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Tropical Mountain Agriculture
A mixed tropical polyculture on a hillside at Plenitud PR.
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.
Tropical Polyculture
A biodiverse tropical polyculture growing at Plenitud PR.
Doorway Framing for Earthbag House
Framing for the door and entryway for an earthbag house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Squash Vine
Volunteer squash vine growing at the earthbag house construction site at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Corner
Detail of a corner in an earthbag house under construction.
Garden Lizard
Lizard on a squash vine at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Building at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe construction in process at Plenitud PR.
Polyculture
At Plenitud, planting is done in polycultures, with multiple types of plants interspersed and supporting one another, rather than monoculture, with just one crop planted in rows. In a small section of any garden bed, there could be a mix of perennial…
Bamboo Grove Path
Path leading into a bamboo grove at Plenitud PR.
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…
Sideways Papaya
Papaya tree growing sideways after being knocked down, but not uprooted by a strong storm.
Teamwork
Plenitud PR co-founder Paula Paoli Garrido and one of the 2013 season interns, Jariksa Valle Feliciano celebrating the success of a high germination rate in a seed bed visited during a farm tour.
Beet Sprouts
Beet seeds sprouting in a seed bed at Plenitud PR.
Seed Pod
Large seed pod on a nitrogen fixing leguminous vine growing at Plenitud PR.
Seed Bed
Seed bed sprouting at Plenitud PR with a variety of annual vegetable seedlings. These will later be transplanted into various garden beds around the farm.
Nitrogen Fixer
Nitrogen fixing leguminous vine growing between garden beds at Plenitud PR. At certain points in the growing season, these vines are chopped back to become green compost in a method called "chop and drop", continuing to nourish the soil as they…
Plenitud PR Farm Tour
Plenitud PR co-founder Paula Paoli Garrido looking out over the farmland while giving a site tour.
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.
Paula Paoli Garrido, co-founder of Plenitud PR
Paula Paoli Garrido, co-founder of Plenitud PR, examining some container gardens while on a farm tour of the site.
Bamboo Grove
Bamboo grove at Plenitud PR.
Papaya Tree
Papaya tree growing at Plenitud PR.
Tropical Plant
Tropical plant growing in the gardens at Plenitud PR.
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.