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Herb Seedlings
Herb seedlings split from plants growing in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal healing gardens in August 2017. These seedlings include lemon balm, violet, and rose of sharon.
Rue
Rue leaves in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal healing gardens in August 2017. Rue is a perrenial plant that has both medicinal and spiritual properties in a variety of cultures. It should be consumed with caution as ingesting too much of this plant can…
Violet Patch
Violet patch in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal healing gardens in April 2017. Violets are perennial plants that also promote the life cycle of the black swallowtail butterfly, a native pollinator in New Jersey.
White Violet
White violet in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal healing gardens in April 2017. Violets are perennial plants that also promote the life cycle of the black swallowtail butterfly, a native pollinator in New Jersey.
Strawberry Blossoms
Strawberry blossom in the Raíces EcoCulture gardens in April 2017.
Strawberry Patch
Strawberry patch in the Raíces EcoCulture gardens in April 2017.
Kira Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Kira Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Cío Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Cío Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Strawberry Flowers in Bloom
Strawberry flowers in bloom in a strawberry patch. Each flower will develop into one strawberry.
Radish Harvest
Radish harvest in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Harvesting Garlic Scapes
Nicole Wines harvesting garlic scapes in the Raíces EcoCulture Gardens
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.
Dill
Fresh harvested dill from the Raíces EcoCulture herb garden laying out to dry.
Last Tomato Harvest of 2016
Last tomato harvest of 2016, picked the night before the first frost of the season.
Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes harvested before the first frost of the Fall 2016 season.
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.
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…
Cherry Tomato Harvest
Bowl of cherry tomatoes harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Tomato and Bean Harvest
A small harvest from the Raíces EcoCulture garden gathered at the end of the 2016 growing season.
Figs
Figs growing on a fig tree in 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.
Seed Harvest 2016
Seeds harvested for seed saving from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
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.
Eco-Culture Garden: Tomato Harvest
End of summer tomato harvest ripening on the windowsill.
Tomatoes originated in the Andes, where they grew wild with very small fruits, most likely yellow in color. There are species of tomatoes that still grow wild there today. Tomatoes were…
Tomatoes originated in the Andes, where they grew wild with very small fruits, most likely yellow in color. There are species of tomatoes that still grow wild there today. Tomatoes were…
Eco-Culture Garden: The First Raíces Beans
The first Raíces beans poking up out of the ground. In the following year we would plant two kinds of red kidney beans, green beans, black beans and white beans.