La Siembra, a meeting to weave links for territorial regeneration

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, a group of almost sixty people gathered with hearts full of expectations at the first meeting of the Regeneration Cycle: Weaving Links, which we called La Siembra. There we not only presented the results of the study that mapped actors in the territory that work in regeneration, but also made visible the shared hopes and dreams.

The study 'Regenerative Synergies', by Fundación Barichara Regenerativa and researchers Makis Medina and Ingrid Rodríguez, carefully collected the experiences and lessons learned from 29 active initiatives in Barichara. Their analysis made it possible to understand how local dynamics, challenges faced and visions for the future intertwine in a landscape rich in diversity and vitality, in which there are projects that took root in the 1980s and young initiatives that have recently flourished strongly. Each process demonstrated a common yearning to rebuild the bond between community and nature.

And as happens in life, despite achievements and progress, the study also pointed out challenges, such as insufficient economic resources, local connections that still need to be strengthened and water governance that seeks greater cohesion. However, far from dampening the spirit, these challenges call for meeting and working together.

During the workshop, participants recognized each other and came together to propose ways to consolidate the regenerative tapestry: creating clear mechanisms for collaboration, opening continuous spaces for dialogue and ensuring that the voices of children also nurture this construction.

The creation of three thematic networks was proposed to strengthen community work:

The Ecological and Landscape Restoration Network,

The Water Governance and Community Strengthening Network,

The Socio-environmental Education and Regenerative Entrepreneurship Network.

These networks are not just simple structures, they are living roots that seek to weave together resources, knowledge and relationships, to weave a web that drives collaboration, amplifies impact and consolidates a shared vision of integral regeneration for Barichara.

This Siembra meeting was the first of four proposed by Fundación Barichara Regenerativa. And like any seed, this proposal needs to be cared for with constancy and hope so that it grows, is harvested and renewed. Because in Barichara the future is sown with hands that join hands, voices that dialogue and hearts that beat to the rhythm of the earth.