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Biodiverse Community Farming
Part of the service learning experience at Plenitud PR is hands-on group farming. Done in community with residents of Plenitud and local volunteers from Las Marías, interns and students, a large group working together can get a few large tasks done…
No Till Farming - Digging Stick
St. Thomas University VISIONS program participant Tobias Knight preparing holes for transplanting seedlings into the steep slopes on a terraced planting area of Plenitud’s organic permaculture farm. Tilling would weaken the soil structure on this…
Service Learning
Student participants in the VISIONS program at St. Thomas University in Minnesota on a service learning exchange trip, planting on the terraces of the organic permaculture farm at Plenitud PR.
Science Lesson
A local resident of Las Marías brings her son, who is homeschooled, to Plenitud PR for practical hands on science lessons. In this photo they are cutting patchouli leaves off the plant to use as mulch in the next garden row. The patchouli grows…
Permaculture Education
Hands-on experience is the best teacher when learning about organic agriculture, permaculture and agroecology. Some of the seedlings being planted on this slope will produce food, while others will set deep roots to preserve soil stability and…
Planting
Student volunteers planting at Plenitud PR during their service learning trip.
Service Learning at Plenitud PR
Students from St. Thomas University in Minnesota were attending a service learning program at Plenitud PR when the Raíces crew arrived in January 2018. Students participating in the trip participated in trainings, workshops, and volunteer…
Greenhouse Under Construction
The greenhouse at Plenitud PR was still under construction for reparations from Hurricane María when the Raíces crew visited in January 2018. However, the repairs had begun as soon as the grant announcement from Juntos Together Disaster Relief…
Greens in the Greenhouse
Kale, scallions, cilantro, parsley, lettuce, mizuna, arugula, chives and more were already growing in the greenhouse just weeks after repairs had begun in December 2017, and greens and herbs were already mature and being harvested when the Raíces…
Mizuna
Mizuna, an Asian salad and cooking green, growing in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. Growing a diversity of heat resistant varieties adds to the biodiversity of the landscape and gardens.
Seedlings
Seedlings sprouting in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. The greenhouse was heavily damaged by Hurricane María. Raíces helped to facilitate the repair of the greenhouse through a grant given to Plenitud PR by Juntos Together Disaster Relief Coalition in…
Greenhouse Seedlings
A variety of seedlings sprouting in trays in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. The greenhouse was heavily damaged by Hurricane María, with repairs happening from the end of December to the beginning of January, thanks to a grant received by the Juntos…
Tomato Seedlings
Tomato seedlings sprouting in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. Growing the seedlings inside of the greenhouse allows for control over the amount of water the seedlings get each day.
Arugula
A bed of arugula growing in a raised bed at Plenitud PR.
Food Gardens at Plenitud PR
Tomatoes growing in a raised bed at Plenitud PR.
Raised Bed
A raised garden bed made out of cement. Owen Ingley, co-founder and director of Plenitud PR, is harvesting greens for a healthy breakfast.
Greenhouse Production at Plenitud
Greens and herbs growing in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. Tender annuals and seedlings are grown in the greenhouse in order to extend the season through water control. The young seedlings and the greens are protected from driving rains and given…
Food Jungle at Plenitud PR
What looks like a mountainside covered in foliage from far away is actually a food jungle when seeds close up. This mountainside if filled with fruits, beneficial herbs, nitrogen fixers, deep rooted plants to hold the soil, pollinator plants and…
Destruction - Adjuntas
Hydroponic garden system and greenhouse that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Sustainable Coffee Farming
Coffee seedlings for five acres of plantings by Casa Pueblo. The coffee will be farmed and harvested sustainably and available for purchase by visitors to Casa Pueblo as well as local community members. Sales of this coffee help support the…
Coffee Leaves
Close up of coffee tree leaves on newly planted seedlings in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Coffee Seedling
A baby coffee bush, beginning to take root in the mountains above the pueblo of Adjuntas. The five acres of sustainably farmed and harvested coffee will grow surrounding Radio Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter.
Coffee Plantings
The beginnings of planting five acres of sustainably grown and harvest coffee. This coffee, grown by Casa Pueblo on the land surrounding the solar powered radio transmitter helps Casa Pueblo maintain and sustain itself economically and provide a…
Transmitter
Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter, up the mountainside from the building holding the solar array and housing the batteries and inverter equipment. This mountainside will soon also be filled with young coffee plants, to be grown and…
Coffee Country
The high mountains of Adjuntas provide the perfect terrain and environment for coffee production. Casa Pueblo will plant five acres of coffee to be grown and harvested sustainably, which will help provide the organization with economic independence…