About Us
What is Mezclada all about?
Our focus is farmer holistic health and business management. We provide farmers across the world with education, business coaching, and food planning systems help.
MEzclada’s origins
The word mezclada is Spanish for ‘mixed’, ending with an ‘a’ to represent the feminine. It’s very dear to the heart of the Founder, Emily Reno, as it represents both her mixed bi-racial heritage as a Mexican-American and the benefits that come from mixture – to natural systems, cross-cultural learning, and the diversity of perspectives that can be present in small towns.
When we are ‘mixed’ as a community, we tend to be challenged to think differently, to develop a greater sense of compassion and understanding towards others, and we begin to possess the capacity to get out of our comfort zones.
About the Founder, Emily
Emily Reno hails from Lawrence, Kansas. She’s a child of the 90s, a proud Jayhawk, avid writer, podcaster, yogi, creative, Latin dance enthusiast, facilitator, world traveler, and budding herbalist.
She’s long held a passion for understanding her own history and heritage, connecting people to local food, and modeling to others the benefits that come from a deep investment in one’s personal development.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Mezclada operates at the margin of the PRACTICAL and the MAGICAL, working to blend beginning farmer training, business development, and holistic health.
OUR VALUES
GRATITUDE
Taking stock of what we have has been found to increase happiness. Instead of asking for more, what would it look like to make work what we have right in front of us? We center gratitude for its natural effect of making life feel abundant.
PERSONAL GROWTH
Just as the landscapes and climate around us change, so too are humans meant to evolve. When we seek this level of discomfort, to be better at work, in relationships, spiritually, and elsewhere, suddenly the phases that we go through become parts of a process of our own growth instead of obstacles keeping us from experiencing joy.
CONNECTION
We seek to foster connectivity among those who may be working in silos, or those who may be working right next to each other. In a world where specialization is key, we choose connection where it is not so easily found or forged.
WELL BEING
Health is not something to be compromised. And well-being goes just beyond that to include every facet that impacts our ability as humans to thrive in harmony with the people and planet. By focusing on well-being, things around us just tend to fall into place.
SELF-SOVEREIGNTY
We believe in using food production as a tool to foster greater levels of self-sovereignty, or self-sufficiency, among those we work with. We know that this leads to greater independence, and self-confidence, ultimately allowing people to take on more challenging tasks in life. The world needs more of these risk-takers.
LOVE
The positive energy created by love cannot be replicated. Amazing things happen when we infuse real love into what we do – how we care for ourselves, and for others. Love for the land has impeccable results, and we want more of this.
