About
A community organization with a global vision
Tierra Lucero was founded in 2001 in Taos, New Mexico, on the western slope of the magnificent Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains.
Over the years our projects have evolved in line with our mission; to create energy sovereignty for our community through the local production of food and fuel. We seek to develop and demonstrate models that can be used by communities in the U.S. and around the world.
The problems our work address include:
- The decline of small scale sustainable farming and agricultural knowledge passed on to future generations
- The consequent decline of human health through lack of access to nutritious, organic foods
- Depletion of agriculturally viable soil through the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
- Environmental pollution from large scale dairies and feedlots, including groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas production
- Lack of personal and community strength and autonomy due to dependence on unsustainable, environmentally damaging energy production
As the current energy, health and economic crises deepen, the world will be increasingly searching for answers. We want to be prepared to provide them by putting in the time and effort now — not when it’s too late to make peaceful transitions to the use of new technologies and economic systems. Additionally, we don’t want to rely on a top-down structure for the solutions we need. In other words, we don’t believe anyone is going to “save” us — we all need to create a path forward, toward a sane and sustainable future.
Executive Director
Bob Pedersen
Board of Directors
Ryan Rose
Linda Prim
Shawn Duran
Co-Founders
Bob Pedersen and Victoria Linden
Tierra Lucero Supporters, Partners and Volunteers