Harvesting Seeds – A Growing Collection
It’s harvest season and our friends and seed library members are busy harvesting and saving seed. This statement and these photos were posted September 26 by Wendy Weiner (a.k.a. The […]
Seed Saving Resource – Seed to Seed
by Nicole Wines There are so many gardening books out there, it’s easy to build a huge library of books with a lot of nice plant photos that you never […]
Seed Saving Instructions – Tomatoes
by Nicole Wines and Wendy Weiner As tomato season winds down, make sure to save some seeds from the fruits of your most beautiful, healthy tomato plants. Planting the seeds […]
Seed Saving Instructions – Beans
by Nicole Wines and Wendy Weiner Saving beans is super simple. At the Raíces Eco-Culture plots we have picked over 5 pounds of dried beans this season, some for eating […]
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 […]
DIY Fridays – Raíces DIY Crowdfunding Fundraiser Project
You’ve heard of Kickstarter and Indiegogo? Crowdfunding projects where you have to reach a certain goal by a certain date to receive any funding at all? Well, Raíces opted to […]
A Crowdfunding Project of our Own! Help Preserve and Spread Culture by Donating to the Raíces Archive and Cultural Exchange
In just one week, we are leaving for a cultural and eco-cultural exchange on the island of Puerto Rico. Raíces Co-directors will be attending and documenting the 5th Bomba Research […]
April EcoCulture Update: Seeds, Seedlings and Spreading our Roots
Happy Spring from the Raíces crew! This spring brings a lot of great news for Raíces and our community. We have a new home. Our seeds our planted and our […]
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 […]