Land Ownership
One aspect of the community’s efforts towards sustainable growth includes reforestation with fruit-producing trees. Twenty-four avocado, eighteen peach, twenty-two oranges and forty lemon trees have been planted, totaling to 104 trees. Four members of San Miguel have been participating in the demonstration plot managed by Agros staff to promote organic farming. Similarly, the elementary school has also begun a demonstration plot growing twenty-seven orange trees, nineteen peach trees and twenty mandarin trees, all grafted. In total the two demonstrations make up 170 fruit trees planted in the
community. Additionally, with the help of Agros staff and the government forestry department, 450 cedar trees were planted near the water spring to contribute to flora diversity and water conservation. There still is much left to be improved upon in terms of environmental sustainability, but the first “seeds of transformation” have been planted in this effort.

Sustainable Economic Growth
Health measures continue to be taken for the well-being of the animals and birds of the community. During recent months sixty-three cows were vaccinated and deparasited and the birds, hens and roosters will soon be as well. These precautions are especially necessary as temperatures are dropping with the start of the autumn season.
Other productive activities include the cultivation of lilies. This group hopes to make the first cutting and bring the flowers to sell in November.
The women of San Miguel have made the last payments on the enterprise loans taken out for an embroidery project and their bird-raising project on time. With this proud accomplishment, the women feel prepared to take out another loan to continue to grow these projects. The women continue to show their cooperation with the ideological guidelines of Agros and hope to be granted a larger loan in the future.