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Tomatoes
A variety of tomato plants growing in the Raíces EcoCulture gardens in August 2017.
Echinacea
Echinacea flower in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal healing gardens in August 2017. Echinacea is a perrenial plant that also helps feed a variety of pollinators.
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.
Healing Herb Harvest
Early spring stinging nettle, violet flowers and purple dead nettle harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Pollination
Native pollinator in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
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.
Harvesting Flowers
Violet flowers harvested to make an herbal syrup.
Elecampane Leaves
Elecampane leaves sprouting early in the growing season.
Comfrey Leaves
Young springtime Comfrey leaves.
High Tunnel
Planting pepper seedlings early in a high tunnel allows the plant to mature earlier in the season and set fruit for longer.
Pepper Seedling
Pepper seedling planted directly into the ground in a high tunnel.
Seedlings
Seedlings growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden high tunnel greenhouse.
Yarrow Leaves
Young springtime yarrow leaves.
Sprout
Seedling sprouting early in the season.
Seedling Emerging
A seedling emerging in an indoor seedling tray.
Vertical Gardening
Cucumber vines growing on supports made from recycled, or upcycled, materials.
Garden Beds
Raíces EcoCulture garden beds.
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…
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.
Bumblebee
Bumblebee gathering pollen from an elcampane flower. This plant provides food for pollinators and the root can be used as a healing herb.