Conuco
The ‘Conuco,’ loosely translates to ‘the garden' in Taíno, and is central to the Indigenous life-way; this is where we grow our foods and medicines. It is a system of growing plants in which each plant benefits and supports the plants around it. This is the sustenance that ensures the wealth and health of the community.
Returning to Nature
“Being in right relationship with the land is being connected to nature as natural human beings which extends beyond our identities as individuals and encompasses the community. We understand and believe that when we are in right relationship with nature we are in our full power as spiritual beings. In this way, we grow food as medicine and save seeds to cultivate a powerful, long-term relationship with nature, while nurturing community as the soil in which we grow and heal amongst each other.”
-Alexas Ramirez