegradable, biopesticides that attract beneficial insects and repel pests.
Ciudades Semillas is led by Luis Flores from Consumers International’s regional headquarters in Santiago, Chile and Maite Cortés from Guadalajara’s Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco (CEJ). CEJ has been a leader for 26 years in the organic and sustainability movement in Mexico. For more information in English and Spanish on the OCA’s Via Organica project check out our Mexican Newsletter, Boletín Vía Orgánica.