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Coffee grinder in Casa Pueblo. The organization begun to plant and grow five acres of sustainably farmed coffee after Hurricane María, which will help Casa Pueblo sustain itself economically through the sale of local coffee.

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Close up of coffee tree leaves on newly planted seedlings in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.

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These coffee plants will be planted over five acres and grown and harvested using sustainable methods. Sale of the coffee will help fund Casa Pueblo’s programs and help the NGO maintain economic independence.

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The beginnings of planting five acres of sustainably grown and harvest coffee. This coffee, grown by Casa Pueblo on the land surrounding the solar powered radio transmitter helps Casa Pueblo maintain and sustain itself economically and provide a…

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Hundreds of coffee plants were donated to Casa Pueblo for planting using sustainable agro-ecological methods. Five acres of coffee plants will be established around the site of the solar radio transmitter for Radio Casa Pueblo. Coffee harvested from…

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A baby coffee bush, beginning to take root in the mountains above the pueblo of Adjuntas. The five acres of sustainably farmed and harvested coffee will grow surrounding Radio Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter.

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Some of the coffee had already been transplanted along the edges of the cleared land.

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Don Luis Soto explaining to Raíces EcoCulture Coordinator Nicole Wines how he makes his compost mixture for planting on his organic farm. Using all natural, organic and local resources, Don Luis works to regenerate the soil and maintain and improve…

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On the stretch of property between the Casa Pueblo main building and mariposario, or butterfly house, there are stands of flowers to provide food to the released butterflies and other pollinators. These stands of cosmos are self-gaining and self-…

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This section of Don Luis’s farm had not yet been repaired and replanted after Hurricane Maria, but instead of keeping it mowed and tilled, cover crops were left in place to keep down unwanted weeds, help hold the soil in place as well as regenerate…

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Plenitud PR intern Briana cutting patchouli and creating bunches to use as mulch. This adds rich organic matter to the soil as it breaks down, and the patchouli plant regenerates it’s leaves quickly, making a it a renewable green fertilizer. The…

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Some of the damage to the screened in greenhouse at Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. Almost immediately after the Hurricane, a work brigade of volunteers from Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto…

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Hydroponic garden system and greenhouse that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.

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Heirloom dino kale growing in a polyculture of tomatoes and aromatic herbs on Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico.

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Don Alexis Massol, who founded Casa Pueblo in 1980 along with his wife Doña Tinti Deyá.

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Don Luis Soto preparing a patch of earth for planting beans at his farm Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico. The heirloom bean seeds planted here were used for seed saving and growing a local seed stock on the island of Puerto Rico.

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Co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Doña Tinti Deyá.

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Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá.

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Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá with his father and co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Don Alexis Massol.

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This earthbag and super adobe house, along with three others around the island of Puerto Rico designed by Plenitud co-founder Owen Ingley, suffered zero damage from Hurricane María.

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Earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This resilient structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.

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We passed by where the Departamento de la Comida restaurant and local food farmer’s market used to be before Hurricane Maria. The restaurant and market were put on hold to create the PR Resiliency Fund project, which will support at least 200…

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Plots of freshly planted land at Finca Mi Casa. Crops planted here will be for small scale food production, seed saving and supporting local pollinators.
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