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Service Learning at Plenitud
Students from St. Thomas University’s Visions program participating in a service learning trip to Plenitud PR post-María. Rebekah Sánchez, who lives and works at Plenitud and founded the project Siembra Boricua is explaining agroecology and…
Starfruit off the Tree
While working on a service-learning project on Plenitud’s permaculture farm and education center, Tobias Knight of St. Thomas University in Minnesota takes a break to enjoy a ripe starfruit directly off the tree. Many fruit trees throughout the…
Working the Land at Plenitud PR
Residents, visitors, neighbors and students work together on Plenitud’s permaculture farm site. This hillside has been transformed from a slope covered in coffee bushes to a terraced food and herb production site using water and land management…
Kari
The first time the Raíces crew met Jariksa Valle Feliciano, or Kari, was in 2012 at Plenitud PR, where she was living and working on the Plenitud permaculture farm and eco-education center. During the storm, Kari was living back in her hometown of…
Greenhouse Repairs for Finca Mi Casa
While visiting Finca Mi Casa, Raíces crew members assessed the remaining damage and needs on the farm and decided to fund the repair of the greenhouse, which is essential to the growing and seed saving operations at Finca Mi Casa.
Turning Soil at Finca Mi Casa
While at Finca Mi Casa, the Raíces crew members on the Sustainable Disaster Relief Support Trip learned about preparing the soil by hand and spent time preparing and planting a bed of beans for seed saving.
Don Luis and Doña Carmen Soto - Finca Mi Casa
Don Luis Soto and his wife Doña Carmen live on their farm Finca Mi Casa, in the coastal area of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Don Luis maintains one of the only USDA certified organic farms on the island of Puerto Rico. He is a retired agronomist and in his…
Jíbaro
Mural of a jíbaro, or farmer from the mountains on the ruins of building.
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…
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.
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.
Tropical Plant
Tropical plant growing in the gardens at Plenitud PR.
Papaya Tree
Papaya tree growing at Plenitud PR.
Bamboo Grove
Bamboo grove 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.
Legume Flower
Flower blossoming on a leguminous cover crop vine at Plenitud PR.
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.
Plenitud PR Farm Tour
Plenitud PR co-founder Paula Paoli Garrido looking out over the farmland while giving a site tour.
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…
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.
Seed Pod
Large seed pod on a nitrogen fixing leguminous vine growing at Plenitud PR.
Beet Sprouts
Beet seeds sprouting in a seed bed at Plenitud PR.
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.
Sideways Papaya
Papaya tree growing sideways after being knocked down, but not uprooted by a strong storm.
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…