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El Conuco Farmer’s Market Off to Healthy Start
By Erika Abad, Puerto Rican Cultural Center
On Sunday, June 21st, PRCC held its first Farmer's Market of the season. Initially, not much success was expected the first go around. We started out small given that there was little publicity. Luckily, it was Father's Day and with great weather, we made a...
Thank You for Your Support!
Dear Friends,
For the past 43 years Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School has served as a beacon of hope and possibilities for the diverse communities in the Greater Humboldt Park Community of Chicago. This small, alternative school has truly become what Latin American educational philosopher Paulo Freire...
Urban Agriculture 2015 Growing Season
By Abel Fernandez, PRCC Urban Agriculture Gardener/Food Coordinator Urban Agriculture is getting ready to start planting our community gardens. Since mid February, we have started our indoor planting in soil blocks at the green house of PACHS. Some of the early spring vegetables that are going to be transplanting out of the community gardens are...