
Workshops & Events
Asekia hosts a variety of workshops and events designed to empower Hispanic and underrepresented farmers, forest landowners, and agricultural professionals. Our workshops cover essential topics such as sustainable land management, USDA program access, and conservation practices, providing participants with essential tools and knowledge.
Explore our upcoming workshops and events to see how you can get involved and learn more about the latest developments in agriculture and forestry.


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Past Workshops
Closing Celebration & Resource Fair
November 2024
Centro de Usos Múltiples - Las Marías, Puerto Rico
At our final event of 2024, we celebrated the accomplishments of the Hispanic Forest Landowners Outreach Program in Puerto Rico. Participants had the opportunity to network with representatives of various agencies and organizations that could be helpful to their agricultural projects and conservation efforts.

Agricultural Conservation at Finca Bien-Estar
October 2024
Finca Bien-Estar - Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Participants immersed themselves in nature, exploring demonstrations of how Heriberto Martínez Méndez of mano-Y-ola has integrated conservation practices into his farm.

Bats: Importance and Habitat Creation - Part II
September 2024
Villa Mamey - Manatí, Puerto Rico
In the second workshop centered on bats, participants built bat houses with the Puerto Rico Bat Conservation Program to advance bat conservation efforts on the island.

Sustainable Tourism in Puerto Rico
August 2024
Finca La Tomatera - Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company shared information about programs that forest landowners in Puerto Rico can participate in, including programs that benefit the landowners and/or the ecosystem.

Harvest and Care of Timber Trees in Puerto Rico
July 2024
PR Hardwoods - Caguas, Puerto Rico
Andrés Rúa of PR Hardwoods, which focuses on salvaged and sustainably harvested timber trees, discussed the importance of integrating timber trees into forest systems in Puerto Rico.

Bees and Pollinators: Importance and Habitat Creation
June 2024
Gricklegrass Farm - Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Miguel Moya shared his extensive knowledge of bees and other pollinators with participants, including how these important insects can be integrated into agroforestry systems.

Bats: Importance and Habitat Creation
May 2024
Finca Gaia - Dorado, Puerto Rico
In this collaboration with the Puerto Rico Bat Conservation Program, participants learned about the importance of conserving and creating habitat for these amazing nocturnal pollinators and learned how to create ways for bats to leave buildings without being harmed.

Agroforestry - Coffee
April 2024
Finca Cruz - Maricao, Puerto Rico
Edwin Más of mano-Y-ola/Asekia gave an introductory presentation about agroforestry systems, followed by the Cruz family’s demonstration of cultivating coffee as part of an agroforestry system. Participants also learned how to make tools that are helpful in agroforestry systems.

Asexual Citrus and Avocado Propagation
March 2024
Villa del Río - San Germán, Puerto Rico
Carlos (Carli) Díaz Palmer, who specializes in grafting fruit trees, guided participants through the process of grafting their own fruit tree. Carli’s work helps to increase the resiliency of fruit trees in Puerto Rico to extreme weather such as hurricanes.

Explore and Get to Know Your Forest Resources!
February 2024
Finca Gaia - Dorado, Puerto Rico
In the first workshop of our 2024 forestry series, Manuel Baez led participants on an interactive tour of his family’s farm, Finca Gaia, and shared helpful tips on how to correctly prune trees.
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