Posts by Seeds for a Future

Mud, Mam, and Marigolds: Two Weeks of Quiet Persistence in the Field By Moises P. | Program and Data Manager Food security doesn’t grow in perfect conditions. During the first two weeks of June, it grew through heavy rains, muddy roads, language barriers, and the steady determination of families and field staff working together across…

The Ingredients for Change Were Already Present By Moises P. | Program and Data Manager From fish tanks turned into nurseries to kitchen spices that defeat crop plagues, small-scale farmers in Guatemala are reclaiming food sovereignty, one garden at a time. What does real change look like in a small farming community? Often, it looks…

“Pass the Plate, Improve Community Health!” From mountainsides to lakeshores across Guatemala, families in the Seeds for a Future program are doing something quietly radical: growing their own food, on their own terms. In backyards and borrowed spaces, in repurposed fish tanks and stacked recycled tires, families are finding creative ways to nourish themselves and…

When Intuition Meets Crisis with a Proven Solution In the volcano-side community of Chocolá, Guatemala, something began to disintegrate one family’s mushroom harvest, before something remarkable happened. As many program members cultivate mushrooms as a source of protein and income, a relationship between the health of their crop and the success of their yields begins…

Why Permaculture Home Gardens Sustainably Overcome Chronic Malnutrition By Dr. Jim Barlow, Agronomist, Soil Expert, and Seeds for a Future Board Advisor Seeds for a Future is deeply committed to reducing chronic malnutrition among indigenous populations in Guatemala, with a special focus on pregnant women, infants, and young children. While many programs focus on short-term…

Breaking the Cycle: How Nutrition Education and Home Gardens Transform Lives By Dr. Jim Barlow, Agronomist, Soil Expert, and Seeds for a Future Board Advisor There’s a chronic nutrition and malnutrition crisis in rural communities across the highlands of Guatemala. At Seeds for a Future, we address malnutrition every day through home gardens, education, mentorship,…

The Four Pillars for Reducing Malnutrition Among Indigenous Families Rural Nutrition and Health Requires More Than Planting Gardens. Since 2009, Seeds For A Future has been refining and evolving the design of its core Program, which focuses on food security, nutrition education, and increasing incomes.  The concept of the Seeds Program began when its Founders,…

Where Trust Is Built: Lasting Food Security Solutions in Central America By Dr. Jim Barlow, Agronomist, Soil Expert, and Seeds for a Future Board Advisor Sometimes, it can take the new person a little while to fully understand the scope of an organization. My name is Jim Barlow, and I recently joined the Seeds For…

Closing 2025 with Gratitude and Record-Breaking Impact By Suzanne de Berge | Co-Founder and Board President Across rural Guatemala, chronic malnutrition continues to be one of the most urgent challenges families face. Per Hum Data, 47-70% of children under five experience long-term nutritional deficits that affect physical and cognitive growth, development, and lifelong opportunity. According…