¨Si no hay tortilla, no comiste,¨ if there is no tortilla then you didn´t really eat. A common phrase heard throughout Oaxaca. Corn is the base of the daily diet throughout Mexico and Oaxaca used daily to make many types of tortillas: blandas, tlyudas, tostadas, memelas, tetelas not to mention other corn based dishes such as tamales, espeso de guías, and many types of moles thickened with corn masa. Many Oaxacans still grow heirloom varieties seasonally and harvest fresh elotes (ears of corn) at the end of the rainy season in September. If there is a healthy rainfall and your visit coincides with this harvest you can join us in an elotiza in the Miahuatlán region. A harvest day tradition where mezcal producing families celebrate the harvest, feasting on grilled and boiled from corn. Join us on September 7th and 14th, 2022. Keep your eyes on our Calendar for more dates!

Dates: Sept 2023 / / Schedule: 9am-7pm

Cost per person: $185 USD/3,330 MXN(Open Outing 2-6 people)

Includes:

• Personalized guide and translation service (Spanish/English)

• Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca City (2 hours each way)

• Quick breakfast of antojitos, little local snacks at our favorite roadside comedor

• Learn about traditional agriculture systems that grow corn, beans, and squash alongside agave for mezcal production. We´ll harvest and cook fresh corn.

• Enjoying the lunch we cook of corn based dishes

• Visit to a traditional mezcal palenque, learning about the process and history of the mezcal of the region directly from the producing family

• Tasting of traditional mezcal made on site

• A chance to purchase mezcal directly from the producers (price not included), our help packing it for travel

• Drinking water and light snacks

• Donation to future community youth center