Feb 11 2025 105 mins 1
In this episode of the podcast, we talk about:
the biodiversity of agaves, some of the issues with cultivation under pressure of capitalism, and private land ownership
complexity of the commons in Oaxaca under pressure of modernity
agave use for textiles, wild and rare species, and benefit of planting in polycultures
we speak to ideas about wild tending in Oaxaca and the issues that come up when trying to reintegrate old ways of tending land in modern times
the fact that oaks are not wild tending here or eaten but used to be long ago, what could people here learn from indigenous peoples to the north and vice versa— who tend oaks or piñon pine for food
this episode was catered to the local village audience of Teotitlan de Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, on the local radio, so listen with this in mind.
It is a language in Spanish and English, if you are a Spanish speaker, you will get a richer experience from this episode
Damien’s contact: Teléfono Celular: 9515196315 [email protected]
Radio show facebook page where you can listen
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