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Nuestras Raíces is a grass-roots organization that promotes economic, human and community development in Holyoke, Massachusetts through projects relating to food, agriculture and the environment.

A new Green Jobs Program by Nuestras Raices, click on - Roots Up

Boston Globe Article, "Can Community Gardens Save a City?"- Link

Our projects include: Community Gardens, Youth Leadership, Economic Development, A Women's Leadership Group, Environmental Justice Organizing, and the Tierra de Oportunidades Farm

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Sister Barbara, Sister Mary Zeno, Angel and Yashira Tour the Farm

Our latest news:

Boston Globe

Submitted November 14th, 2008

Nuestras Raices featured in Boston Globe Magazine Article:

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RootsUp Green Jobs Program Launched!

Submitted November 14th, 2008

ROOTS UP - New green jobs jobs training program launched by Nuestras Raices and partners - Co-op Power, Dept of Youth Services, City of Holyoke, New England Farm Workers Council

Check out the RootsUp Page!

2 positions available, contact Tito Santana, (413) 535-1789, tsantana@nuestras-raices.org

Leadership Training Graduation

Submitted November 2nd, 2008

Congratulations to the graduates of the Nuestras Raices/Holyoke Food & Fitness Policy Council Leadership Development Class of 2008!

Laura Berrios, Robert Chipman, Wanda Delgado, Milly Disla, Elizabeth Fadel, Kevin Garcia, Jose Lopez, Daniel Martinez and Adneris Rosario completed the intensive course. The graduates learned personal and comunity leadership skills from trainer Hilda Colon and Policy Change skills and tactics from AJ Juarez of the Massachusetts Public Health Association.