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Working the Earth at Finca Mi Casa
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez and volunteer Christina Proxenos working the earth at Finca Mi Casa under the direction of Don Luis Soto. During our visit, we planted a small patch of three varieties of beans for seed saving from some of the…
Tags: agriculture, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Camuy, Christina Proxenos, Don Luis Soto, farm, Finca Mi Casa, Francisco G. Gómez, hand tools, heirloom, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Hudson Valley Seed Library, Hurricane Maria, no till farming, non-gmo, organic, organic agriculture, organic farming, Puerto Rico, Seed Savers Exchange, seed saving
Turning Soil at Finca Mi Casa
While at Finca Mi Casa, the Raíces crew members on the Sustainable Disaster Relief Support Trip learned about preparing the soil by hand and spent time preparing and planting a bed of beans for seed saving.
Preparing the Earth For Planting Beans
Don Luis and the Raíces crew immediately began preparing earth and planting seeds for a few varieties of beans after Don Luis chose the seed varieties he wanted to grow from the 50 pound box of seeds donated to Raíces by a dozen organic, non-GMO and…
Hand Tools
At Finca Mi Casa, Don Luis Soto only uses hand tools for food production. This helps build the soil instead of destroy and degrade it, protects the life within the soil and keeps the use of fossil fuels on the farm to a minimum.
Hand Tools
The Raíces crew preparing a patch of earth with Don Luis to plant three varieties of beans for seed saving.
Tags: agriculture, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Camuy, Christina Proxenos, Don Luis Soto, farm, Finca Mi Casa, Francisco G. Gómez, hand tools, heirloom, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Hudson Valley Seed Library, Hurricane Maria, no till farming, non-gmo, organic, organic agriculture, organic farming, Puerto Rico, Seed Savers Exchange, seed saving