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Common Ground Kickoff Flyer
Flyer for the first event in the Common Ground Workshop series, a collaborative program introduced in Spring 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground Program Series with Chef Enrique Pérez
In 2016, Chef Enrique Pérez collaborated with Raíces EcoCulture to give a series of free cooking and kitchen skills workshops for the community. Topics included nutrition, knife skills, healthy cooking and food security. In this photograph, Enrique…
Common Ground Workshop
Participants watch as Chef Enrique Pérez demonstrates how to make a fresh salad dressing at the kickoff Common Ground Workshop held at the George Street Co-op on April 23, 2016.
Common Ground Worksop Taste Testing
Common Ground program participants serving homemade salads made during the workshop and cooking demonstration for a post-workshop taste testing.
Common Ground: Canning Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program's canning workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground: Knife Skills Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program’s knife skills workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground: Zucchini Bread Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program's zucchini bread workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Community Art
Artist Lisa Bagwell worked with community members to build eco-art sculptures at the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
Community Art Opening: Water Is Life
Water Is Life Art Exhibit Series opening reception held at donated vacant space at 431 Raritan Ave in Highland Park, NJ.
Community Arts at the Raritan River Art Walk
Raíces Cultural Center collaborated with the Community Arts Mural Project, Family Arts Movement and Albus Cavus to provide a day of arts and culture along the public Raritan River Art Walk.
Community Eco-Art Project
Program participants of the Our Plastic Waters event first volunteered to clean up a section of the banks of the Raritan River and then work with artist Lisa Bagwell to create community sculptures from the garbage collected in the clean up.
Community Participation at Common Ground
Program participant Linda Powell grating cheese for a salad at the first Common Ground workshop held April 23, 2016. Workshops included cooking demonstrations and a hands-on, participatory component.
Community Seminar: Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala
The workshop "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques" was held at the Highland Park Environmental Center, presented by Highland Park resident George Heibel.
Community Workshop - Raíces EcoCulture
Participants in a community workshop in the Raíces EcoCulture program. Many of the Raíces EcoCulture programs were held in the Highland Park Environmental Center from 2016-2018.
Connecting Through Art
Artist Amy Garas connects with local community members and attendees of the Lembranças solo exhibit.
Constructing a Model Vaka
Interns from The Okeanos Foundation begin constructing a sea vaka model, which was the first major piece of art to be put on display in the 431 Greenhouse Galleries during the Water Is Life exhibit series..
Constructing a Sea Vaka
Okeanos Foundation for the Sea intern Steve constructing a model sea vaka, a traditional Polynesian sailing vessel.
Container Gardening
Pole beans and zinnias growing together in a patio container.
Cooking Demonstration - Homemade Salad Dressings
Ingredients for homemade salad dressings on display at the first Common Ground workshop and cooking demonstration.
Corydalis
Digital painting of Corydalis. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Creating Art from Garbage
Participants in the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop create "River Fish" sculptures from litter collected along the banks of the Raritan River.
Creating Eco-Art
Artist Lisa Bagwell works with a program participant and to create a fish sculpture made from garbage collected during a Raritan River clean up held earlier in the day.
Croton
Digital painting of Croton. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Cuatro
Gabriel Muñoz playing the Puerto Rican cuatro as he introduces Jíbaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ.
Cucumber
Cucumber forming on the vine.