Comments for Raíces Cultural Center Blog http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog Preserving cultural roots through the arts. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Raíces Eco-Culture Fundraiser: Seedling Sale! by Bettina http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=460#comment-7890 Bettina Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:31:13 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=460#comment-7890 The tomatoes I have pdocured so far this year came from cherry tomatoes dropped into the raised bed last year, which were left for the critters, which then emerged as seedlings this year. The purchased tomato plants have yielded zilch. I have saved viable petunia seeds found growing out of cracks in a nearby asphalt road using your same reasoning. If we stopped utilizing crippled seeds, such as those we get from commercial hybridizers, and relied only on those hardy seeds that made it in the pillaged environment we call suburbia/urbania, we might reap a more robust and sustainable bounty, I suspect. The tomatoes I have pdocured so far this year came from cherry tomatoes dropped into the raised bed last year, which were left for the critters, which then emerged as seedlings this year. The purchased tomato plants have yielded zilch. I have saved viable petunia seeds found growing out of cracks in a nearby asphalt road using your same reasoning. If we stopped utilizing crippled seeds, such as those we get from commercial hybridizers, and relied only on those hardy seeds that made it in the pillaged environment we call suburbia/urbania, we might reap a more robust and sustainable bounty, I suspect.

]]> Comment on Imagining Ballet Folklórico Cutumba by MIckey http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=297#comment-3547 MIckey Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:33:01 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=297#comment-3547 Greetings I know this comment is late but I just had to leave it about Ballet Folklórico Cutumba. They were beyond words!!!! I can still vividly see and hear their perfomance in my mind, especially their reditions of the Maypole and Pao Pao. I purchased their CD after their performace but their redition of Pao Pao is not on it :( How can I get it???? Peace and Blessings Mickey Greetings

I know this comment is late but I just had to leave it about Ballet Folklórico Cutumba. They were beyond words!!!! I can still vividly see and hear their perfomance in my mind, especially their reditions of the Maypole and Pao Pao. I purchased their CD after their performace but their redition of Pao Pao is not on it :( How can I get it????

Peace and Blessings

Mickey

]]> Comment on Creating Community and Celebrating Traditions by Michael http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3484 Michael Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:47:46 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3484 Inspired me to create my own :) Inspired me to create my own :)

]]> Comment on Creating Community and Celebrating Traditions by Kava http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3481 Kava Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:44:10 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3481 Good artwork...good music...good Izze...how can you go wrong ;-) Good artwork…good music…good Izze…how can you go wrong ;-)

]]> Comment on Creating Community and Celebrating Traditions by amy http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3480 amy Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:51:59 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=406#comment-3480 An inspiring evening :) An inspiring evening :)

]]> Comment on Why the Ancestors? by Ranessa http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=392#comment-3297 Ranessa Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:41:30 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=392#comment-3297 Sadly, I do not know much about my ancestors. I've experienced only a couple deaths of people I didn't know that well. Both grandma's are living, and one grandfather died before I was born. The other grandfather was absent. Folks don't like to talk much about the people who passed. It's seems like they are hiding so many secrets and that they want to forget a lot of pain. I wish I did know more about those who came before me. I'd feel more connected to history and wisdom then. Sadly, I do not know much about my ancestors. I’ve experienced only a couple deaths of people I didn’t know that well. Both grandma’s are living, and one grandfather died before I was born. The other grandfather was absent. Folks don’t like to talk much about the people who passed. It’s seems like they are hiding so many secrets and that they want to forget a lot of pain. I wish I did know more about those who came before me. I’d feel more connected to history and wisdom then.

]]> Comment on Why the Ancestors? by amy garas http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=392#comment-3139 amy garas Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:33:51 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=392#comment-3139 "If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people" - Thich Nhat Hanh “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people” – Thich Nhat Hanh

]]> Comment on CALL FOR INTERVIEWS: Testimonials for the Ancestors by Raices http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=363#comment-2548 Raices Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:44:07 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=363#comment-2548 Thank you for sharing, Alfie. Thank you for sharing, Alfie.

]]> Comment on CALL FOR INTERVIEWS: Testimonials for the Ancestors by Alfie Alvarado http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=363#comment-2546 Alfie Alvarado Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:16:26 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=363#comment-2546 My spiritual connection to my ancestors was first awakened when I was reverse-migrated to PR. My parents moved back to the isla and I had to go with them. It was close to X-mas time and the pueblito was awash in small groups here and there singing Aguinaldos on street "corners". I never felt more at home, which is saying a lot because I am a Nuyorican through and through. My spiritual connection to my ancestors was first awakened when I was reverse-migrated to PR. My parents moved back to the isla and I had to go with them. It was close to X-mas time and the pueblito was awash in small groups here and there singing Aguinaldos on street “corners”. I never felt more at home, which is saying a lot because I am a Nuyorican through and through.

]]> Comment on Kennedy Center International Hip-hop meets Bomba, Batá and Chant at the Raíces Cultural Center by famous graffiti artists http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=94#comment-2056 famous graffiti artists Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:48:51 +0000 http://raicesculturalcenter.org/blog/?p=94#comment-2056 Did <a href="http://stylewars.com/index.php?page=documentary/style-wars-video-old-school-hip-hop-history-graffiti-breakdance" rel="nofollow">Grafffiti</a> End up being an art through Manhattan? Did Grafffiti End up being an art through Manhattan?

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