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Puerto Rican Honeybee
Pollinators were hit especially hard in the months after Hurricane Maria, as the winds and rains left the island with little foliage and almost no flowers. Food for pollinators was scarce for several months. By the time of Raíces Cultural Center’s…
Purslane
Christina Proxenos, a volunteer with Raíces Cultural Center who came on our January 2018 relief support trip to Puerto Rico, harvesting purslane from the Plenitud PR greenhouse to include in the day’s lunch salad.
Radio Casa Pueblo
Next to the mariposario, behind the main building of Casa Pueblo, is where Radio Casa Pueblo is broadcast from. The radio station was able to continue transmitting to the local area during and after Hurricane María due to Casa Pueblo never losing…
Radio Casa Pueblo - Solar Powered Radio
Casa Pueblo is the first organization on the island of Puerto Rico to launch its own solar powered radio transmitter to broadcast it’s own radio station, Radio Casa Pueblo. Raíces Cultural Center was invited to witness a historic moment in the steps…
Radio Casa Pueblo Sign
Sign for Radio Casa Pueblo, the first fully solar powered radio station on the island of Puerto Rico. Both the studio and the transmitter are now run on solar energy.
Raíces and Plenitud PR
Raíces director Francisco G. Gómez, program coordinator Nicole Wines and volunteer Christina Proxenos with Plenitud PR resident and crew member Carson Ingley.
Raíces and VISIONS at Plenitud
Raíces director Francisco G. Gómez, program coordinator Nicole Wines and volunteer Christina Proxenos with the VISIONS group and some of the Plenitud PR crew during our visit in January 2018.
Raíces at Casa Pueblo
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez in front of Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Raíces at Casa Pueblo
Raíces Cultural Center co-founders with Casa Pueblo co-founders and current director.
Raíces Crew at Finca Mi Casa
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez and EcoCulture Coordinator Nicole Wines with Don Luis Soto at Finca Mi Casa. During this visit, it was decided that the Raíces Disaster Relief Fund would providing the donation for the remainder of…
Raíces Visits Finca Mi Casa
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez talking with Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa about the his experiences during and after Hurricane María. Reminders of the devastation everywhere, from damage to structures to scarred and damaged trees…
Rainbow After The Storm
A rainbow appears as a distant tropical rain shower moves away from El Yunque National Forest.
Raised Bed
A raised garden bed made out of cement. Owen Ingley, co-founder and director of Plenitud PR, is harvesting greens for a healthy breakfast.
Rebekah Sánchez at Plenitud PR
Resident of Plenitud PR, Rebekah Sánchez was leading the service learning group when the Raíces crew visited Plenitud in January 2018. Rebekah also runs her own organization called Siembra Boricua and works to help educate youth about agriculture as…
Regeneration and Regrowth - Adjuntas
In the mountains of Adjuntas, many of the natural ecosystems have been struggling to bounce back after being devastated by Hurricane María, but there are signs of regeneration in foliage on farms and in forests. These banana and plantain trees are…
Relief Supplies - Handmade Soap
Handmade organic soaps were donated by Norma Vargas, a supporter of the Raíces Disaster Relief Fund. Rivka was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and is a resident of Raíces Cultural Center’s home community in Central New Jersey.
Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath - Trailer
Trailer for the Raíces Cultural Center documentary Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath. The documentary was premiered in the Spring of the 2019 at the Forum Theater in Metuchen, New Jersey.
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Removing Organic Matter
Immediately after the storm, residents throughout the island formed volunteer crews and work brigades throughout the island which cleared roads in the post-María relief and recover efforts. These roads were cleared, with the vegetative debris piled…
Repairing the Dam at Lake Guajataca
Construction crews working to drain Lake Guajataca and repair the dam, after a breach caused by damage during Hurricane María. One overspilll for the water being drained from the dam is also visible in this photograph.
Rescued Materials
These materials were all that remained of the structure of the Artesanías Castor Ayala in Loíza, Puerto Rico after Hurricane María destroyed the artisan shop and took the roof of the family home.
Resiliency and Hospitality
Raíces Cultural Center’s January 2018 visit to Finca Mi Casa was a true lesson in resiliency and hospitality. In the face of Hurricane Maria and the difficult relief and recovery period that continues to this day, Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa…
Río
The river that runs along Plenitud PR’s compound.
Río at Plenitud
Sunrise view of the river that flows past Plenitud.
River of Garbage
Trash thrown into storm drainage systems that doesn’t get picked up by the workers assigned to clean this mess post-festival will end up washing downstream in the next storm, and ultimately end up in the island’s waterways and the ocean. Coming…
River View
View of the river that runs along the Plenitud home base.