Artisans
The Oaxaca work does not start in an office. It starts in Teotitlán del Valle, in Mazatec cultural space, in family practice, language, weaving, teaching, and trust earned over time. Margarita Gutiérrez Martínez and Jazmín "Coyotita" Casimiro are partners in that work.
Oaxaca community partner
Jazmín is an Oaxaca community partner rooted in Mazatec cultural work. She has been part of this work since before The Community Garden formally existed.
Her guidance brings the foundation into living Mazatec tradition, cultural memory, and decisions that have to be made by people rooted in the place.
Oaxaca community partner
Margarita is an Oaxaca community partner and artisan collaborator from Teotitlán del Valle. She shapes The Community Garden's Zapotec art and language work.
Her weaving knowledge, family tradition, and local relationships keep the Oaxaca program rooted in the people who make and teach the work.
Mazatec cultural collaborator involved since before the foundation began.
Teotitlán del Valle artisan collaborator shaping Zapotec art and language work.
Artisan partner in the Oaxaca work.
Artisan partner in the Oaxaca work.
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