I am starting an egg farm to produce 100% cage free, pasture raised & organic eggs in the town of Aguada, PR. I also have a Bachelors degree in criminal investigation but my heart belongs to the land.

I just love this! My mom is from Ponce. I was born and raised in the states. A few years ago, my husband and I purchased 6.5 acres for a vacation home in Caguas and now we’re making it our farm. Our goal is to be self sustainable. This island is incredible. You can grow so much here! It blows my mind that 85% of food is imported in such a fertile island. I love Puerto Rico! ❤️

I love PR and I’m an African American from MS. But living in Florida for years around a lot of Puerto Rican’s made me fall in love with a place I’ve never known. The people are some of the nicest you’ll ever want to meet, very passionate and in love with their homeland, very proud to be from PR. I’d love to visit and volunteer.

As a Puerto Rican who lived from 1951 to 2014 in NY and then returned to Puerto Rico this video energizes me for the future of our nation Puerto Rico. My Jibaro family left Arecibo in 1951 to work in the factories and hotels of NYC. Loved the video !!

Being a Puerto Rican born and raised my entire life in the States, I appreciate the education I’m getting from your channel. Thank you

Thank you! I'm a Puertorican from Brooklyn, NY. (Born and raised) My Parents were from Aguadilla, PR. (GOD rest there souls). I've traveled to PR for vacation about 4 times in my 53 years of life, Never with my parents. A regret that I bare for the rest of my life. I thank you because I truly enjoy your reporting on Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and the personal stories of the people. I learn a lot from your reporting. I send links to your videos to the youngsters in my family and friends, so that they too can see and learn the history of our people and what is life like in the present time. You are doing a fantastic job, don't ever stop. Fan for life, Manny Carrero.

As a Jamaican living in the states I can say Puerto Rico is one beautiful island. Visited last year right before all the lockdowns and I’m ready to go back again an again.

I was born in NYC, was raised in the Bronx and knew that in my heart I am a jibara. I spent summers visiting my family in Fajardo and always loved the acerola, granada, and aguacate trees in their back yard. One summer, Tio was raising rabbits to sell for food and he told me I had a group of baby rabbits to tend to. It was magical and deeply satisfying. As I got older and realized that we were still enslaved by laws dating back to colonial times, it made me angry & sad. How is it that a place with such fertile land can go unused? Bravo to all of the Boricuas returning to the land. May every seed you plant be blessed and produce bumper crops to feed the island. Thank you for your research!

thats basically a dream of mine, buy a house up the mountains and grow food. Nice video Bianca, keep up the great work

I have been saying it for years, why aren't Puerto ricans not growing their own food, our land is fertile we can feed ourselves and others, but first ourselves to show the world What Puerto Ricans are capable of. I'm ready to go buy a land in arecibo and grow piñas and bananas, I think most are ready to go back to farming their own food and sharing amongst the community.

I grow quite a bit of my own food here in New England. I'm really happy to see the work going on in Puerto Rico! Food sovereignty is so important. Blessings to you all and much success!!

I remember my abuelita making me dinner from food grown in her garden. I miss her 😢

I would love to invest and get a farm on the island and give back!!

"La Tierra me llama" - The land calls me! That's the Taino spiritual connection with nature! Great job on this video and huge respect to the farmers!

This channel is needed. Some of us puerto ricans are trying to set up our island by becoming what we need to be for her and our ppl. True kings and queens are developing themselves to bring the wealth. Godbless you mamita

Everyone can and should learn from this video-no matter what country you live in. Well done.

If I were living on the island, I’d definitely be growing. PR has fertile land, and if the people had their own little conucos, there would be more people comfortable with the idea of independence because we’d be less reliant on those imports. I’m praying more people do this and reconnect with the land.

¡¡¡Puertoriqueño you CAN do it, SÍ SE PUEDE!!! Saludos desde Quisqueya la Bella.

Esto es lo que se necesita en PR, mas personas así.

The young girl that grows her own food is so inspirational It brought tears to my eyes

I love growing my own food. To be in my backyard and make it all edible. It's precious. No matter where you live, you can always plant something, even in an apartment complex. It will give you so much in return.

Having grown up in California and then attending an agricultural college institution in Alabama, I have considered both the environment and agriculture of utmost importance. This video taught me LOTS about Puerto Rico's agricultural history and you did an outstanding job! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I intend on visiting Puerto Rico for the first time this June 2021 and look forward to trying Mofongo -- a dish that has an African influence, which is something I did not know. Thank you for sharing! 👋🏾

I’m from Mexico 🇲🇽. I had no idea that Puerto Rico was so beautiful. I will get to visit one day. Saludos desde Japón 🇯🇵. You got a new follower 😃

I want to thank you for all the great work you’re doing for our beautiful mother land! I love and appreciate you 🤗

En Río Abajo, Ceiba, a mi abuela le encanta lo de la jardinería. Y ella misma se siembra lo que come. Hay que volver a nuestras raíces. Viva Borinquen 🇵🇷❤️

Excellent coverage of the food situation in PR! Que viva independent journalism

Thank you for this content! My father is Puerto Rican and I've really considered moving to Puerto Rico to help in any way I can to bring food sovereignty, and push to embrace and re-discover ways to thrive off of the land. I'm told that it's not safe for me to do that (as a mainlander). However, I feel there are so many injustices happening in Puerto Rico and if I can help in anyway, I want to try. It's really refreshing to see someone that is not moving to or living in PR just to take advantage of a tax incentive. I have a Business and History Degree and I really appreciate what you are sharing. Thank you for giving back in the way you have.

I love this Vlog..blessings from Jamaica

Que Viva Puerto Rico!

Thank you so much for this. I was born in Puerto Rico but my parents moved us to the states when I was young. I learn so much from your channel.

Amazing video!! I'm so glad to learn this & hear more. Prayers to the people of Puerto Rico🕊🙏

Great work on this, Bianca. Very informative. -Jim

Llevo 20 años en US . I want to go back to the island . And everyones tells me the im crazy . Pero pienso igual que esta bella dama !! But PR need us to grow and raise the island again

hay que volver a la tierra !! en PR c da todo , como desia Tony croato la eternamente sembrable . PR 🇵🇷👍👍👍💙💙💙💙

Wow, this was very informative. My cousin forward me this link from New York. I was born and raised in California. My father is a Jibaro de Cidra. Mom from Camuy. My parents cooked old school Puerto Rican food, with root foods, bacalao, arrozo y bebichuelas, meaning old traditional food. When I visited Puerto Rico, I couldn't find native food in the restaurants. Mostly everything was fried food. I believe that Puerto Rico can support itself by each person growing food in their backyard. My Tio German grew many fruit trees in his back yard and used to make Puerto Rican homemade candy. Living in California I have adopted to this same philosophy. I have14 fruit trees surrounding my home--oranges, peaches, pomegranates, apricots, grapes, pineapple & strawberry guavas, lemon, and limes. I wish I can grow yucca, pana, taro, culantro, Aigis dulce, mango, but not in Northern California, it's too cold. I wish these ladies much success. They are on the right. I appreciate your commentary

Hi, I'm 16 and live in Añasco, Puerto Rico. Since the day I was born I saw my grandfather work and make a living off the land. To this day, he still does and I have learned so much from him. My family knows that I want to be like him (grow my own food) and they support me. I always work on the land with him harvesting "caña, calabaza, yuca, ñame, gandules, habas, corazones, carambolas, plátano, guineo, aguacate" and every other thing that we grow ourselves. We also raise animals like chickens, rabbits and goats for meat and catch fish and crabs as well. I am currently in the process of expanding the "finca" when it comes to the number of crops we grow and plan on keeping it that way for the rest of my life. Nothing is more satisfying than to eat something you know you worked hard for.

Tema importantísimo. Gracias por tratarlo de manera genial.

Thx for sharing!! We moved to PR last year and have begun farming:) 🇵🇷

Thank you for this. As a Puerto Rican who grew up in the states, and is wanting to return to his roots and see Puerto Rico become decolonized, this gives me so much hope and motivation.

This is exactly they way all humanity should live. Our land is a gift to us. Proud to see that they are people seeing the value. Go back to basics. Enough with process foods, with toxic chemicals ect.

I had been interesting in the sustainable food movements (and sustainability as a whole) since Maria and I haven’t seen something like this that talks about importation and uses the term “food sovereignty.” Love your PR videos and I can’t wait to see future videos continuing this topic!

🦋🌻🇵🇷🏝🐸🌺Thank you for sharing all this information. Born in P.R. and raised in the Bronx and now working and living in Chicago. There are days where all i wish for is to be able to have a home and land to grow and have animals and live peacefully. No matter what or where i am soy Boricua and I'll always be a Jibarita.🦋🌻🇵🇷🏝🐸🌺God Bless my beautiful island.

Thank you for the video, I love it! Keep educating us.

I'm NOT PUERTO RICAN, don't know how KZfaqs algorithm added this channel to my feed, but I'm "HAPPY" it did. THIS IS AWESOME!!! VERY INFORMATIVE!! Keep up the great work. Good Luck to a Beautiful People.

Vamos PR empiecen a sembrar.Si se puede.

I love your videos Our history is so unique. I was born in NY, yet my parents; who are 100% PRicans; always talked to my siblings and myself about our culture. I moved to P.R. when I became 18 and I never left..I love my Island, my culture, my heritage and most of all, Our people. Thk you for sharing all this info. ♥️🇵🇷♥️

Keep up the good work, specially educating on the politics of our beautiful island, Puerto Rico today Puerto Rico tomorrow & Puerto Rico forever✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

The friendly nonhuman mammal in the intermission is priceless! So much love for free wildlife wandering their local migration routes.

Great video, just begun farming in PR, nothing like growing your food, can't wait for mango season :) 🇵🇷

Greetings from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴🇵🇷

DIOS TE BENDIGA. ADELANTE. DIOS NOS DIO LA TIERRA PARA QUE LA TRABAJARAMOS. ORGULLO 🇵🇷 PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷😍❤

This video made me cry.I want to say Thank You for the video please make more. We need to start growing. Thank you again.♥️🦜

Dope and informative! I myself believe that Puerto Ricans should keep in touch with their roots and grow their own food. It's an amazing thing to see someone provide for themselves from the land!

Bianca I just wanted to add that I wish I could give you 100000 likes but I can't. I even have shared some of your videos with some friends trying to get you more subscribers. God bless you🙏

My mom was born and raised in Caguas thank you for the history lesson . I love it keep them coming . 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺😊

I grew up in cimarona where I learned all of this as a child from my father and his mother. I learned about more than just agricultural means of having sustainable food sources. Currently I’m living in the US going on 17 years now, and since the day I got here in 1999 I’ve been talking about this exact thing. Nobody ever seemed to care for it. So, seeing your videos fills my heart with hope for not just Puerto Rico to reclaim its natural luster, but for every region and all people too. Thank you for this! Keep it up.

The momentum is growing. More will follow. Less will acquiesce. Thank you for putting the spotlight on such an essential topic.

Thank you for exposing the history that many of us can’t access from the states

I just found this channel and i love it. Im dominican. Im learning a lot about puerto rico its past , present and future.

Finally people are realizing what’s have been done wrong to our earth, and if only everyone on earth starts doing ecologically right things- imagine what a healthy world, nature, water , etc we could have!!! Love you guys for what you stand for and spread the message! ❤️

😂😘 funny with the “intermission” Adorable horse. Excellent information.

This is beautiful! Thank you for shining light on this and for opening the public’s eye

Your videos are informative, eye catching and helpful for the present and future of the island, and beyond it. Your never going to know the full positive impact made Bianca. Many minds are changed and better decisions made by virtue of your professionalism and shared knowledge. Don’t stop! Your island is already a winner and you- a hero. Congrats!!!

Love seeing the start of organic growing. Will say a prayer for Puerto Rico. 🙏🙏

Love this!! Pineapples, guava, papaya, corn, avocados, dragón fruit, passion fruit, peanuts, lerenes are some of the ancestral foods.

This is so sad. I visited Puerto Rico a few years back and heard some of this history but it’s much worse than I understood. Thanks for educating me I will continue to follow and listen to all you share. I’m sorry the US has done so much wrong to PR but sadly I’m not even surprised.

Ms. Bianca you are doing an excellent job in educating many through your extraordinary presentations. Thank you so much. I greatly appreciate what you are doing. Many blessings to you!

I totally enjoy your videos. Your passion when you tell our history and the dangers our island faces, is reflected in your videos. You represent the very best of us which makes me so proud. Thank you !!!!!

Muy inspirador, ojalá que cada puertorriqueño se inspire con este video.

This video is soooooooo important for people ro watch wow. Thank you for educating

This is great. I think its worth noting that even with local farming, the Jones Act needs to end or get exempted for PR to prosper. It still affects the cost of importing the fuel, supplies and equipment needed to build and operate farms in PR.

WE NEED TO GET TARY LAND ASAP what a literal earth angel. if i had land i would reach out to her

Excellent! Thank you for the history lesson and it’s also inspiring to know some people in PR believe in food sovereignty. I truly believe the island can get back to that!

absolutely LOVED this video. pretty much covered the food situation in Puerto Rico. You covered all the bases - King Sugar, the Jibaros, Operation Bootstrap and now the return to sustainable farming on the Island. Hopefully a grass roots movement can help sustain the movement and make Puerto Rico less dependent on imports for food. When the soil is so rich, it makes sense to "live off the land" un Mil Gracias for this video

Your work for PR is amazing. You are my one/singular trusted source of information.

Thank you for this video. I remember as a kid my great grandmother we ate all our food from her farm on the island. I also remember as the shoe companies came and left the destruction left behind. Dam I am so glad to see this. Thank you

You giving me Vanity Fair with the black seat and the white outfit Thank you for Educating us

Food equity. Thank you for tackling this important topic here on the island.

I was 8 years old when the family moved to Wisconsin (US) My mother used to grow her own crops and raised her own chickens 🐓. When she used to run of cooking gas, she would cook outside and set up the fired like the old times. I still remember where I can from, my beautiful Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. I know the island has so much to give. Primero Dios!!

It's just beyond real the enchant of the puertorican woman's and their beautiful island 🏝

Bianca, as someone who was born and PR, raised in the US, and wanting to get back in touch with my culture your videos have been invaluable. I'm making moves to build a home in Isabela and live a life with the warmth that I crave from my people. Thank you so much for making this great content. :)

I was the only one of my siblings born in Puerto Rico. Guayama to be specific. I wish I could go back and buy some farming land to work. Maybe when I retire. Sending my love to this beautiful place ❤

Born in El Barrio and 78 years of age, I am so glad to hear the many things that have been intrinsic to my life. Keep the good work up. I still have pasteles once a week by the way

I love this 👏. My wife and I were just talking about growing our own fruits and vegetables.

I remember growing up going to La Plazita to buy all of our viandas and vegetables. But now that Plazita doesn't exist anymore. Is sad to see all that going away. I for sure have great memories of buying food that was grown in Puerto Rico 30 years ago.

You humble me what amazing work you are all doing. Bendeciones.

I was always told just keep it simple. My grandfather came from Puerto Rico in 1948. Still alive and kicking

I have cried so much watching this…I left PR 33 years ago. My parents home is still there, they don’t have papers but this fueled my desire to get the property right.

Amazing insight into important historical issues that are impacting lives today! Your videos are really needed to lift these issues and voices. Thank you for this content 🙏🏼❤️🇵🇷

Thank you, brings back memories of stories my mom used to tell me about my grandfather's Farm she used to work the land.And my dad worked the sugar fields.

There is nothing more attractive to me than a passionate, dedicated and proud Puerto Rican woman...I'm in love! Thank you.

I love our roots and would love to see a great awakening on the island.

Thank you Bianca for all of your informative videos! Its great knowledge especially for those that live in the diaspora to see ways we can help our brothers and sisters on the island continue to thrive!

Great Job with your video. I was born in Connecticut and I've been living in Puerto Rico for about 10 years now and my mother and father were a part of the diaspora of the 40s and 50s. I believe that we should get back to our traditions that our ancestors had. There are too many poor people still in Puerto Rico, and it's time we get back to our traditions. It was a raw deal that Spain gave us our liberty and then reneged. But because the US was interested in Spain's colony, they devised the war with Spain by letting one of their ships get blown up in Cuba's harbor in Havanna, which brought upon the Spanish-American War. Their pretext was giving Cuba their freedom and in turn, this would give all of their lands colonized in the world as a prize for winning the war. Of course, the United States was ready for this war and won it. Instead of Spain keeping their proposed freedom for Puerto Rico, they reneged and sold us to the United States. The rest is history. The Jones Act was developed to take over the island's agriculture and make money off the poor people on the island. Here we are in 2021 and we are still treated like indigenous people. It's really part of the old Jim Crow laws that are still in operation to this day! Our island has been kept in the unincorporated status by the U.S. Congress and they won't let up on this issue. This keeps us from becoming a State of the Union, which would equalize things here. Yet, all they want is to feed us the newer form of the old food stamps status instead of making us an incorporated territory status so that we could vote to become a state or just give us the freedom to be independent. Now, this is where reparations come in handy for all the abuse we have had to put up with. We didn't ask to be U.S. Citizens in 1917. We were given citizenship because it would look bad in the eyes of the world. But this also forced us to have to serve in World War One and all other wars since, which was so convenient! Now a lot of bad monetary investment came our way and now we owe many investors in the billions of dollars and we can't utilize chapter nine bankruptcy laws to manage our debt. THIS ABUSE MUST STOP, WHEN WILL IT STOP! I was born into this situation, I didn't ask to participate. I did my part for the United States government. I spent 20 years and retired from the U.S. Army. I have a right to speak about our nation. We are a nation recognized by the United Nations, yet our own government won't recognize us as a nation within a nation. THIS WRONG NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. Other than this, yes, we need to start growing our own food or if we lose support from the USA, we will be in need of food. PS We don't need Rusia nor China to be a nation, so don't start treating me as against my own country. I believe the United States is yet our best ally. They just need to correct a few things! Thank you for listening! Juan

This is such great and hopeful news. Here in Oregon, we started a small scale farm amongst others like us. When we choose to feed ourselves by our own labors, we allow others to do the same. When we choose to support big agriculture with our purchasing habits, we inhibit the ability of others to feed themselves. Viva la revolucion!

The sad irony is that the island is a paradise for plants, they all thrive! It's gardening on easy mode.

Tary me enamoroooo!!! que energía más bella mujer. gracias existir y dar luz a la agriCULTURA

Glad to see another video. Always quality

Love these videos 👍 My parents moved from PR to NJ in 1982 and I've lived most of my life in the US, but my heart is still there and I champion all Boricuas that fight for a better PR, thru agriculture or journalism Cheers from Las Vegas

Tenemos que seguir esta joven de ejemplo y sembrar mi gente ese dinero 💴 se queda en Puerto Rico 🇵🇷