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Silent Knight - Timeline Cover
Cover image for the Raíces Roots Music Exhibit Series timeline exhibit 'Silent Knight'
Scraping Extra Wax
Scraping extra wax from the top of a honeybee hive frame.
Kira Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Kira Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Cío Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Cío Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Strawberry Flowers in Bloom
Strawberry flowers in bloom in a strawberry patch. Each flower will develop into one strawberry.
Radish Harvest
Radish harvest in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Saving Seeds, Sharing Culture
Seeds harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden. Some will be added to the Raíces Seed Library and some will be grown out again in the Raíces EcoCulture garden the following year.
Dill
Fresh harvested dill from the Raíces EcoCulture herb garden laying out to dry.
Last Tomato Harvest of 2016
Last tomato harvest of 2016, picked the night before the first frost of the season.
Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes harvested before the first frost of the Fall 2016 season.
Harvest: Hot Peppers and Herbs
Hot peppers and herbs harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden the day before the first frost of the fall season, which marks the end of the growing season for tender annuals and some perennials.
Stoltzfus String Bean
The Stoltzfus String Bean was thought to be extinct until some dry beans were found in the 2000's in a jar of mix beans by the head farmer of Happy Cat Farms, which had been saved by his grandfather David Haas. The seeds pictured here were grown out…
Cherry Tomato Harvest
Bowl of cherry tomatoes harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Tomato and Bean Harvest
A small harvest from the Raíces EcoCulture garden gathered at the end of the 2016 growing season.
Figs
Figs growing on a fig tree in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Seed Harvest: Marigold Seeds
Marigold seeds collected from a variety of marigolds grown specifically for the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos celebration. Raíces has been growing and saving seed for this variety of marigold seed for six growing seasons.
Seed Harvest 2016
Seeds harvested for seed saving from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Biodiversity in the Garden: Three Types of Beans
Three kinds of string beans grown in the Raíces EcoCulture garden in 2016 for biodiversity and a mix of color.
Biodiversity & Herbal Healing: Herbs in the Garden 2016
A variety of healing herbs from the Raíces EcoCulture garden, including stinging nettle, echninacea, elcampane, St. John's wort, mint, yarrow and chamomile.
Queen Cell
Queen cell found on a frame during a hive inspection.
Installing New Frames in a Langstroth Beehive
Francisco G. Gómez adding new frames to a Langstroth Beehive.
Honeybees "Cleaning" out Harvested Honeycomb
Honeybees working to clean out the honeycomb that was scraped from the top of the frames, taking any food reserves back to the hive. Before taking the comb for wax, these pieces are left for the bees to continue cleaning for around 24 hours.
Honeybees
Honeybees on top of a frame in a Langstroth hive.
Side by Side Langstroth Hives
Two handmade Raíces Langstroth Hives side by side in the Raíces beeyard.
Building Comb on Top of Frames
Honeybees building honeycomb on the top of the hive's frame's. This honeycomb is scraped off during each inspection to keep the comb within the frames.