First Annual Afro-Botany Conference at Hidden Garden

From September 2nd to 4th, 2017, Hidden Garden Ethnobotanical Sanctuary inaugurated its new Bush Medicine Circle with the First Annual Afro-Botany Conference. In a traditional style, they celebrated with a gathering of elders, teachers, students, plant lovers and community members, sharing wisdom as well as food, music, dance and ceremony.

Project Updates, Collaborations, Local EventsThe Rich Coast ProjectSeptember 28, 2017Hidden GardenHidden Garden, Wellness Traditions, African Sacred Grove

RCP Volunteers Help Construct an African Sacred Grove at the Hidden Garden

On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, students from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University visited the Hidden Garden Wellness Center to help construct an African Sacred Grove.

CollaborationsThe Rich Coast ProjectMarch 20, 2017Hidden Garden Wellness CenterHidden Garden, Service Learning, RCP Volunteers, KISI, Kelley ABP, African Sacred Grove, Community

FIELD NOTES: October 7, 2016

This post is the first in a series of behind-the-scenes notes written by RCP staff and volunteers.

By Katie Beck (RCP Founder & Director)

It's Friday, October 7, 2016. Today marks one week since we've been back in Puerto Viejo, and oh what a busy week it has been!

Project Updates, Field NotesKatie BeckOctober 7, 2016Hidden Garden, Indiana University, South Caribe Roots Archive, Puerto Viejo, 2016

RCP / Hidden Garden Street Team Share Plants in Puerto Viejo

Students of the Hidden Garden's Traditional Latino Herbal Medicine joined the Rich Coast Project for a morning of learning from local community members about the bush medicine they grew up with.

Local Events, CollaborationsThe Rich Coast ProjectSeptember 30, 2016Wellness Traditions, Archive, Puerto Viejo, Hidden Garden, Plant-for-Story, Community Outreach, Storytelling, 2016, Story Exchange, 2016 Wellness Documentation

Sharing and Comparing Across Borders: Stories of Wellness Traditions

CollaborationsThe Rich Coast ProjectMarch 12, 2016Hidden GardenHidden Garden, Wellness Traditions, 2016, 2016 Wellness Documentation

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