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Loving Service at Plenitud
While working in the greenhouse at Plenitud, resident Rebekah Sánchez and intern Bri Treppeda take a moment to show their friendship and affection.
Permaculture and Biodiversity
Permaculture planting principles promote biodiversity of plants and animals in order to nourish and support the regeneration and building of the soil instead of the depletion and erosion of soil that happens in monocropped, industrial agriculture…
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.
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.
Saving Seeds
Saving cilantro seeds from plants that matured in the greenhouse. Seeds saved will be planted and shared.
Superadobe Doghouse
Built over 5 years ago, this superadobe doghouse was the first earthbag and superadobe structure built at Plenitud PR as a pilot and test project.
Superadobe House
Back of the first earthbag and superadobe house built at Plenitud, designed by Owen Ingley. This home did not use the dome structure that is often used in earthbag building, but was instead designed with a more conventional zinc roof. This structure…
View from Plenitud’s Earthbag House
View of the developing food forest at Plenitud PR that can be seen from the front door of the farm’s earthbag house.
Hurricane Resistant Earthbag House
The first earthbag house built at Plenitud Puerto Rico. The structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
Earthbag House
Earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This resilient structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
River View
View of the river that runs along the Plenitud home base.
Tags: ecology, landscape, Las Marías, Plenitud PR, Puerto Rico, río, river
Terraced Food Forest
Pathway through two mountainside terraced garden beds. The terraced beds are planted on counter and designed to help control the flow and absorption of water from rainfall. Because of the terraforming and water management techniques that Plenitud…
Starfruit
Starfruit ready to harvest just three months after Hurricane María devastated the island of Puerto Rico. The renewal and resiliency of nature is amazing.
Flower
Flower in bloom in Plenitud PR’s permaculture gardens.
View Across the Food Forest
When looking out over the food forest on Plenitud’s mountainside, you can see across to the tents at the campsite above the food forest.
Gazebo
A hand built gazebo with hammocks for resting in between working, learning and sharing.
Tags: hammock, landscape, Las Marías, Plenitud PR, Puerto Rico
Permaculture Farm
Plenitud PR is an organic farm based on permaculture principles and techniques. Through a variety of growing and sustainability practices, including creating a food forest, rainwater harvesting, greenhouse production, terraced farming, raised beds,…
Bamboo
A variety of bamboo cultivated by Plenitud specifically to help stabilize the soil with its deep root systems as well as help control and absorb runoff during storms.
Fresh Harvested Starfruit
Tobias Knight, a visitor to Plenitud PR during a service learning exchange with St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program. This is the first time Tobias saw or tried eating a starfruit.
Flower
A flower in the ginger family in bloom in the permaculture gardens at Plenitud PR in Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
Ginger Flower In Bloom
A flower in the ginger family in bloom at the top of a 10’+ stalk.
In Bloom
Stopping to smell the flowers on a tour of the permaculture gardens of Plenitud PR’s farm.
Ginger Flower
A ginger flower in bloom.
Camp
A tent set up in the camping section of Plenitud PR’s compound. Tents are protected from the rain by a canopy and a drainage ditch dug around each camp site.
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.
Tags: ecology, landscape, Las Marías, Plenitud PR, Puerto Rico, río, river, service learning, Visions