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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…
Bamboo Grove Path
Path leading into a bamboo grove 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…
Earthbag Building at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe construction in process at Plenitud PR.
Garden Lizard
Lizard on a squash vine at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Corner
Detail of a corner in an earthbag house under construction.
Squash Vine
Volunteer squash vine growing at the earthbag house construction site at Plenitud PR.
Tropical Polyculture
A biodiverse tropical polyculture growing 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 Mountain Agriculture
A mixed tropical polyculture on a hillside at Plenitud PR.
Jungle Garden
Interplanting a variety of species, including fruit trees, leguminous nitrogen fixers, annual greens and vegetables and herbs can make Plenitud's garden beds seem unorganized. However, interplanting allows for biodiverse "plant guilds", where…
Earthbag Building
Earthbag walls under construction in the first superadobe house built 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 Walls
Layers of earth-filled bags make up the walls of this superadobe house under construction at Plenitud PR.
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.
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.
Earthbag House Under Construction
Earthbag house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Solar Powered Community
The power for the community building at Plenitud is provided by solar panels. This is where community meals are prepared and shared. It is also a main gathering point for service learning volunteers and visitors to take classes and hold meetings and…
Friends Are Family
At Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-educativas, members of the community, friends, interns and service learning volunteers formulate the extended Plenitud family. Pictured here are Plenitud co-founder Paula Paoli Garrido and one of the 2013 season interns,…
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 Doghouse
Earthbag doghouse built by the team members and volunteers at Plenitud PR as a test construction.
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.
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.