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Shallots
Shallots are one of many crops not common to the Caribbean that Don Luis Soto has been able to adapt to the tropical growing conditions and proposed successfully on his farm Finca Mi Casa.
Damaged Greenhouse Post-Hurricane Maria
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…
Fresh Plantings at Finca Mi Casa
Freshly planted plots at Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico. All seeds planted on the farm are open pollinated so they are suitable for seed saving. Don Luis Soto, the owner of Finca Mi Casa is an expert seed saver on the island of Puerto Rico. Many…
Raíces Visits Finca Mi Casa
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez talking with Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa about the his experiences during and after Hurricane María. Reminders of the devastation everywhere, from damage to structures to scarred and damaged trees…
Finca Mi Casa
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.
Resiliency and Hospitality
Raíces Cultural Center’s January 2018 visit to Finca Mi Casa was a true lesson in resiliency and hospitality. In the face of Hurricane Maria and the difficult relief and recovery period that continues to this day, Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa…
Tropical Garlic
Though garlic and onions are difficult crops to grow in tropical environments, Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa has developed methods and seed stock for both that have adapted to tropical climates, producing full sized, organic garlic and onions. The…
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.
Banana Trees
Banana trees with regenerated foliage at Finca Mi Casa. Banana and plantain trees completely lost all foliage and vegetation in the winds of Hurricane Maria but had already begun to regenerate when Raíces visited in January 2018.
Cover Crops at Finca Mi Casa
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…
Puerto Rican Honeybee
Pollinators were hit especially hard in the months after Hurricane Maria, as the winds and rains left the island with little foliage and almost no flowers. Food for pollinators was scarce for several months. By the time of Raíces Cultural Center’s…
The Raíces Crew with the Finca Mi Casa Crew
Don Luis and Doña Carmen Soto of Finca Mi Casa with Raíces Cultural Center co-founders Francisco G. Gómez and Nicole Wines during our Sustainable Disaster Relief Support Exchange Trip in January 2018. Raíces is proud to have provided support to Finca…
Frutas y Vegetales Osvaldo
Roadside produce stand just a mile away from Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico. It was a relief to see a small, local business providing fresh food to the community in contrast to the amount of destroyed, damaged and yet-to-be reopened businesses…
Destruction - Camuy
Ruins of a house destroyed by Hurricane Maria just a mile away from Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico.
Jariksa Valle Feliciano
Jariksa Valle Feliciano (Kari) talking about her experiences during and after Hurricane Maria before being interviewed.
Interview in Isabela
Director Francisco G. Gómez talks with friend of Raíces Jariksa Valle Feliciano of Aguada, Puerto Rico before interviewing her on camera to get some background and initial impressions on what she experienced during and after Hurricane Maria and her…
Preparing for a Press Conference at Casa Pueblo
The Casa Pueblo crew preparing for a press conference announcing the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico, which will transmit for Radio Casa Pueblo.
Press Conference
Casa Pueblo press conference at the Casa Pueblo home base in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, announcing the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico.
Casa Pueblo Press Conference
Casa Pueblo director Arturo Massol Deyá speaking at a press conference to announce the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico.
Doña Tinti Deyá
Co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Doña Tinti Deyá.
Solar Radio Transmitter
On January 16, 2018, Casa Pueblo announced the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico. The transmitter would broadcast locally for Radio Casa Pueblo.
Radio Casa Pueblo - Solar Powered Radio
Casa Pueblo is the first organization on the island of Puerto Rico to launch its own solar powered radio transmitter to broadcast it’s own radio station, Radio Casa Pueblo. Raíces Cultural Center was invited to witness a historic moment in the steps…
Coffee Plants
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…
Adjuntas - View from Casa Pueblo’s Solar Radio Transmitter
The view from Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter site. This will also be the site of a five-acre sustainable coffee production site.
Solar Powered Radio Transmitter
Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter, located in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. This is the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico and broadcasts Casa Pueblo Radio in Adjuntas and parts of Utuado.