https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5 en-us 2016-02-23 16:11:34 UTC 2023-10-23 22:13:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/100503043/b1a485c12fb195ac062f181579f178c14200d5bc/929bac694b267bf9a0a55699b184c042.png hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97054035 Santa Ana Zegache, Mexico — In the birthplace of maize, nobody seemed to need Juan Velasco’s crop.]]> 2016-02-24 16:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97054035 hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97056224 For a few years, farmer Juan Velasco could not sell half of the nutty, orange-colored corn that he had harvested.]]> 2016-02-24 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97056224 hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97057554 Two years ago, Mr. Velasco at age 46 sold half of his land cutting his holding down to eight acres.
"It was a lot of work and for what?" He said. "You invest and you dont make money."]]> 2016-02-24 17:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97057554 hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97060615 2016-02-24 17:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97060615 hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97062476 Chefs buy native corn from Mexico and grind it in-house to make masa, or dough, for tortillas, tamales, tlacoyos and tetelas. ]]> 2016-02-24 17:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97062476 hvanhousen https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97065189 He darts around the Mixican countryside buying corn in batches as small as 100 kilps, has about 100 clients in the United States and Europe, making him the dominant player on a very small field. The company exports to import 400 tons of corn this year, up from 80 tons in 2014,]]> 2016-02-24 17:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hvanhousen/jlby966g06u5/wish/97065189