Amid global mezcal craze, scientists and communities try out sustainable plantations

Mongabay
Feb 10, 2023, 7:07 pm212 pts
TEHUACÁN-CUICATLÁN BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Mexico — The palenques, or local mezcal production sites, in the village of Santa María Ixcatlán stand unusually empty before the local Day of the Dead celebrations. “Due to a lack of mature agave left [in the wild], men don’t produce as much mezcal as they used…

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