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Garbage Transformed Into Art
NJ Congressman Frank Pallone deciding which bottle cap snake to purchase from artist Lisa Bagwell.
Come Out and Vote! Park Partners Grant Competition
Flyer to encourage Highland Park residents to come out and vote for Raíces Cultural Center’s Eco-Culture Program in the 2017 Park Partners Grant Competition.
Sustainable Living Workshop Series Schedule and Flyer
Flyer and schedule for Part 1 of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017. This series was funded by the Highland Park Park Partner Grant Program.
Sustainable Living Workshop Series Solar Energy and Seed Saving Flyer
Flyer for the Introduction to Solar Energy and Introduction to Seed Saving Workshops held as part of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017.
Sustainable Living Workshop Series Herbal Healing Flyer
Flyer for the Introduction to Herbal Healing Workshop held as part of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017.
Sustainable Living Workshop Series Composting and Rain Barrel Flyer
Flyer for the Backyard Composting and Building A Rain Barrel Workshops held as part of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017.
Seed Library Orientation Meeting Flyer
Flyer to generate interest in Raíces Cultural Center's Eco-Culture Seed Library.
Seed Library Work Party and Seed Distribution Flyer
Flyer for Seed Library members and volunteers to come together for a work party and for seed selection and pick up for the 2017 growing season.
Percussion Rhythms of the Caribbean Flyer
Flyer for the Percussion Rhythms of the Caribbean Concert hosted by Who Is My Neighbor. This concert featured the Black Circle Symphony and the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble.
Plainfield Farmer’s Market Festival Flyer
Flyer for the North Plainfield Farmer’s Market where the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble will perform traditional folkloric music, song and dance from the Caribbean, as well as discuss the intersections of culture, food and sustainability.
Artist Lisa Bagwell & Congressman Frank Pallone
Artist Lisa Bagwell welcomed Congressman Frank Pallone to her first solo exhibit.
Talking “Garbage Art”
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez welcomes exhibit attendee Amanda Hungerford and dialogues about plastic reduction, art, sustainability and ecology.
Artist Talk at Lisa Bagwell’s EcoArt Exhibit
Lisa Bagwell dialoguing with attendees of her EcoArt Exhibit during the artist talk section of the event. Visitors were impressed by the bridging of visual arts and ecology and expressed wonder at the amount of plastic and refuse one person could…
Inspecting a New Nucleus Hive
Beekeeper Stan Wasitowski of S & F Honey Farm inspects a new nucleus hive.
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.
Side by Side Langstroth Hives
Two handmade Raíces Langstroth Hives side by side in the Raíces beeyard.
Honeybees
Honeybees on top of a frame in a Langstroth hive.
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.
Installing New Frames in a Langstroth Beehive
Francisco G. Gómez adding new frames to a Langstroth Beehive.
Queen Cell
Queen cell found on a frame during a hive inspection.
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.
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.
Seed Harvest 2016
Seeds harvested for seed saving from 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.
Figs
Figs growing on a fig tree in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.