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"Amores que luchan"
Arturo Massol Deyá's "Amores que luchan."
Achiote Buds and Blossom
Achiote (anatto) flower in bloom at Plenitud PR. Achiote is commonly used in Puerto Rican and other Caribbean cuisine to color and flavor dishes.
Achiote Flower
Achiote (anatto) flower blossom. This seeds that develop after the flower blooms are commonly used in Caribbean cuisine to color and flavor dishes.
AgroEcology
Fruit and nut trees are interplanted amongst row crops at Finca Consciencia.
Bamboo Grove
Bamboo grove at Plenitud PR.
Bamboo Grove Path
Path leading into a bamboo grove at Plenitud PR.
Beet Sprouts
Beet seeds sprouting in a seed bed at Plenitud PR.
Book Signing
Arturo Massol Deyá signing a copy of "Amores que luchan" for the Raíces Archive.
Chickens at Plenitud PR
Chickens in their pen at Plenitud PR. Keeping chickens provides multiple benefits in a permaculture system as practiced here including, helping provide food via egg production, providing nitrogen rich fertilizer, waste reduction and pest control.
Coffee Plant
Coffee beans ripening.
Community Building
The main building at Plenitud includes demonstration projects for a variety of agroecological and sustainability techniques, from solar panels to rainwater catchment, to container gardens.
Dome Frame
Framing for the dome that will top the second building to be construction as part of the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
Doorway Framing for Earthbag House
Framing for the door and entryway for an earthbag house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Building
The first earth bag house built at Plenitud was under construction during our 2013 visit. The basic layout is a round main room with two smaller rooms off to the side.
Earthbag Building
Earthbag walls under construction in the first superadobe house built at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Building at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe construction in process at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Construction
View through a PVC pipe incorporated into the build of an earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This pipe will be used to provide both ventilation and extra natural lighting.
Earthbag Corner
Detail of a corner in an earthbag house under construction.
Earthbag Doghouse
Earthbag doghouse built by the team members and volunteers at Plenitud PR as a test construction.
Earthbag House Construction
Earthbag houses are constructed with poly bags packed with earth, layered and tamped around a pre-constructed frame, and then plastered with superadobe.
Earthbag House Under Construction
Earthbag house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag House Under Construction at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe house under construction at Plenitud PR. When complete this will be used as a guest house for long-term guests like interns.
Earthbag Walls
Layers of earth-filled bags make up the walls of this superadobe house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Earthship Dome Frame
Rebar framing for second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
Earthship Under Construction
Earthship walls and window under construction.