Reflections, Perspectives, and Notes from the Field

By Dr. Jim Barlow – 04/25/26 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 aid to address chronic malnutrition and food insecurity, we focus on long-term training and critical start-up…

By Dr. Jim Barlow – 03/27/26 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, and practical tools to guide families in building their own sustainable, nutritious food security and improving their health. A recent…

By Leilani Yats – 03/02/2026 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, Suzanne and Earl de…

By Dr. Jim Barlow – 02/05/26 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 a Future team in Guatemala, where we work to reduce chronic malnutrition and poverty in rural communities. Since coming…

By Suzanne de Berge – 12/05/25 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 to the World Bank, the average rural household often lives…

By Christopher Warren – 10/10/2025 The first 1,000 days of life is a critical period for child development. From the moment of conception up to age two, caretaker decisions have an immediate impact on a child’s physical health and future cognitive abilities. At Seeds for a Future, we work with rural families and particularly young…

By Mia Virgillio – 09/02/2024 My name is Mia Di Virgillio. After six months of traveling through Europe and Central America, I arrived in Antigua, Guatemala, where I spent two months volunteering and learning Spanish. This turned out to be one of the highlights of my travels. From the moment I arrived, Guatemala captivated me…

By Roland Bunch – 08/04/2024 Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has described the rapidly worsening famine around the developing world as a “hurricane of hunger.” Some experts say that as many as 100 million Africans are in danger of dying, and the increasing disaster has no end in sight. If even just…