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Echinacea Patch
Ecinacea patch in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal garden. This flower provides food for pollinators and can be used as a healing herb.
Echinacea Flowers
Echinacea flower in bloom.
Bumblebee Foraging Elcampane
Bumblebees are attracted to elcampane, a flowering perrenial grown around the edges of the Raíces EcoCulture gardens. The root of this plant can also be used as a healing herb.
Oregano and Thyme
Oregano and thyme growing together in the Raíces EcoCulture herbal garden.
Flowering Thyme
Flowering thyme provides food for pollinators and can be used make an herbal tea using the fresh or dried flyers.
Tomato Cluster
Tomato fruit cluster forming on a tomato plant in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Bamboo Tomato Cage
Bamboo tomato cage built to support indeterminate type tomato plants that can grow to over 6 feet tall.
Herbal Circle Family
Herbal Circle meeting participants often include intergenerational family members, from babies to parents to grantparents.
Raíces Herbal Circle
Raíces Herbal Circle meeting participants in post-presentation discussion at the July 6, 2018 meeting.
Herbal Circle Discussion
Raíces Herbal Circle member Cob Birch in discussion with other members at the July 6, 2018 meeting.
Fresh Rosemary
Fresh rosemary cuttings brought by a Raíces Herbal Circle member to share with other members.
Healing Herbs
Fresh herb samples on display at the July 6, 2018 meeting of the Raíces Herbal Circle. From left to right, the herbs pictured are oregano, lemon valm, violet, yarrow, mint.
Herbal Circle Meeting - July 6, 2018
Raíces Herbal Circle meeting participants gathered in the Quilt Room at the Reformed Church of Highland Park.
Raíces Herbal Circle Presentation on Cannabis
Raíces Director and herbal circle member Francisco G. Gómez presents on the medicinal and healing properties of Cannabis at the July 6, 2018 meeting of the Raíces Herbal Circle.
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.
Tire Walls
Tires filled with rammed earth provide thick insulation and help the building withstand earthquakes, while also helping reduce waste in the community. When the building is finished, the tires will no longer be visible.
Earthship Under Construction
Earthship walls and window under construction.
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.
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.
Volunteers at EarthshipPR
Volunteers sorting recycling to see what can be incorporated into the EarthshipPR domes and walls.
Earthship Dome Frame
Rebar framing for second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
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…
Mountains in Puerto Rico
Mountains in Puerto Rico. Six months after Hurricane Maria, the natural vegetation had begun to grow back and mountains were beginning to look green and lush again.
After the March
Raíces EcoCulture program participant Matt Schrager stops to speak with one of the members of an indigenous contingency at the People's Climate March.
Climate March Demonstrators
Unknown demonstrators from the People's Climate March.