Reflections on Advanced Agricultural Techniques in Guatemala
Reflections on Advanced Agricultural Techniques in Guatemala Eugene Young Environmental Education Center Highland Park, NJ May 22, 2018 Raíces Cultural Center would like to thank George Heibel for sharing […]
Raices’ Bees – One Month Old and Going Strong!
by Francisco G. Gómez So it’s been a month since we set up our new beehive; what a rush getting those incredible little creatures settled into their new home. It […]
The Raíces Archive: A Sneak Peak-Puerto Rico 2013
It’s been a few months since our cultural exchange trip to Puerto Rico back in August and September of 2013. While we were there we took over 800 photographs and […]
Back to Nature, you say, but how can you go back to something that you’ve always been a part of?
by Francisco G. Gómez Humans have devised so many complex labels in an endless attempt to describe what is simply, Nature. Permaculture, Bio Dynamic Farming, Eco Farming, Eco Tourism, Eco […]
Eco-Living in a Plentiful Way: Plenitud Eco-Educational Initiatives
by Francisco G. Gómez I was up by 6:30 am as the vibrant sunshine from an incredibly beautiful blue sky was peeping in through the curtains. As I rolled back […]
March EcoCulture Update: Community Collaborations and Spring Planting
Spring is almost here and it’s a busy time for Raíces EcoCulture. For weeks we have been thinking about, sorting, ordering, separating and sending out seeds. The soil is already […]
D.I.Y. Fridays – Building a Raised Garden Bed
by Nicole Wines One option for gardening and small-scale intensive farming is building raised garden beds. It’s not a difficult process, it’s fun to build and you can get creative […]
D.I.Y. Fridays – Building a Cold Frame
by Nicole Wines It’s been a mild winter in central NJ. The warm days have us already anticipating the beginning of our planting season, really just a few weeks away […]
The Eco-Logic of First Peoples
by Francisco G. Gómez A few days ago I attended a screening of “The Economics of Happiness” at the behest of a friend. The film, in a nut shell, addresses […]