Sharing Seeds
Dublin Core
Title
Sharing Seeds
Subject
Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria
disaster relief
resiliency
agroecology
Hurricane Maria
disaster relief
resiliency
agroecology
Description
The Raíces Disaster Relief Support Crew stopped to take a quick photo of a collapsed greenhouse in the outskirts of Lares As they did a car came up the driveway. It turned out to be the owner of the property, Olga Perez. Olga’s husband is an agronomist and a seed saver, and has already begun repairs on other greenhouses on the property and begun to plant again.
Olga was happy to take some heirloom seeds for her husband to start in one of his greenhouses. She was enthusiastic about the seed that had been given to Raíces to share, because she knew her husband was looking for open pollinated and heirloom seed to grow out for seed saving. She said he would multiply the stock of the seed varieties as well as adapt them to local growing conditions, and would share the seeds he saved with other growers in their community.
Olga was happy to take some heirloom seeds for her husband to start in one of his greenhouses. She was enthusiastic about the seed that had been given to Raíces to share, because she knew her husband was looking for open pollinated and heirloom seed to grow out for seed saving. She said he would multiply the stock of the seed varieties as well as adapt them to local growing conditions, and would share the seeds he saved with other growers in their community.
Creator
Francisco G. Gómez
Date
01-14-2018
Contributor
Olga Perez
Nicole Wines
Nicole Wines
Rights
©Raíces Cultural Center
Format
jpeg
Language
en
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2018_prrelief_seeds13.jpg
Coverage
Lares, Puerto Rico
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
2000 x 1333
Files
Citation
Francisco G. Gómez, “Sharing Seeds,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed April 16, 2024, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/723.