‘Regenerating the Human Story’—award-winning journalist Tracy L. Barnett reports
on our work in Mexico.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Dear Supporter,,



To read the headlines, you’d think there’s nothing good happening in the world.
At least that’s how it feels some days—especially in our world, where our
government regulatory agencies are gutting environmental and food safety
regulations right and left.


So today, I want to share a story about something good.

You’re probably more familiar with the work we do in the U.S. But the Organic Consumers Association is also a co-founder of two other
organizations: Vía Orgánica [[link removed]] , based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Regeneration International [[link removed]] , which has staff and close allies working in the U.S., Mexico, South Africa,
Australia, Belize, the Philippines, London and elsewhere.


Reporter Tracy L. Barnett [[link removed]] recently was assigned to cover the work of these two organizations , for an article in Permaculture Magazine.


Calling it the “one of my most inspiring assignments so far this year ,” Barnett produced a version
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] of the story that appeared in several online publications, including the Esperanza Project [[link removed]] .


Barnett describes the impact of our work through the eyes of several native
Mexicans. Two of those, Lourdes Guerrero and Don Martin Tovar, previously worked long
grueling hours in industrial chicken slaughterhouses.


Today, Guerrero and Tovar work at the Vía Orgánica ranch just outside San
Miguel. Barnett reports that Tovar, who immigrated to the U.S. when he was 14 and
worked 12-hour days in a chicken processing plant, is “proud to be able to live
well in his homeland and show his son how to plant, grow and make organic
fertilizers.”


Barnett does a great job of portraying the greatest value of OCA’s international
work: hope. Hope for the Earth. Hope for the human spirit. Hope for the future.


And if there’s anything we could use more of these days, it’s hope.


Please read “ Regenerating the Human Story
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And, if you can, invest in hope, by making a donation to support our
international work. [[link removed]]

Thank you,

P.S. Our work defending your right to a clean environment and safe food is
critical. But so is our work around building the alternative: a regenerative
food and farming system that feeds the world and heals the Earth. Please make a generous donation today to Regeneration International [[link removed]] . Thank you.

Organic Consumers Association is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization, under
the section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All charitable donations are
deductible to the full extent allowed by law.



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