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Kira Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Kira Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Cío Herzog - Volunteering in the Raíces Gardens
Raíces EcoCulture volunteer Cío Herzog working in one of the Raíces EcoCulture garden plots.
Strawberry Flowers in Bloom
Strawberry flowers in bloom in a strawberry patch. Each flower will develop into one strawberry.
Harvesting Garlic Scapes
Nicole Wines harvesting garlic scapes in the Raíces EcoCulture Gardens
Saving Seeds, Sharing Culture
Seeds harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden. Some will be added to the Raíces Seed Library and some will be grown out again in the Raíces EcoCulture garden the following year.
Dill
Fresh harvested dill from the Raíces EcoCulture herb garden laying out to dry.
Last Tomato Harvest of 2016
Last tomato harvest of 2016, picked the night before the first frost of the season.
Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes harvested before the first frost of the Fall 2016 season.
Harvest: Hot Peppers and Herbs
Hot peppers and herbs harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden the day before the first frost of the fall season, which marks the end of the growing season for tender annuals and some perennials.
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…
Cherry Tomato Harvest
Bowl of cherry tomatoes harvested from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Tomato and Bean Harvest
A small harvest from the Raíces EcoCulture garden gathered at the end of the 2016 growing season.
Figs
Figs growing on a fig tree in the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Seed Harvest: Marigold Seeds
Marigold seeds collected from a variety of marigolds grown specifically for the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos celebration. Raíces has been growing and saving seed for this variety of marigold seed for six growing seasons.
Seed Harvest 2016
Seeds harvested for seed saving from the Raíces EcoCulture garden.
Biodiversity in the Garden: Three Types of Beans
Three kinds of string beans grown in the Raíces EcoCulture garden in 2016 for biodiversity and a mix of color.
Biodiversity & Herbal Healing: Herbs in the Garden 2016
A variety of healing herbs from the Raíces EcoCulture garden, including stinging nettle, echninacea, elcampane, St. John's wort, mint, yarrow and chamomile.
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…
Beet Sprouts
Beet seeds sprouting in a seed bed at Plenitud PR.
Seed Saving Workshop Participants
Participants of a Raíces EcoCulture Seed Saving workshop checking out and identifying different varieties of bean seeds to take home after the workshop.
Seed Saving Presentation
Raíces core team member Nicole Wines presenting on seed saving at a community workshop in Rumson, New Jersey.
Seed Saving Workshop
Raíces Cultural Center display for a community seed saving workshop and seed swap.
Garden Lizard
Lizard on a squash vine at Plenitud PR.
Mint
Mint growing wild at Plenitud PR. This perennial herb can often be found growing in wet, marshy soils and can be harvested for culinary and herbal healing applications.
Transition Monmouth Gardeners’ Roundtable Event Flyer
Flyer for Transition Monmouth Gardeners’ Roundtable.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture participated in this gardeners’ roundtable discussion on the successes, challenges, frustrations and delights experienced in the 2013 gardening season.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture participated in this gardeners’ roundtable discussion on the successes, challenges, frustrations and delights experienced in the 2013 gardening season.