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Stoltzfus String Bean
The Stoltzfus String Bean was thought to be extinct until some dry beans were found in the 2000's in a jar of mix beans by the head farmer of Happy Cat Farms, which had been saved by his grandfather David Haas. The seeds pictured here were grown out…
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…
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.
Achiote Buds and Blossom
Achiote (anatto) flower in bloom at Plenitud PR. Achiote is commonly used in Puerto Rican and other Caribbean cuisine to color and flavor dishes.
Common Ground Cooking Demonstration
Chef Enrique Pérez gives a cooking demonstration during the kickoff Common Ground workshop held on April 23, 2016 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This was the first in a series of community cooking workshops held collaboratively throughout 2016.
Raíces Community - Linda Powell
Raíces program participant and long-term supporter Linda Powell taste testing a homemade fruit salad at the Common Ground workshop on salads and homemade salad dressing.
Common Ground Worksop Taste Testing
Common Ground program participants serving homemade salads made during the workshop and cooking demonstration for a post-workshop taste testing.
Common Ground Community
Raíces co-founders and co-Directors Francisco G. Gómez and Nicole Wines with the youngest program participant at the first Common Ground workshop held April 23, 2016, who attended specifically to learn how to make homemade vegan salads and salad…
Dressing a Salad
Chef Enrique Pérez drizzles honey onto a fresh salad during his Common Ground workshop cooking demonstration.
Common Ground Workshop
Participants watch as Chef Enrique Pérez demonstrates how to make a fresh salad dressing at the kickoff Common Ground Workshop held at the George Street Co-op on April 23, 2016.
Serving Homemade Salad
Participants serving themselves homemade salads after helping to made them in the kickoff Common Ground community workshop held April 23, 2016.
Participant Taste Test
Participants serving salad for taste testing after the Common Ground workshop and cooking demonstration.
Chopping Salad Veggies
Chef Enrique Pérez chopping vegetables during the April 23, 2016 Common Ground workshop on salads and homemade salad dressing.
Chopping Cilantro
Chef Enrique Pérez demonstrates knife safety and skills while chopping cilantro to include in his Common Ground cooking demonstration on salads and homemade salad dressings.
Chopping Cabbage
Chopping cabbage during a Common Ground "Salads and Dressings" hands-on workshop.
Common Ground - Cooking Demonstration
Chef Enrique Pérez cutting cabbage during a cooking demonstration and workshop and salads and homemade dressings.
Taste Testing
Common Ground program participant taste testing one of the salads made during the workshop.
Cooking Demonstration - Homemade Salad Dressings
Ingredients for homemade salad dressings on display at the first Common Ground workshop and cooking demonstration.
Community Participation at Common Ground
Program participant Linda Powell grating cheese for a salad at the first Common Ground workshop held April 23, 2016. Workshops included cooking demonstrations and a hands-on, participatory component.
Dressing a Salad
Chef Enrique Pérez dressing a salad during a cooking demonstration at the first Common Ground collaborative EcoCulture workshop, held at the George Street Co-op in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Salad Dressing Demonstration
Chef Enrique Pérez demonstrating how to make homemade salad dressings at the Common Ground workshop series.
Common Ground Program Series with Chef Enrique Pérez
In 2016, Chef Enrique Pérez collaborated with Raíces EcoCulture to give a series of free cooking and kitchen skills workshops for the community. Topics included nutrition, knife skills, healthy cooking and food security. In this photograph, Enrique…
Chef Enrique Pérez
Chef Enrique Pérez presenting his first workshop of the Common Ground program series which he developed and held collaboratively with Raíces throughout 2016.