Atrilogy of short stories from Quito, Ecuador illuminates the importance of urban agriculture in cities, where people often lack connection with nature and its cycles as well as with other people. Community projects are transformational in how they connect people with each other through food, and these connections often have wider political implications. The Minga por la Pachamama community kitchen was initiated by Indigenous families during the 2022 national strikes and became a space that nourished resistance. A municipal urban agriculture scheme has seeded 4,700 community gardens that build physical health and offer healing. And the ‘Fruits of Our Land’ cultural initiative has transformed the relationship between the countryside and the city of Quito through a mixture of agroecology, communication and the arts.