My Secret Life as a Sheep Farmer or Never Say Never

It all started on a trip to Quintana Roo to do a feasibility study for an eco-tourism project in the Sian Ka’an biological reserve. Part of the project’s challenge was that all food and palapa building materials had to be brought in as nothing could be cut or grown within the reserve. In other words, to make the project work, all food and building materials had to be sourced outside the reserve. No small chore.
The key was to source on the mainland near the city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto. The area is famous for its many communal farms and its radical if not bizarre politics. Having traveled extensively in the area before we were certain we could find what was needed in one communal farm, greatly strengthening my case for getting approval for the necessary permits.
Two days before going back to San Jose we were approached by a member of one of the farms. He said he had diabetes and the doctor told him he could no longer work on the farm. He also said none of his children wanted to farm; they had all moved […]

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