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Eco-Culture Garden: The First Raíces Beans
The first Raíces beans poking up out of the ground. In the following year we would plant two kinds of red kidney beans, green beans, black beans and white beans.
Eco-Culture Garden: Tomato Harvest
End of summer tomato harvest ripening on the windowsill.
Tomatoes originated in the Andes, where they grew wild with very small fruits, most likely yellow in color. There are species of tomatoes that still grow wild there today. Tomatoes were…
Tomatoes originated in the Andes, where they grew wild with very small fruits, most likely yellow in color. There are species of tomatoes that still grow wild there today. Tomatoes were…
Sustainability Discussion Group Spring/Summer 2011 Program Flyer
Flyer for series of Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group meetings held in the Spring and Summer of 2011.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure.
Join…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure.
Join…
Sustainability Discussion Group August 2011 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group August 2011 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
TOPIC: Fracking and Water Protection
Water is a precious resource, which we all need to survive. The New Brunswick City Council recently…
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TOPIC: Fracking and Water Protection
Water is a precious resource, which we all need to survive. The New Brunswick City Council recently…
Stop Fracking with our Water: Gasland Screening Event Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Event Stop Fracking with our Water!
Gasland screening and panel discussion.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
A NIGHT ABOUT FRACKING
Gasland Film Screening, Musical Performance and Panel Discussion
October 15, 2011
7-10…
Gasland screening and panel discussion.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
A NIGHT ABOUT FRACKING
Gasland Film Screening, Musical Performance and Panel Discussion
October 15, 2011
7-10…
Sustainability Discussion Group October 2011 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group October 2011 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
TOPIC: Alternative and Local Economies
There are many alternatives to the traditional money system that more people are rediscovering and…
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TOPIC: Alternative and Local Economies
There are many alternatives to the traditional money system that more people are rediscovering and…
Sustainability Discussion Group Fall/Winter 2011 Program Flyer
Flyer for series of Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group meetings
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture: Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Join Raices Cultural Center to…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture: Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Join Raices Cultural Center to…
Sustainability Discussion Group January-July 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for series of Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group meetings
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture: Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Join Raices Cultural Center to…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Eco-Culture: Growing sustainable roots for a sustainable future
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Join Raices Cultural Center to…
Sustainability Discussion Group August 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group August 2012 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
TOPIC: Climate Change and Agriculture
Presentation and discussion led by group member Peter Schweinsberg. Peter will focus on how agriculture…
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
TOPIC: Climate Change and Agriculture
Presentation and discussion led by group member Peter Schweinsberg. Peter will focus on how agriculture…
Sustainability Discussion Group October 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group October 2012 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPC: Will Allen-Visionary Farmer
Will Allen grew up with whose parents who fled the South in the Great Migration to escape a life of…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPC: Will Allen-Visionary Farmer
Will Allen grew up with whose parents who fled the South in the Great Migration to escape a life of…
Sustainability Discussion Group November 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group November 2012 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Going Green but Getting Nowhere: Making a Difference in Climate Change
Global warming is an issue that affects us all, no matter what…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Going Green but Getting Nowhere: Making a Difference in Climate Change
Global warming is an issue that affects us all, no matter what…
Sustainability Discussion Group December 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group December 2012 meeting.
EVENT DECSCRIPTION
TOPIC: Skillshare - 1-burner food and herbal healing preparation.
Join us for four short presentations on DIY food and herbal remedy…
EVENT DECSCRIPTION
TOPIC: Skillshare - 1-burner food and herbal healing preparation.
Join us for four short presentations on DIY food and herbal remedy…
Sustainability Discussion Group Winter/Spring 2013 Program Flyer
Flyer for series of Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group meetings.
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
February 4 TOPIC: BEES & BEEKEEPING
Film Screening and Discussion
YOU CHOOSE THE FILM!
"Vanishing of the Bees" or "Queen of the…
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
February 4 TOPIC: BEES & BEEKEEPING
Film Screening and Discussion
YOU CHOOSE THE FILM!
"Vanishing of the Bees" or "Queen of the…
Raícitas "Little Roots" Children’s and Family Gardening Workshop Flyer
Flyer for Raícitas Youth Program “Little Roots” Family Gardening Workshop.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us to learn about Companion Planting, and cultivate some seeds for plants that are friends.
In the Children's Garden at the Reformed Church of…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us to learn about Companion Planting, and cultivate some seeds for plants that are friends.
In the Children's Garden at the Reformed Church of…
Sustainability Discussion Group June 2013 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group June 2013 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Introduction to Food As Medicine
Guest Presentation and Discussion by Silvia Morrison
About the Presentation
The best form of health…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Introduction to Food As Medicine
Guest Presentation and Discussion by Silvia Morrison
About the Presentation
The best form of health…
Sustainability Discussion Group July 2013 Program Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainability Discussion Group July 2013 meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Film Screening of the Documentary
"Fixing the Future"
About the Film
“By featuring communities using sustainable and innovative…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
TOPIC: Film Screening of the Documentary
"Fixing the Future"
About the Film
“By featuring communities using sustainable and innovative…
S&F Honey Farm
On August 8, 2014, the Raíces Apiculture Initiative took a field trip to S & F Honey Farm in Hillsborough, NJ for a tour, presentation and questions and answer session with beekeeper Stan Wasitowski. Here, Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez is…
S&F Honey Farm: Queen Bee Box
Stan holding a queen bee box; he describes the different compartments of the tiny box.
S&F Honey Farm: Beekeeping Tour
Participants of the Raíces Apiculture Initiative field trip to S & F Honey Farm, Angela, Jen and Gabriel listen to Stan giving his presentation on apiculture.
S&F Honey Farm: Beehive Frame
Stan holds up a bee frame from one of his hives and talks about the bee activity on the foundation of the frame.
S&F Honey Farm: Inspecting a Frame
Stan inspects a frame, he explains the difference between capped brood, untouched foundation and honey comb.
S&F Honey Farm: Inspecting a Frame
Stan inspects a frame, he explains the difference between capped brood, untouched foundation and honey comb
S&F Honey Farm: Pulling a Queen Frame
S & F Honey Farm Apiculture presentation participant Enrique looks on as Stan pulls out a queen frame from a bee box that’s designed for the cultivation of queen bees.
S&F Honey Farm: Smoker
Stan explains how to charge the smoker with pine needles. He states the importance of not over smoking the bees in the hive.
S&F Honey Farm: Bee Box
This is one of Stan’s bee boxes, he explains the entrance reducer he devised for his bees.