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Destruction and Debris - Adjuntas
Destroyed structure in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Debris had not been removed as of January 2018, four months after Hurricane María. Collapsed structures, zinc roofs, and debris piles were common sites throughout the island.
Destruction and Debris - San Sebastian
Destroyed gas station in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico.
Detour
Detour leading to Lake Guajataca. The main road around the Lake was one of only three closed roads the Raíces crew came across during the January 2018 Disaster Relief Support Trip.
Dinner at Plenitud
Students, volunteers, residents and visitors eat a communal dinner in the learning center at Plenitud PR.
Dinner is Ready at Plenitud PR
Owen Ingley, co-founder and director of Plenitud, getting ready to serve dinner to visiting students on a service learning trip from St. Tomas University in Minnesota.
Dino Kale
Heirloom dino kale growing in a polyculture of tomatoes and aromatic herbs on Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico.
Don Alexis Massol
Don Alexis Massol, who founded Casa Pueblo in 1980 along with his wife Doña Tinti Deyá.
Don Luis and Doña Carmen
Don Luis Soto and his wife Doña Carmen with some of the seed donations given to their farm as part of the Raíces Sustainable Disaster Relief Support Initiative.
Don Luis and Doña Carmen
Don Luis and Doña Carmen Soto of Finca Mi Casa with some of the sustainable relief supplies they received thanks to donations from our Central NJ Community and a dozen non-GMO, organic and heirloom seed companies.
Don Luis and Doña Carmen Soto - Finca Mi Casa
Don Luis Soto and his wife Doña Carmen live on their farm Finca Mi Casa, in the coastal area of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Don Luis maintains one of the only USDA certified organic farms on the island of Puerto Rico. He is a retired agronomist and in his…
Don Luis Soto
Don Luis Soto preparing a patch of earth for planting beans at his farm Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico. The heirloom bean seeds planted here were used for seed saving and growing a local seed stock on the island of Puerto Rico.
Doña Carmen
Doña Carmen Soto of Finca Mi Casa. Doña Carmen chose from the handmade, organic soaps the Raíces crew was given to bring on our January 2018 Relief Trip by local community member Rivka Greenberg.
Doña Tinti Deyá
Doña Tinti Deyá, co-founder of Casa Pueblo.
Doña Tinti Deyá
Co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Doña Tinti Deyá.
Doña Tinti Deyá and Francisco G. Gómez in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop
Doña Tinti, co-founder of Casa Pueblo, assisting Francisco G. Gómez, co-founder and director of Raíces Cultural Center, in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop.
Doña Tinti Deyá at Casa Pueblo
Doña Tinti Deyá, co-founder of Casa Pueblo.
Doña Tinti Deyá in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop
Doña Tinti Deyá, co-founder of Casa Pueblo, assisting Raíces volunteer Christina Proxenos with the purchase of artisan made jewelry. Casa Pueblo runs an artisan shop to help maintain the economic sustainability and self-sufficiency of the…
Down to the River
After a morning filled with educational tours and presentations, as well as volunteer work on the farm, groups of service learning volunteers head down to the river to cool off.
Downed Electric Wires
Electric wires coiled, tangled, draped on buildings and trees and hanging low were a common sign for months following Hurricane María.
Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá
Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá.
Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá and Don Alexis Massol
Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá with his father and co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Don Alexis Massol.
Draining Lake Guajataca
During Hurricane María the dam on Lake Guajataca was breached, creating an emergency situation for those living below the dam. Upon visiting the dam, four months later, the lake was being drained in preparation for repairs on the dam. Six…
Draining Lake Guajataca
Generators are running pumps 24 hours per day to continue the draining of Lake Guajataca in order to begin repairs of the dam, which was breached during Hurricane María.
Drum and Mask
Sculpture of a woman dancing bomba overlooking a working station in artist Samuel Lind’s home art studio in Loíza Aldea.
Earthbag House
This earthbag and super adobe house, along with three others around the island of Puerto Rico designed by Plenitud co-founder Owen Ingley, suffered zero damage from Hurricane María.