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Down to the River
After a morning filled with educational tours and presentations, as well as volunteer work on the farm, groups of service learning volunteers head down to the river to cool off.
In Bloom
Stopping to smell the flowers on a tour of the permaculture gardens of Plenitud PR’s farm.
Service Learning in the Greenhouse
Service learning program participant Sunita Dharod from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program weeding the garden beds in the greenhouse at Plenitud.
Hands-On Service Learning in the Garden
Service learning program participants Darian Kolb, Sunita Dharod and Mackenna Crisally from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program gaining hands on experience by volunteering in the garden as they learn about permaculture and agroecology principles.
Watering Seedlings
Service learning program participant Duncan Anderson from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program watering seedlings in the greenhouse at Plenitud.
Weeding the Greenhouse
Service learning program participants Sunita Dharod and Darian Kolb from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program weeding the garden beds in the greenhouse at Plenitud.
Service Learning - Watering in the Greenhouse
Service learning program participant Mackenna Crisally from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program watering the greens growing in the greenhouse beds at Plenitud.
Working in the Greenhouse
Many hands make light work. With about a dozen service learning volunteers, the entire greenhouse can be weeded and watered in about 15 minutes.
Watering the Greens
Service learning program participant Mackenna Crisally from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program watering the greens growing in the greenhouse beds at Plenitud.
Watering in the Greenhouse
The greenhouse at Plenitud PR is used for food production and educational programs. Greens are more easily grown in the controlled environment under the greenhouse plastic, where the amount of water the plants receive can be monitored and controlled.…
Watering
All visitors to Plenitud contribute to the work on the farm or in the community in some way. Service learning program participant from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program watering plants in the greenhouse at Plenitud.
Service Learning at Plenitud
Service learning program participant Mary Timm from St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program watering plants in the greenhouse at Plenitud.
Biodiverse Community Farming
Part of the service learning experience at Plenitud PR is hands-on group farming. Done in community with residents of Plenitud and local volunteers from Las Marías, interns and students, a large group working together can get a few large tasks done…
No Till Farming - Digging Stick
St. Thomas University VISIONS program participant Tobias Knight preparing holes for transplanting seedlings into the steep slopes on a terraced planting area of Plenitud’s organic permaculture farm. Tilling would weaken the soil structure on this…
Service Learning
Student participants in the VISIONS program at St. Thomas University in Minnesota on a service learning exchange trip, planting on the terraces of the organic permaculture farm at Plenitud PR.
Permaculture Education
Hands-on experience is the best teacher when learning about organic agriculture, permaculture and agroecology. Some of the seedlings being planted on this slope will produce food, while others will set deep roots to preserve soil stability and…
Planting
Student volunteers planting at Plenitud PR during their service learning trip.
Service Learning at Plenitud PR
Students from St. Thomas University in Minnesota were attending a service learning program at Plenitud PR when the Raíces crew arrived in January 2018. Students participating in the trip participated in trainings, workshops, and volunteer…
Serving Dinner
Owen Ingley of Plenitud and Nicole Wines of Raíces Cultural Center serving dinner to VISIONS students on a service learning retreat.
Greenhouse at Pleunitud PR
The Plenitud PR Greenhouse was already in production when we arrived in January. The greenhouse itself was fixed after the donation of funds by Juntos Together, a coalition of Central NJ relief organizations working to support sustainable relief and…
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…
Breaking Bread with Visions Students
During the time Raíces crew members stayed at Plenitud PR’s permaculture farm and eco-learning center, a group of students from St. Thomas University in Minnesota was visiting on a service-learning trip. The Raíces crew arrived just as dinner was…