Planting the


Our Mission is...
… to provide rural families in Guatemala with coaching and technical assistance in nutrition and food security, home production of plant and


Our Vision is...
… to create a model for integrated rural community development which can be successfully applied, given proper attention to local environmental, cultural and community factors, in other impoverished rural communities.


Our guiding Values are…
- Community development occurs when people acquire the technical skills needed for success, learn to work together, and identify opportunities for their own future.
- Our role starts with understanding the needs and resources of the community and integrating local culture into our interactions with the families.


Seeds Field Team:
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Cesar Armando Astorga Garcia – Project Leader |
Clelia Socorro Ixquiatap Garcia – Project Coordination & Sr. Extensionist |
Ingrid Elizabeth Gómez Vásquez – Community Leader & Sr. Extensionist |


Seeds Field Team:
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Felix Timoteo Icó Chocoy – Extensionist in Training |
Boris Misael Icó Chocoy – Extensionist in Training |
Julio Bladimiro Tzic Garcia – Extensionist in Training |


The Founding Members
In 2004, Suzanne and Earl de Berge volunteered at a Pre-Classic Maya site under Chocolá.
Working side by side with people from the modern-day village kindled their interest in
helping their new friends have healthier and more prosperous lives. Joined by other
archaeology volunteers, they formed Seeds for a Future in 2007.
Our core concept: to form a modest-sized program to explore and develop new, effective
and practical strategies for addressing the problem of chronic malnutrition of mothers
and their children among poor rural


The Board
Our board is made up of a number of distinguished businesspeople.
We can’t thank them enough for their contributions.

