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Name: Burritos and the love thats wrapped inside.
Tagline: Burritos
Address: California
.Global
Scope: international

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Agricultural Policy  |  Agricultural Water Conservation and Management  |  Agroecology  |  Biological Control  |  Composting  |  Farm Ecosystem Management  |  Gardening  |  Global Beef Industry  |  Livestock in Developing Nations  |  Organic Farming  |  Permaculture  |  Precision Farming  |  Rural Farming Communities  |  Soil Conservation and Management  |  Sustainable Agriculture  |  Sustainable Livestock Husbandry  |  Acid Rain  |  Air Quality and Pollution  |  Indoor Air Quality  |  Ozone Layer  |  Amphibians  |  Animal and Plant Trafficking  |  Animal Welfare and Rights  |  Artiodactyls  |  Bats  |  Birds  |  Canids  |  Cetaceans  |  Elephants  |  Endangered Animal Species Protection  |  Endemic Animal Species Protection  |  Felids  |  Fish  |  Insects  |  Lagomorphs  |  Lepidoptera  |  Marsupials  |  Mollusks and Crustaceans  |  Mustelids and Viverrids  |  Perissodactyls  |  Pinnipeds  |  Primates  |  Raptors  |  Reptiles  |  Rodents  |  Sirenians  |  Ursids  |  Wildlife Ecology  |  Wildlife Habitat Conservation  |  Wildlife Law and Policy  |  Wildlife Management  |  Art and Sculpture  |  Arts Activism  |  Arts Education  |  Arts Therapy  |  Literature  |  Performing Arts  |  Biocultural Diversity  |  Biodiversity Conservation  |  Domesticated Animal Diversity  |  Domesticated Plant Conservation  |  Seed Conservation  |  Business Firm and Organization Sustainability  |  Corporate Ethics  |  Ecological Economics  |  Ecosystem Services  |  Ecotourism  |  Environmental Accounting  |  Finance Policies and Institutions  |  Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation  |  Green Banking and Insurance  |  Microcredit  |  Microfinance  |  Natural Capitalism  |  Responsible Business Practices  |  Socially Responsible Investment  |  Child and Youth Protection  |  Child Labor  |  Children in Armed Conflict  |  Children's Health  |  Juvenile Justice  |  Rights of the Child  |  Youth Capacity Building  |  Youth Education and Empowerment  |  Youth Leadership  |  Youth Participation  |  Youth-led Organizations  |  Communication Training  |  Nonprofit Law  |  Organizational Funding  |  Organizational Governance  |  Organizational Support and Management  |  Philanthropy  |  Social Entrepreneurship  |  Training for Nonprofits  |  Coastal and Marine Human Impacts  |  Coastal and Marine Invasive Species  |  Coastal and Marine Law and Policy  |  Coastal and Marine Pollution  |  Coastal Ecology  |  Coral Reef Conservation  |  Mangrove Conservation  |  Marine Ecology and Conservation  |  Community Enterprise  |  Community Participation  |  Community Resources  |  Community Service/Volunteerism  |  Community Training  |  Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building  |  Fundraising  |  Leadership Training  |  Conservation and Recreation  |  Conservation and the Commons  |  Conservation Area Creation  |  Conservation Area Protection  |  Conservation Biology  |  Conservation Policy  |  Land Restoration  |  Land Stewardship  |  Natural Heritage Conservation  |  Natural Resource Conservation  |  Practical Conservation  |  Wilderness  |  Cultural Diversity  |  Cultural Heritage Conservation  |  Culture and Sustainability  |  Infectious Diseases  |  Democracy and Civil Society  |  Groundwater  |  Arms Trading  |  Green Hospital Movement  |  Biological Development  |  Water and Energy  |  Sustainable Urban Environmental Services  |  Gender Equality  |  International Humanitarian Law and War Crimes  |  Water and Sustainable Development  |  Urban Communications  |  Technology Transfer  |  Sustainability and Technology  |  Life Cycle Assessment  |  Sustainable Urban Power  |  Crises and Disaster Aid  |  Sustainable Materials  |  Conservation Easements  |  Food Supply  |  Indigenous Rights  |  Fire Ecology  |  Fair Trade  |  Light and Noise Pollution  |  Greenhouse Gases  |  Environmental Monitoring  |  Environmental Justice  |  Environmental Health  |  Environmental Ethics  |  Environmental Education  |  Microbial Ecology  |  Forest Ecology and Conservation  |  Land Reform  |  Alternative Medicine  |  Male Circumcision  |  Evolutionary Ecology  |  Men and Violence  |  Men's Health  |  Tropical Moist Forests  |  Globalization Impacts  |  Restorative Justice  |  Disability Equality  |  Landscape Ecology  |  Worker Rights  |  Language Revitalization  |  Ethnobotany  |  Crime and Policing  |  Mycology  |  River-Lake Ecology and Biodiversity  |  Cancer  |  Minerals Law and Policy  |  Religion and Ecology  |  Sustainable Minerals Industry  |  Squatter Communities  |  Nuclear Disarmament  |  Weapons  |  Shrublands  |  Human Rights and Natural Law  |  Protected Areas, Individuals, Objects and Property  |  Temperate and Boreal Needleleaf Forests  |  Sustainable Building  |  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests  |  Aquarium Trade  |  World Marine Fisheries  |  Food Aid  |  Ecological Change and Emerging Diseases  |  Tuberculosis  |  Government Oversight and Reform  |  Medical Biotechnology  |  Malaria  |  Global Governance  |  Institutional Accountability  |  Advertising  |  Global Wood Products Industry  |  Plantations  |  Certified Timber Harvesting  |  Global Food Supply and Sustainability  |  Informal Economy  |  Worker Centers  |  Land Tenure  |  Women and the Environment  |  Property Rights  |  Sustainable Energy Development  |  Energy Security and Sustainability  |  Natural Resource Management  |  Rivers and Creeks  |  Health Care Access  |  Lakes and Ponds  |  Energy Flow in Ecosystems  |  Electric Power  |  Public and Government Education  |  Sparse Trees and Parklands  |  Rights and Equality of LGBT  |  Demographics  |  Global Labor  |  International Debt  |  Currency Exchange  |  Transnational Corporations  |  Trade Balance  |  Water Pollution  |  Hazardous Solid Waste  |  Global Pollution  |  Energy Pollution  |  Chemical Pollution  |  Tropical Dry Forests  |  Family Planning  |  Education, Government and Sustainability  |  Renewable Energy  |  Sustainable Fishing  |  Pollination Ecology  |  Ecological Footprint  |  Rural Development  |  Endangered Plant Species Protection  |  Conflict Resolution  |  Literacy  |  Human Trafficking and Slavery  |  Affordable Housing  |  Human Rights and Civil Liberties  |  Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and Migrants  |  Alternative Fuels  |  Wetlands  |  Watershed Management  |  Water Supply and Conservation  |  Urban Forestry  |  Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning  |  Seniors' Health  |  Food Literacy  |  Worker Health and Safety  |  Public Health  |  Human Rights Education  |  Land Use Policy  |  Land and Naval Mines  |  Military Disarmament  |  Law and Policy Reform  |  Human Rights Protection  |  Land Trusts and Land Conservation  |  Biomimicry  |  Water Quality and Health  |  Water Law and Policy  |  Biotechnology  |  Energy Policy  |  Health Education  |  Access To Education  |  Dams  |  Sustainable Transportation  |  Pollution Prevention and Reduction  |  Prison Reform and Policy  |  Poverty Alleviation  |  Inland Aquatic Ecosystems  |  Human Population Growth and Impacts  |  Plant Ecology  |  Petroleum in the Environment  |  Peace and Peace Building  |  Indigenous Lands  |  Aquaculture  |  Senior Volunteerism and Mentoring  |  Living Wages  |  Endemic Plant Species Protection  |  Mountaintop Removal  |  Molecular Ecology  |  Mining and Refining Ores  |  Social Development  |  Recycling and Reuse  |  Vocational Training  |  Toxic and Hazardous Substances  |  Appropriate Technology  |  Sustainable Living  |  Sustainable Forestry  |  Sustainable Communities  |  Sustainability, Religious and Spiritual Issues  |  Precautionary Principle  |  Ecolabeling and Certification  |  Democratic Participation  |  Soil Ecology  |  Sanitation  |  Riparian Ecology and Conservation  |  Restoration Ecology  |  Hydrology and the Global Water Cycle  |  Pollution Remediation  |  Global Migration  |  Environmental Law and Policy  |  Energy Efficiency and Conservation  |  Natural Resource Education  |  Sustainability Education  |  EcoVillages  |  Environmental Toxicology  |  Ecopsychology  |  Environmental Resource Center  |  Pesticides  |  Industrial Ecology  |  Legal Services and Representation  |  Infrastructure  |  Ethnic Equality  |  Nuclear Power  |  Deserts and Semi-deserts  |  Urban Ecology  |  Women's Vocational Training  |  Women's Civic Participation  |  Social Justice Education  |  Local Food Systems  |  Endocrine Disruptors  |  Employment  |  Emissions Trading  |  Fair Electoral Process  |  Film  |  Economic Development  |  Agroforestry  |  Green Schools  |  Water Rights  |  Information and Communication Technology  |  Militarism and Violence  |  Women's Empowerment  |  Traditional Culture  |  Sustainable Livelihoods  |  Tundra  |  Malnutrition, Diet, Disease, and Education  |  Women's Economic Development  |  Women's Education  |  Women's Rights  |  Photography  |  Journalism and the Press  |  Asthma  |  Media and Communication  |  Video  |  Internet  |  Radio and Audio  |  Seniors' Rights and Participation  |  Publishing  |  HIV/AIDS  |  Sustainable Production  |  Television  |  Climate Justice  |  Climate Change  |  Biological Patents  |  Hunger and Food Security  |  Democratic Reform  |  Green Roofs  |  Women's Safety from Violence  |  Female Genital Cutting  |  Consumption and Green Consumers  |  Trafficking of Women  |  Human Rights Monitoring  |  Distributive and Economic Justice  |  Waste Management  |  Good Governance  |  Urban Revitalization  |  Fossil Fuels  |  Forestry Law and Policy  |  Logging  |  Grasslands and Savannas  |  Women's Health  |  Democracy Education  |  Indigenous People and Culture  

About  [Edit]

Mexican popular tradition tells the story of a man named Juan Mendez who used to sell tacos in a street stand, using a donkey as a transport for himself and the food, during the Mexican Revolution period (1910-1921) in the Bella Vista neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. To keep the food warm, Juan had the idea of wrapping the food placed in a large flour tortilla inside individual napkins. He had a lot of success, and consumers came from other places around the Mexican border looking for the "food of the Burrito," the word they eventually adopted as the name for these large tacos...