Episode 3: Food Autonomy

In this episode Nancy Serrano speaks with Rita Valencia about the Zapatista's autonomous agricultural project. She describes how land is so much more than the physical territory, not just for food production. Rita explains the basis of the 5,000 year old Mayan food production system, the Milpa and how Zapatista communities are recovering their ancestral knowledge and practises. They discuss the ins and outs of putting a cup of Zapatista coffee on your table. She also speaks of present-day threats that communities in Chiapas are facing while still remaining crystal clear on their political position and opposing capitalism.

Links:

https://web.facebook.com/F%C3%A1ilte-go-h%C3%89irinn-Zapatistas-2021-101658158954082

https://promedioschiapas.wordpress.com/

https://www.facebook.com/promedios.decomunicacioncomunitaria

https://radiozapatista.org/?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/RadioZapa

Songs:

Cancion para los Caracoles del EZLN , Erick de Jesus

Begi Estalitako Indioa, Saggaroi

Ven, Ven, Ven, Colectivo Polho

Viva Zapata, Los Locos (1971)

Text:

The Story of the Third Shoulder; The Other Stories Vol. 2, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos

Image:

Beatriz Aurora