Summer 2021 Plants & Sustainability Project

Melrose Farmers’ Market video, promoting Sowing Opportunities! The Melrose Farmers’ Market is done for the season, but… Sowing Opportunities, is offering beautifully arranged plants for donation. These begonias can be grown on your window sill during the winter, brightening your house, and make a fine gift! All proceeds directly benefit an #indigenous village in #Guatemala. […]







How to build a water tower!

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 […]


How to build a water tower! original

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. However, as in many places in the world where a body of water serves all the needs of its population, it contains water-borne illnesses: multiple parasites, worms, […]