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by Francisco G. Gómez Finca Mi Casa’s High Tunnel is back in action thanks to you! It was January 2018 when we first visited Don Luis and Doña Carmen, at Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico after hurricane María hit. Read this article in our blog to learn more […]

High Tunnel at Finca Mi Casa up and Running Again

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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.

Seed Gallery: Raíces EcoCulture Seed Library Gardens

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Check out the full summer calendar for the Common Ground workshop series. Next up-Zucchini Bread on July 9th.

Common Ground Summer Workshop Schedule

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by Francisco G. Gómez How many teenage children you know are conscious about what food they put in their bodies? Parents’ work schedules and getting children ready for the day’s commitments can be daunting and very stressful, to say the least. Most families take the quick way out for breakfast, […]

Veggie Child Living a Vegan Lifestyle

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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Follow these simple instructions to preserve herbs harvested fresh from your own garden or from your local farmers market.

D.I.Y. Fridays – Preserving the Harvest: Homemade Salted Herbs

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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

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