Community organization with a global vision . . .

Tierra Lucero is a non-profit 501 c 3, located in beautiful Taos, New Mexico - at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains. Since 2001, our mission has been to support the development of food and energy sovereignty for our community.

The problems our work addresses include:

• Lack of Local Food The decline of small scale sustainable farming and agricultural knowledge passed on to future generations
• Malnutrition The consequent decline of human health through lack of access to nutritious, organic foods
• Poor Growing Conditions Depletion of agriculturally viable soil through the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
• Pollution from Waste Environmental pollution from large scale dairies and feedlots, including groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas production
• Loss of Community Lack of personal and community strength and autonomy due to dependence on unsustainable, environmentally damaging energy production

As the current energy, health and economic crises deepen, the world will be increasingly searching for answers. We want to be prepared to provide them by putting in the time and effort now — not when it’s too late to make peaceful transitions to the use of new technologies and economic systems. Additionally, we don’t want to rely on a top-down structure for the solutions we need. In other words, we don’t believe anyone is going to “save” us — we all need to create a path forward, toward a sane and sustainable future.