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Arugula
A bed of arugula growing in a raised bed at Plenitud PR.
Bamboo
A variety of bamboo cultivated by Plenitud specifically to help stabilize the soil with its deep root systems as well as help control and absorb runoff during storms.
Biodiverse Community Farming
Part of the service learning experience at Plenitud PR is hands-on group farming. Done in community with residents of Plenitud and local volunteers from Las Marías, interns and students, a large group working together can get a few large tasks done…
Breaking Bread with Visions Students
During the time Raíces crew members stayed at Plenitud PR’s permaculture farm and eco-learning center, a group of students from St. Thomas University in Minnesota was visiting on a service-learning trip. The Raíces crew arrived just as dinner was…
Bri Treppeda at Plenitud PR
Bri Treppeda was an intern at Plenitud PR when Raíces visited the farm in January 2018. Here she is harvesting patchouli to use as mulch.
Camp
Overnight visitors to Plenitud PR stay in a campground area of the compound, protected from water and rain by extra pop-up tents and drainage ditches around each tent site.
Camp
A tent set up in the camping section of Plenitud PR’s compound. Tents are protected from the rain by a canopy and a drainage ditch dug around each camp site.
Checking Seed Starts
Plenitud PR resident and team member Rebekah Sánchez checking the progress of seedling starts in the greenhouse at Plenitud. Seedlings are grown under the plastic roof of the greenhouse to control the amount of water they receive and protect them…
Cilantro Flowers Attracting Pollinators
Some herbs, greens and flowers are allowed to go to flower and seed to help attract and feed the pollinators as well as for seed saving for future plantings. Cilantro flowers are great at attracting pollinators, especially honeybees and native bees.
Cutting Patchouli
Plenitud PR intern Briana cutting patchouli and creating bunches to use as mulch. This adds rich organic matter to the soil as it breaks down, and the patchouli plant regenerates it’s leaves quickly, making a it a renewable green fertilizer. The…
Dinner at Plenitud
Students, volunteers, residents and visitors eat a communal dinner in the learning center at Plenitud PR.
Dinner is Ready at Plenitud PR
Owen Ingley, co-founder and director of Plenitud, getting ready to serve dinner to visiting students on a service learning trip from St. Tomas University in Minnesota.
Down to the River
After a morning filled with educational tours and presentations, as well as volunteer work on the farm, groups of service learning volunteers head down to the river to cool off.
Earthbag House
This earthbag and super adobe house, along with three others around the island of Puerto Rico designed by Plenitud co-founder Owen Ingley, suffered zero damage from Hurricane María.
Earthbag House
Earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This resilient structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
Educational Center at Plenitud PR
"Plenitud Puerto Rico is a non-profit educational farm and learning center that focuses on the research, demonstration, and dissemination of sustainable practices for today’s rural and urban environment." (plenitudpr.org) This building is the…
Flower
Flower in bloom in Plenitud PR’s permaculture gardens.
Flower
A flower in the ginger family in bloom in the permaculture gardens at Plenitud PR in Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
Food Gardens at Plenitud PR
Tomatoes growing in a raised bed at Plenitud PR.
Food Jungle at Plenitud PR
What looks like a mountainside covered in foliage from far away is actually a food jungle when seeds close up. This mountainside if filled with fruits, beneficial herbs, nitrogen fixers, deep rooted plants to hold the soil, pollinator plants and…
Fresh Harvested Starfruit
Tobias Knight, a visitor to Plenitud PR during a service learning exchange with St. Thomas University’s VISIONS program. This is the first time Tobias saw or tried eating a starfruit.
Gazebo
A hand built gazebo with hammocks for resting in between working, learning and sharing.
Ginger Flower
A ginger flower in bloom.
Ginger Flower In Bloom
A flower in the ginger family in bloom at the top of a 10’+ stalk.
Greenhouse at Plenitud PR - Under Construction
The Juntos Together Coalition, led by Puerto Rican Action Board Director José Montes, and made up of a compendium of groups from Central New Jersey, working together to provide disaster relief support, provided a grant to Plenitud PR for the…