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Tomato and Bean Harvest
A small harvest from the Raíces EcoCulture garden gathered at the end of the 2016 growing season.
Cherry Tomato Harvest
Bowl of cherry tomatoes harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
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…
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.
Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes harvested before the first frost of the Fall 2016 season.
Last Tomato Harvest of 2016
Last tomato harvest of 2016, picked the night before the first frost of the season.
Dill
Fresh harvested dill from the Raíces EcoCulture herb garden laying out to dry.
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.
Harvesting Garlic Scapes
Nicole Wines harvesting garlic scapes in the Raíces EcoCulture Gardens
Radish Harvest
Radish harvest in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Strawberry Flowers in Bloom
Strawberry flowers in bloom in a strawberry patch. Each flower will develop into one strawberry.
Cío Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Cío Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Kira Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Kira Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Sharing Knowledge, Learning Culture
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez spends some hands-on planting time with 2017 High School Intern Eli Goldstein. Eli spent a semester studying herbalism and culture with Raíces BOD Chair and herbalist Angela Lugo. Eli came to Raíces through the…
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.
Scraping Extra Wax
Scraping extra wax from the top of a honeybee hive frame.
Maculelê
Maculelê is an Afro-Brazilian art form that is part of the practice of capoeira. Maculelê can be practiced with either machetes or sticks, which when struck together become a part of the rhythm and music.
Raíces Cultural Center Welcomes Capoeira Senzala
Raíces Cultural Center BOD chair, Angela Lugo, and Raíces Director and co-founder, Francisco G. Gómez gave a warm welcome and introduction to Mestre Zumbi and Grupo Senzala to kick off the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.
Pandeiro
Hand frame drum used in capoeira and other Brazilian music forms. Pandeiros generally have a wooden rim with metal disks like a tambourine and a natural skin head.
Brazilian Hand Drums
Hand drums are found across cultures in myriad genres of folkloric music from around the world. These Brazilian hand drums are called pandeiros
Mestre Zumbi
Mestre Zumbi opens the Grupo Senzala performance in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.
Opening Chants and Prayers
Mestre Zumbi performs opening chants and prayers to begin the Capoeira Senzala concert, sharing traditions, arts, music, dance and song from Brazil.
Grupo Senzala
Members of Capoeira Senzala sing and play instruments of the Brazilian art of capoeira.
Capoeira at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Members of Capoeira Senzala share the Brazilian art of Capoeira at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
“Playing” Capoeira
When capoeira is played as a game, two capoeiristas enter the roda, or circle, salute, and begin to play the game following the musical rhythm.