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 to anymore,” explains the president … Continue reading Amid global mezcal craze, scientists and communities try out sustainable plantations