Raíz de Fondo

Raíz de Fondo Jardines y Educación A.C.

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Community developmentEducationEnvironment & ClimateHealth

AssociationFounded 2012Local reach

Profile last updated: July 16, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Raíz de Fondo is a non-profit association based in La Paz, Mexico working on community development, education, environment & climate +3 more.

Raíz de Fondo is a non-profit organisation based in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, operating since 2012. It runs two community gardens (Huerto Guamúchil and Huerto Legaspy) that serve as spaces for growing food, learning horticulture and building community ties. Its work includes healthy cooking workshops and recipe sharing, environmental and school education programmes linked to the public school curriculum, teacher workshops and school garden visits, a food rescue programme that redistributes fresh food to community centres and families facing food insecurity, and a citizen science initiative recording urban biodiversity. Volunteers take part in gardening, food rescue and workshops, and the organisation's shop and seed library support local gardeners. Its stated aims are to improve quality of life through gardens, nutrition, sustainable living and stronger community bonds.

Location

La Paz, Mexico

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

A.C.

Legal name

Raíz de Fondo Jardines y Educación A.C.

Focus areas

community gardenshealthy cookingenvironmental educationfood rescueurban biodiversitycitizen scienceLa Paz

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentEducationEnvironment & ClimateHealthPoverty & HungerNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesStudentsCommunitiesPeople in poverty

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesDirect servicesCapacity building

Programmes

Huerto Comunitario Guamúchil

Community development · Mexico

Community garden in La Paz, Baja California Sur, used for growing food, hosting healthy cooking workshops in the palapa, and community events.

Huerto Comunitario Legaspy

Community development · Mexico

Community garden in La Paz offering gardening classes, talks, film screenings and parcels that community members can adopt.

Programa educativo de huertos escolares

Education · Mexico

School-based programme involving students, teachers, parents and school leaders in gardening and healthy eating, aligned with the Secretaría de Educación Pública curriculum, plus teacher workshops and school visits.

Rescate de alimentos

Poverty & Hunger · Mexico

Volunteer-run food rescue that collects and distributes fresh food for hot meals in community centres and food basket distribution, and connects food producers' donations with people facing food insecurity.

Reto Urbano Naturalista La Paz 2026

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Mexico

Citizen science initiative recording urban biodiversity in community gardens of La Paz using the iNaturalist platform, open to individuals and teams.