AGROTECA

The Agroteca is our living library of agricultural tools, resources, and knowledge a space for sharing what we need to grow food, learn, and care for the land. Here, farmers, students, and community members can access resources that strengthen agroecologica practices and our collective capacity to build food sovereignty.

Books + Publications

A collection of books and publications on agroecology, food sovereignty, environmental justice, ancestral knowledge, and growing practices. More than a library, it is a space to preserve, share, and put knowledge into practice, helping us build deeper relationships with the land and our food systems.

Agroforestry + Permaculture
Agroforestry + Permaculture

Resources for learning how to integrate trees, crops, and agroecological systems while strengthening biodiversity, soil regeneration, and our relationship with the land.

Healthy + Sustainable Cookbooks
Healthy + Sustainable Cookbooks

Guides and recipes for cooking with what our land provides, making the most of local, nutritious, and seasonal ingredients.

Art + Ancestral Culture
Art + Ancestral Culture

Publications that preserve and share the knowledge, practices, and traditions of Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, recognizing ancestral memory as a living part of our relationship with land and food.

Gender Perspective + Queer Diversity
Gender Perspective + Queer Diversity

Texts that center diverse voices, experiences, and ways of knowing, expanding how we understand and practice agriculture, sustainability, and care for the land.

Ancestral Seed Bank

A living archive of seeds, memory, and knowledge that protects local and ancestral varieties essential to our food systems.

Beyond preserving seeds, we work to keep them alive, in circulation, and connected to the people who grow them, strengthening biodiversity and food sovereignty.

It promotes agricultural independence by reducing dependence on commercial seeds.

It facilitates seed exchange between farmers and communities, fostering solidarity and self-sufficiency.

Agricultural Tools

The Agroteca provides shared access to agricultural tools that support farmers and small-scale growing projects.

From traditional tools to equipment such as shredders, tillers, saws, and trimmers, this resource helps reduce barriers to access, make working the land more accessible, and strengthen a culture of collaboration and collective care for shared resources.

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