make a difference for the island of Vieques, PR.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit La Finca de Hamberto, a facet of the non-profit Community Through Colors. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about La Finca de Hamberto:

La Finca de Hamberto is a small-scale and self-sustained farm in Vieques, Puerto Rico. We are a proud member of the Vieques Agricultural Collective and home to the educational project Apoyo en Vieques para la Educación y la Sostentabilidad (Support in Vieques for Education and Sustainability or AVES).

We operate as a learning farm. Through this we are able to host educational seminars, assist others with at-home gardening and animal husbandry, and help the island prepare for natural disasters by ensuring food security. Currently, 99% of the food consumed on Vieques must be brought from mainland Puerto Rico by ferry, which is often unreliable in inclement weather and downright dangerous during hurricanes and other severe weather. La Finca de Hamberto aims to lower Vieques’ reliance on this system and give more agency to its residents.

We currently grow a variety of native fruits and vegetables including yuca, aji dulce, and plantains (to name a few), as well as raising pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese.

La Finca also aims to reduce waste on the island through several methods. The construction of the farm was achieved primarily through the use of recycled materials, all of which would otherwise end up in landfills. We have also partnered with several local restaurants on Vieques to use their excess rather than letting it go to waste. By our estimation we have saved over 20,000 pounds of usable excess from the landfill since we began this program in 2018.