Nuestras Raices Inc

Nuestras Raices is a grassroots non-profit orgaization that is based out of Holyoke, MA. Nuestras Raices was born out of South Holyoke in 1992, by a few community members who wanted to make a change in their community. Nuestras Raices which means Our Roots represents the strong agricultural ties and history that the Puerto Rican community has here in Holyoke. Today, Nuestras Raices has grown to become a large organization, one that is considered a national model on how to develop sustaianble agriculture and green cities. Nuestras Raices was created in 1992 by a group of community members in South Holyoke, with the goal of eventually developing a greenhouse in downtown Holyoke. The founding members of Nuestras Raices were all migrating farmers from Puerto Rico, with a strong agricultural background, who had found themselves in a city without opportunites. Realizing that the city was not being cared for, these community members took action into their own hands. They located an abando...