Visit our Events page! Sowing Opportunities has participated in spring and summer 2022 in local festivals to introduce our mission to Malden, Melrose, and Revere residents, and to raise funds through donations in exchange for home grown plants and the sale of Guatemalan handicrafts, in order to raise funds for the greenhouse project.   Details are […]

On Friday, April 22, 2022, Sowing Opportunities held an Earth Day event in front of The Gallery@57 from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.  The event included discussing our mission and work in the remote indigenous village of Chajmaic, Guatemala, offering plants in exchange for donations, a bake sale, the sale of Guatemalan handicrafts and rock painting.  […]

In April 2021 U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris met with Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss “the causes of irregular migration and that cause Guatemalans to leave their homes in search of better development opportunities.” (LaHora.gt)  The reason for their virtual meeting was to discuss “shared commitment to expand opportunities in Guatemala and in the region,” […]

Sowing Opportunities’ Innovative Solutions to create Sustainability, and help reduce Poverty and Malnutrition in Chajmaic, Guatemala On March 15, 2022, our agricultural engineer, Federico Arriola Cuéllar, traveled to the indigenous, remote village of Chajmaic to work for two months with 30 families who have shown leadership in the community.  Federico has set up training sessions […]

Do you live in Massachusetts, or are you planning a visit? Are you looking for the perfect gift for a special someone?  Perhaps for yourself? Do you wish to benefit those in need? Would you like to participate in fair trade, ensuring that indigenous artists receive just compensation for their work? Then, come to The […]

Would you like to help our neighbors to have groceries or sustainable agriculture? You can do both through your monetary donations or purchasing a plant for your home or office! Here are our current offerings CONTACT US for availability or donations.               Marie Coulanges with small houseplants, 10/30/2021 Here […]

While our primary focus has been on developing a sustainable agricultural project which includes sending an agricultural engineer who will provide training for building and maintaining a greenhouse – we need to wait until it is safer in terms of Covid transmission before we can do so. So, for now, we are offering a different vision […]

Dear Friends, We are deeply saddened to learn that our key personnel, Alfonso and Lety, in the village of Chajmaic, have contracted Covid.   Due to the extreme Covid outbreak in Guatemala, there are no resources to help them there.  The main supplier of oxygen, Productos del Aire, has stopped production, due to completely saturated […]

Thank you to the City of Malden for their initiative in creating the Malden Summer Festivals.  They were a lot of fun and successful!  Sowing Opportunities gave away plants to the community, made new contacts, and talked about our work in Chajmaic, Guatemala.  Click here for additional information. Thank you to Malden News Network for […]

Chajmaic’s greatest resource is its abundant river, el Río Cahabón.  This river flows for over 120 miles and provides for all the needs of those in the village.  See Sowing Opportunities’ recent Neighborhood View article and our recent newsletter email. However, as in many places in the world where a body of water serves all […]

Sowing Opportunities professional video (English, November 2019)                                 Video profesional de Sembrando Oportunidades (Español, Noviembre 2019)