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by Nicole Wines It’s official…the growing season has begun! We have put our first seeds in trays – sweet and hot peppers, eggplants, tomatoes and herbs – rigged up a home germination chamber to keep our seeds cozy and warm so they can sprout quickly and strong, and given them […]

EcoCulture Garden Update – The Growing Season Has Begun – ...

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by Nicole Wines On October 15, 2016, Raíces Cultural Center’s EcoCulture program presented a solo art exhibit and artist talk featuring the Eco-Art of Lisa Bagwell. The opening exhibit was a huge success, with over one hundred attendees visiting throughout the event, including one U.S. Congressman, and over thirty community […]

Photo Gallery: Eco-Art Exhibit featuring Artist Lisa Bagwell

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by Nicole Wines This week’s D.I.Y. Friday is just a quick tip for all of you who are conscious about reusing and repurposing materials, supplies and resources. There are countless uses for upcycled jars.  I use them to store and share honey, herbs, and bulk foods, to make and store […]

D.I.Y. Fridays – Upcycling Tip: Removing Labels from Jars for ...

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by Nicole Wines At Raíces EcoCulture, we try to stay conscious about reducing the waste stream.  Whenever possible, we find second uses for materials that would otherwise be looked at as “garbage”.  We upcycle and repurpose as much as we can.  Just like last week’s D.I.Y. post on homemade incense […]

D.I.Y. Fridays – Homemade, All-Natural Eggshell Fertilizer

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by Nicole Wines NOTE: I learned this simple D.I.Y. from my co-director Francisco and his family, and I am sharing it with you.  Please pass it along, by sharing this post and simple instructions, and making this homemade incense to use in your own home and give away as handmade […]

D.I.Y. Fridays – Homemade Incense with Upcycled Orange Peels

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by Nicole Wines Spring is almost here and we are excited for the planting season. This time of year, we are always busy sorting seeds, getting ready to plant, attending seed swaps and getting seeds out to our fellow Raíces EcoCulture Gardeners and members of our Seed Library. We need […]

D.I.Y. Fridays – Do It Yourself Seed Envelopes

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