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Concentration
The process of making cords requires concentration and a precise count on the number of folds in the yard being twisted to ensure that all cords are uniform and without bumps or kinks in the yarn.
Compost Mixing
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…
Compost
Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa showing his outdoor worm composting set up.
Community Workshop - Raíces EcoCulture
Participants in a community workshop in the Raíces EcoCulture program. Many of the Raíces EcoCulture programs were held in the Highland Park Environmental Center from 2016-2018.
Community Seminar: Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala
The workshop "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques" was held at the Highland Park Environmental Center, presented by Highland Park resident George Heibel.
Community Garden and Native Plant Tour
After the Seed Brigade work party ended, local resident Steve Maldonado Silvestrini gave a talk and tour about local edibles and community gardens.
Community Garden - Plaza Vivero
Cultivated section of Plaza Vivero, a community garden that was established on an abandoned property that had been further damaged by Hurricane María. Materials found on the site are integrated into the garden design.
Community Eco-Art Project
Program participants of the Our Plastic Waters event first volunteered to clean up a section of the banks of the Raritan River and then work with artist Lisa Bagwell to create community sculptures from the garbage collected in the clean up.
Community Arts at the Raritan River Art Walk
Raíces Cultural Center collaborated with the Community Arts Mural Project, Family Arts Movement and Albus Cavus to provide a day of arts and culture along the public Raritan River Art Walk.
Community Art
Artist Lisa Bagwell worked with community members to build eco-art sculptures at the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
Common Ground: Zucchini Bread Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program's zucchini bread workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground: Knife Skills Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program’s knife skills workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground: Canning Flyer
Flyer for the Common Ground program's canning workshop. The Common Ground Workshop series was a collaborative program presented throughout the Summer of 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Common Ground Kickoff Flyer
Flyer for the first event in the Common Ground Workshop series, a collaborative program introduced in Spring 2016 by Raíces EcoCulture in partnership with Chef Enrique Pérez of Elijah's Promise.
Committee Meeting
Pictured at the podium is Mohammed Talukder speaking at a Bangladeshi committee which was committed to helping former Paterson mayor Bill Pascrell secure a U.S. congressional position
Committed To the Vision
The women are still committed.
Come Out and Vote! Park Partners Grant Competition
Flyer to encourage Highland Park residents to come out and vote for Raíces Cultural Center’s Eco-Culture Program in the 2017 Park Partners Grant Competition.
Collecting Garbage/Art Materials
Volunteers cleaning a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront as part of the Our Plastic Waters EcoArt Workshop in the Water Is Life Initiative. After the cleanup garbage collected was sorted and transformed into eco-art sculptures.
Collapsed Greenhouses
Collapsed greenhouses were a common site post-Hurricane María.
Coffee Trees
Close up of coffee tree seedlings ready to be planted.
Coffee Transplants
Some of the coffee had already been transplanted along the edges of the cleared land.
Coffee Seedling
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.
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…
Coffee Plantings
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…