Hacer comunes con el maguey pulquero en Hidalgo, México

Abstract

The article analyzes the processes related to elaborating traditional and non-traditional foods derived from maguey with cultural roots such as pulque. From the post-capitalist theoretical framework of the commons, the interaction between the commons' biophysical, cultural, social, and knowledge dimensions is examined to recreate the planting and processing of maguey pulquero. Data collection comes from research articles on peasants' and maguey producers' management and social organization. The analyses are based on the protocols established by a community of actors who access, use, care for, assume responsibilities, and distribute benefits derived from maguey and the elaboration of pulque. From the post-capitalist analysis of the commons, it is found that the environmental conservation of the maguey is associated with the practice of peasant culture, social organization, and situated peasant knowledge. In addition, the interdependence between the actions undertaken by a community of actors committed to the care of the maguey and the effects of these actions on well-being by strengthening environmental and cultural services linked to food production in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, is made visible.