About
What began as curiosity for the plants around me became a journey of reconnection — to the land, my ancestors, and the wisdom they left behind.
My story…
A diasporic photographer and videographer specializing in community-based projects. After traveling to various countries and witnessing the living conditions of Indigenous peoples, I was inspired to pursue humanitarian change. After Hurricane María, my brother and I visited all 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, interviewing local residents and creating the documentary María se Fue. Eventually moved to the land my grandfather cultivated for 50 years. Before he passed, he had a dream of growing asparagus. I planted the seeds in his honor, and from that moment, I became obsessed.
In just three years, I went from not recognizing culantro to foraging wild greens and teaching others how to identify the structures of endemic plants. I changed my eating habits and committed to spreading the message: "Eat your medicine."
Through practicing this in my community, I’ve been learning how to apply plant-based medicinal wisdom on my grandfather’s farm—creating meals from Seed to Table. I grow food to sustain my household and to share with my community.
I use my online platform to remind people of ancestral ways of healing through medicinal plants. My cultivation method is rooted in the philosophy of replicating nature—with a food forest growing in harmony.
I am a graduate of la Cepa 12 (AYUCO de Mayaguez), of the 20-week agroecology training program con El Josco Bravo, where I received hands-on training in growing in the way of the campesino. A more traditional way to the revolutionary concept of creating an army to help make our island food sovereign and more self sufficient. I am to pass on as much as this knowledge as I can to as many people as possible.
El Josco Bravo Graduate…
I am also a student of María Benedetti, accomplished author and educator in Puerto Rican plant medicine, having completed her 36-hour intensive course on the traditional uses, preparations, and healing properties of the medicinal plants of Borikén. Studying under her deepened my understanding of the connection between food, medicine, and our ancestral knowledge, while strengthening my ability to identify and work with the plants that have supported our communities for generations. This training complements my work in agroecology and community education, allowing me to share these teachings with respeto, responsibility, and a strong commitment to keeping Boricua plant wisdom alive.