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Posted March 25, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 8 in Puerto Rico

DAY 8: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

Today was our final day in Puerto Rico. After a very full day of exploring the Old San Juan and Santurce, the group arrived at the airport for its return to Sonoma. All is well …

Posted March 25, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 7 in Puerto Rico

DAY 7: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

Our last day on the farm in Arroyo has come to a close. Today we went back to Trama farm to clear brush to begin the next set of seeding beds and water all the …

Posted March 22, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 6 in Puerto Rico

DAY 6: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

Today, Thursday we went to the town of Coamo for a tour of the city. Coamo was the first southern town founded in Puerto Rico and therefore is home to much of this side of …

Posted March 22, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 5 in Puerto Rico

DAY 5: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

On Wednesday we visited the farm of Miguel Cora. Miguel is 75 years old and has lived here in Arroyo his entire life. As you saw in the photos, our group planted 69 banana trees …

Posted March 20, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 4 in Puerto Rico

DAY 4: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

Day 4 has come to a close. Today we were visited by Steven Silvestrini, a student at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Steven is a botanist who works for a cooperative at …

Posted March 19, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 3 in Puerto Rico

DAY 3: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:

The sun has set on our third day here in Puerto Rico. This morning we began our work in the Trama farm. Our team divided into three groups to work on different tasks. The first …

Posted March 18, 2019 by Annie Bacon

Day 2 in Puerto Rico

DAY 2: FROM DOMINIC TOMMASI:
Everyone has just gone down for bed on an eventful second day. We began with the first visit to the Trama farm where we got to know the area, learned how to use the various …

Posted March 18, 2019 by Annie Bacon

First Seeds of Learning Work Group Arrives to Puerto Rico- Day 1

The first Seeds of Learning work group has arrived to Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 16th at 12:30 PM. They were met by SOL Puerto Rico staff member Dominic Tommasi as well as SOL Nicaragua staff member Julian Guevara.

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Tipitapa project updates
Posted October 16, 2017 by Annie Bacon

Tipitapa project updates

By Casey CallaisĀ 10/16/2017 — The year has been busy with both exciting projects and hard-working volunteer groups. And now that the work groups have come and gone, the projects continue. Here is a quick update on where we are …