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 […]
Indigenous Mayan artisanal Crafts
We are very excited to tell you about an opportunity to give a beautiful gift to your loved one or yourself while supporting Sowing Opportunities sustainability projects as well as indigenous Mayan artisans. Now you can purchase beautiful handcrafted Mayan artwork at TheGallery@57. All the pieces are skillfully created by indigenous Mayan artisans. Your purchase of […]
Mayan Artisans
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Beautiful Guatemalan fair trade handicrafts: #GivingTuesday / #GivingBack is here!
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 […]
Plants for Sale to Benefit the Village of Chajmaic, Guatemala
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 […]
#GivingTuesday is #GivingBack / The Tree of Life campaign
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 […]
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. […]
Prayers requested for Chajmaic as Covid encroaches
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 […]
Successful Malden Summer Festivals, Melrose Farmers’ Markets, & Fall Fairs (June-October, 2021)
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 […]
Earth Day 2021 celebrated at The Gallery @57
Photos from the May 23rd event at The Gallery@57:
Earth Day, April 20-22, 2021 Restore Our Earth
Sowing Opportunities is focused on the village of Chajmaic, Guatemala developing greenhouse agriculture for food security and livelihood. We have an Event coming up in Malden, Massachusetts – Rescheduled date: Sunday, May 23th – for Earth Day! We’re raising funds for training and supplies. Can you help? Watch Sowing Opportunities’ 1-minute Earth Day video! […]