Mennonites are farming in a Mexican desert and it’s not going well

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By Kate YoderNov 18, 2015, 8:29 pm133 pts
Pacifism is a fundamental part of the Mennonite tradition, but in Mexico, 60,000 farmers of that faith have recently found themselves in a rather surprising Mad Max-esque scenario. Well, there’s no heavy artillery or machine-gun wielding babes, but the point of conflict is the same: Water — or more…

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