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EarthshipPR Dome 1
The first building at EarthshipPR almost complete.
EarthshipPR Under Construction at TaínaSoy
The first earthship in Puerto Rico under construction at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico, 6 months after the devastating impacts of Hurricane María. The design of this sustainable building is meant to withstand the impacts of future hurricanes and…
Eggplant at Finca Consciencia
Eggplant almost ready for harvest just 6 months after Hurricane María devastated the island. One of the effects of the storm was highlighting the need for local food systems, one of the problems Finca Consciencia works to address as the only…
Entrance to Finca Consciencia
The entrance gate to Finca Consciencia in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Farming for Resilience
When a heavy storm knocked down a papaya tree without completely uprooting it in one of their permaculture garden beds, Plenitud PR team members experimented and let it continue growing instead of removing it from the bed. The result was a…
Flower Blooming in the Nathan Lewis Mosby Memorial Garden
Flower Blooming in the Nathan Lewis Mosby Memorial Garden. This
Friends Are Family
At Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-educativas, members of the community, friends, interns and service learning volunteers formulate the extended Plenitud family. Pictured here are Plenitud co-founder Paula Paoli Garrido and one of the 2013 season interns,…
Garden Lizard
Lizard on a squash vine at Plenitud PR.
Greenery
Plants and greenery grow in abundance at Plenitud PR.
Growth
Unknown plant growing at Plenitud PR.
Higüera Tree at Finca Consciencia
Higüera tree growing near the entrance to Finca Consciencia in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Honeybee Demonstration Frames at TaínaSoy Apiary
Demonstration frames at TaínaSoy Apiary in Aguada, Puerto Rico, used for educational programs at schools and table displays at community events and farmer's markets.
Inside an Earthship Dome Under Construction
View looking up from inside the second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
Interplanting
While new banana trees will take a few years to reach maturity, other crops can be interplanted in between the seedlings in a newly planted field to take advantage of the space and the sun. In this field, Finca Consciencia grows eggplants in between…
Jorge Cora
Jorge Cora - caretaker, farmer, beekeeper at Finca Consciencia.
Jungle Garden
Interplanting a variety of species, including fruit trees, leguminous nitrogen fixers, annual greens and vegetables and herbs can make Plenitud's garden beds seem unorganized. However, interplanting allows for biodiverse "plant guilds", where…
Las Marías
Mountain view from Plenitud Eco-Iniciativas in Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
Legume Blossom
Flower in bloom on a leguminous cover crop vine that serves multiple beneficial purposes including as a nitrogen fixer, a weed suppressant, and a green compost when cut down during "chop and drop" periods.
Legume Flower
Flower blossoming on a leguminous cover crop vine at Plenitud PR.
Malanga
Malanga growing in a garden bed at Plenitud PR. Malanga is a root vegetable and a staple ingredient in Puerto Rican cuisine. It also has the benefit of withstanding intense hurricanes to provide food during post-hurricane recover periods, since the…
Mario Atuñez at EarthshipPR
Mario Antunez, core team member for the early phases of the EarthshipPR build, working on the first building to be constructed as part of the project.
Memorial Garden in Bloom
Flower in bloom in a memorial garden planted at Plenitud PR in honor of a former volunteer who had recently passed away. These flowers bloomed for the very first time during our 2013 site visit to Plenitud PR.
Memorial Sign for Nathan Lewis Mosby
A sign dedicating a memorial garden bed to Nathan Lewis Mosby, a former volunteer who had recently passed away.
Mint
Mint growing wild at Plenitud PR. This perennial herb can often be found growing in wet, marshy soils and can be harvested for culinary and herbal healing applications.
Mountain Views at Plenitud PR
Mountainside views at Plenitud PR. The small structure at the bottom of the slope is a hand-built gazebo with a hammock where volunteers and interns often spend time during their breaks.