Raíces Program History - EcoCulture: Gardens

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Description

Collection of photographs documenting the evolution of the Raíces EcoCulture Garden project.

Identifier

Sub Collection 0309

Collection Items

Healing Herb Harvest

Early spring stinging nettle, violet flowers and purple dead nettle harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.

Pollination

Native pollinator in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.

Native bee pollinating a violet flower in the Raíces EcoCulture garden. When harvesting flowers for herbal medicine, only some are taken, while the remainder are left for the pollinators and to continue growing in their natural cycle.

Harvesting Flowers

Violet flowers harvested to make an herbal syrup.

Elecampane Leaves

Elecampane leaves sprouting early in the growing season.

Comfrey Leaves

Young springtime Comfrey leaves.

High Tunnel

Planting pepper seedlings early in a high tunnel allows the plant to mature earlier in the season and set fruit for longer.

Pepper Seedling

Pepper seedling planted directly into the ground in a high tunnel.

Seedlings

Seedlings growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden high tunnel greenhouse.

Yarrow Leaves

Young springtime yarrow leaves.

Sprout

Seedling sprouting early in the season.

Seedling Emerging

A seedling emerging in an indoor seedling tray.

Vertical Gardening

Cucumber vines growing on supports made from recycled, or upcycled, materials.

Garden Beds

Raíces EcoCulture garden beds.

Raíces EcoCulture Garden

Raíces EcoCulture gardens provide food and herbs for the Raíces community, and also gives back to the earth by providing food for pollinators, increasing biodiversity, and using sustainable and regenerative practices such as composting and…

Pollinator on Elcampane

Elecampane patches around the edge of the garden help to attract native pollinators like bumblebees which are needed for pollination of certain vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.