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- Collection: Raíces Program History - EcoCulture: Gardens
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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.
Collards
Collard greens growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Red Russian Kale
Red Russian Kale growing in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Container Gardening
Pole beans and zinnias growing together in a patio container.
Fig Tree
Fig tree leaves.
Green Tomatoes
Tomato cluster in development on the vine.
Heirloom Tomato
Heirloom tomato in development.
Tomato Patch
Tomato patch with around a dozen varieties of tomatoes.
Eggplant Flower
Flower blooming on an eggplant plant.