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- Collection: Raíces Program History - EcoCulture: Gardens
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Tomato Patch
Tomato patch with around a dozen varieties of tomatoes.
Heirloom Tomato
Heirloom tomato in development.
Green Tomatoes
Tomato cluster in development on the vine.
Fig Tree
Fig tree leaves.
Container Gardening
Pole beans and zinnias growing together in a patio container.
Red Russian Kale
Red Russian Kale growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Collards
Collard greens growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Bumblebee
Bumblebee gathering pollen from an elcampane flower. This plant provides food for pollinators and the root can be used as a healing herb.
Pollinator on Elcampane
Elecampane patches around the edge of the garden help to attract native pollinators like bumblebees which are needed for pollination of certain vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.
Raíces EcoCulture Garden
Raíces EcoCulture gardens provide food and herbs for the Raíces community, and also gives back to the earth by providing food for pollinators, increasing biodiversity, and using sustainable and regenerative practices such as composting and…
Garden Beds
Raíces EcoCulture garden beds.
Vertical Gardening
Cucumber vines growing on supports made from recycled, or upcycled, materials.
Seedling Emerging
A seedling emerging in an indoor seedling tray.
Sprout
Seedling sprouting early in the season.
Yarrow Leaves
Young springtime yarrow leaves.
Seedlings
Seedlings growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden high tunnel greenhouse.
Pepper Seedling
Pepper seedling planted directly into the ground in a high tunnel.
High Tunnel
Planting pepper seedlings early in a high tunnel allows the plant to mature earlier in the season and set fruit for longer.
Comfrey Leaves
Young springtime Comfrey leaves.
Elecampane Leaves
Elecampane leaves sprouting early in the growing season.
Harvesting Flowers
Violet flowers harvested to make an herbal syrup.
Native Bee
Native bee pollinating a violet flower in the Raíces EcoCulture garden. When harvesting flowers for herbal medicine, only some are taken, while the remainder are left for the pollinators and to continue growing in their natural cycle.
Pollination
Native pollinator in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Healing Herb Harvest
Early spring stinging nettle, violet flowers and purple dead nettle harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Strawberry Patch
Strawberry patch in the Raíces EcoCulture gardens in April 2017.