This distinctive economic vision prioritizes people over profit. Eastern Coachella Valley Polanco farmworker communities have embraced this vision for decades, building culturally rich and close-knit communities on the principles of local ownership and control of assets. Pueblo Unido works with Polanco community leaders to identify opportunities for locally rooted inclusive democratic enterprises, such as the El Milagro Farms ECV social enterprise, community infrastructure, climate-smart fair wage jobs, and improved access to capital—a sustainable community wealth-building approach to local economic development focused on self-reliance, climate-resilience, and social justice.