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Plenitud Eco-Educational Initiatives Interview Excerpt
8/27/13
Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Raíces Cultural Center Directors visited Plenitude Eco-Educational Initiatives farm "Tres Amigos" and spoke with some of the members of the organization about Plenitud and Tres Amigos, permaculture, sustainable…
Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Raíces Cultural Center Directors visited Plenitude Eco-Educational Initiatives farm "Tres Amigos" and spoke with some of the members of the organization about Plenitud and Tres Amigos, permaculture, sustainable…
Earthbag House
Earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This resilient structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
Hurricane Resistant Earthbag House
The first earthbag house built at Plenitud Puerto Rico. The structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
View from Plenitud’s Earthbag House
View of the developing food forest at Plenitud PR that can be seen from the front door of the farm’s earthbag house.
Superadobe House
Back of the first earthbag and superadobe house built at Plenitud, designed by Owen Ingley. This home did not use the dome structure that is often used in earthbag building, but was instead designed with a more conventional zinc roof. This structure…
Superadobe Doghouse
Built over 5 years ago, this superadobe doghouse was the first earthbag and superadobe structure built at Plenitud PR as a pilot and test project.
Earthbag Building at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe construction in process at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Corner
Detail of a corner in an earthbag house under construction.
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.
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 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.