Sana Roots

As we look ahead to 2026, we want to pause and reflect on what we’ve already built together. Many of the goals we’re working toward next year didn’t start from scratch; they were shaped, tested, and brought to life by you, our community, in 2025. We Reached People and Built A Real Connection In 2025, over 1,100 people across San Antonio  participated in our programs, gatherings, and healing spaces. These weren’t just one-time interactions. They were moments of shared learning, care, culture,...

A vibrant, lime-green, pear-shaped vegetable often spotted in grocery stores, chayote (Sechium edule)  is far more than eye-catching produce. This resilient vegetable has deep roots in Central and South American food traditions  and continues to play an important role in nutritious, affordable cooking , especially within South Texas communities. What Is Chayote? Chayote belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family , alongside squash and cucumbers. Known for its mild flavor and firm texture, chayote...

The sizzle of sizzling meat and the smoky scent of roasting vegetables fill the air in the rural countryside of northern Mexico as an unpretentious, unassuming field-cooking method takes center stage. The disco , a literal translation of the working plow-disc, used by farmers and ranchers as modern agriculture boomed in the early 20th century, soon became the vessel for communal cuisine. Worn plow discs were repurposed into makeshift standing woks for cooking meat and in-season vegetables,...