By saving seed, whether it is one variety or one hundred varieties, members of the Raíces EcoCulture seed library are helping to build a culture of seed freedom and seed sovereignty. Check out some photos submitted by some of our members highlighting their growing and seed saving endeavors in the 2016 growing season.
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On April 23, Chef Enrique Pérez presented the first workshop in the Common Ground Workshop series. Check out the photos from this Raíces EcoCulture community collaboration.
Photo Gallery: Common Ground Workshop Series with Chef Enrique Pérez
Save the Date!!! Join us May 14, 15, 21 and 22 at Ruthie's Bagel Dish in Highland Park to choose from over 60 varieties of organically grown vegetables, herbs and flowers for your garden!
Grow Your Own! Raíces Seedling Sale
by Nicole Wines Every year in the late winter and early spring, Francisco and I get together to sort through the Raíces EcoCulture seed collection and get planting, both in our plots and in our greenhouse. This year, our seed starting days were held the week before, and the weekend […]
Seed Starting for Raíces EcoCulture – Happy Spring 2016!
Thank you to all of our family, friends, and supporters who nominated Raíces EcoCulture to receive our third annual donation of heirloom, organic and non-gmo seeds from the Hudson Valley Seed Library.
Hudson Valley Seed Library Donation Update
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where it feels like winter has just begun and you can’t believe it’s only a few weeks until planting time. Seed catalogs have been arriving in the mail; we are planning out our spring and summer gardens (just after the […]
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Building a worm bin is simple, a great starter do it yourself project for a homestead, whether rural or urban. Vermicomposting requires very little work to produce rich, natural fertilizer for your gardens and process your food waste. Check out how on our D.I.Y. Friday column.
D.I.Y. Fridays – Build Your Own Worm Bin
by Nicole Wines Every fall the Raíces EcoCulture crew plants our garlic. We usually use “el día de los muertos” (Day of the Dead) as our marker and try to get it in on that day or soon after. This year, we waited until the Friday after the Day of […]
D.I.Y. Fridays – Planting and Saving Garlic
GROW YOUR OWN Raíces Eco-Culture is holding its annual seedling sale so our community members and neighbors can grow their own food while supporting Raíces Eco-Culture programs. From tomatoes and cucumbers to broccoli and greens to bee friendly flowers and a selection of culinary and medicinal herbs, Raíces has planted […]
Raíces EcoCulture Seedling Sale Fundraiser 2015
by Nicole Wines Honeybees and other pollinators need our help. We humans have moved (forced) honeybee and pollinator species around and between continents, contaminated their food sources, and been a huge cause of stress on their health and environment. Raíces EcoCulture started its Apiculture Initiative in the spring of 2014 […]