Aurelio Batún Nahuat, 68, displays a purple sweet potato (or “Camote morado” in Spanish) in Nacuché, Yucatán, Mexico on April 25, 2023. Don Aurelio supplies regenerative farm’ Mestiza de Indias with heritage varietals on the brink of extinction.
Don Aurelio supplies regenerative farm’ Mestiza de Indias with heritage varietals on the brink of extinction. Mestizas de Indias is a 544-acre regenerative farm located in the middle of the Yucatán jungle and founded by Spaniard Gonzalo Samaranch Granados in 2015. This agriculture project preserves Indigenous farming traditions and heirloom crops that are native to the region, while aiming to combat the harmful effects of Mexico’s agrochemical industry. It also offers the local Mayan community access to healthy food and much-needed jobs. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus