Puerto Rico imports 85% of its food — an issue that became even more apparent after Hurricane Maria. “Teaching people how to grow food, for us, that’s a rebel act,” says Efrén David Robles, owner of ...

The major crop on our farm in Puerto Rico is education and promoting the economic development of our island through agriculture. We of course grow food for people to eat. That’s what farmers do, and ...

Local farms and the people who work them play a huge role in creating change on Puerto Rico. Victoria Leandra Growingupin Puerto Rico, “apoya lo local” echoed as an anthem. It was and still is a ...