Let's have agroecological gardens in each of our schools! Places where children can coexist with the nature that surrounds them while practicing empathy towards their peers.

Meeting the Plenitud PR team has been a blessing in my life and so many others. Through the Healthy Eating course, not only did I learn how to prepare food and share it with my family and friends, I’ve been able to share the knowledge with my students as well. For me, being able to prepare food in a healthy way is so important and, at the same time, truly fun because I have learned to play with flavors and different spices that give a special touch to the food. The inspiration from this initiative and its programs for Children and Youth is what has allowed us to integrate the Healthy Thursday program into my English class.

Nicole Barreto Gaud is an 11 year old girl, a student from Las Marías, sweet as can be and very passionate about planting. She is a living example of inspiration for other students and adults. Nicole told me that she discovered her passion for agriculture at just 7 years old, through her participation in Plenitud PR’s Crezco en Plenitud program at her school, Dr. Silverio Medina Gaud Elementary School.

My name is Jaris Delgado, and I serve as Plenitud PR's Holistic Educational Content Development Lead. Through my service with Plenitud PR, I have come to understand just how impactful the work that we do really is, especially for the children and youth of our Puerto Rican community.

When school was about to start up again, Plenitud PR took on the project of creating lesson plans for 178 students from 3 different schools in Las Marías and Maricao. Can you imagine being a child and having to take classes online? I’m sure a lot of you are first-hand witnesses to this dynamic - kids stuck at home, on screens all day, with no real creative stimulation or social interaction. In response, Plenitud PR came up with the idea of arranging and distributing agriculture and art kits along with interactive tutorial videos to spice up students’ online classes.

I have found a new passion in my life. While a world of madness swirls around me, I have found my true north, a new direction filled with surprises and smiles every day. I have found a lost treasure that fills me with hope.