The young Puerto Ricans returning to the land

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  • Опубликовано: 8 мар 2021
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  • @diimelojay
    @diimelojay 3 года назад +919

    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.

    • @virginiafeliciano9318
      @virginiafeliciano9318 3 года назад +27

      That's super cool. My husband's family is from Aguada and next time there I would love to come and get some fresh eggs! My Dad has his chickens and when I'm there my mom always goes to the yard to get my fresh eggs for breakfast. Nothing tastes better than that.

    • @nilsaacosta3326
      @nilsaacosta3326 3 года назад +30

      Congratulations !! I’m glad for you and Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. You are going to be successful.

    • @mindy2215
      @mindy2215 3 года назад +20

      Thanks! You are the people that the island needs!

    • @luisrosado231
      @luisrosado231 3 года назад +19

      I congratulate and commend you and all the other YOUNG Puerto Ricans taking on these small agricultural ventures, this is incredible and the movement keeps growing stronger and stronger every day. Puerto Rico is in the infant stages of what I would call an Ecological Agricultural Renaissance!
      ¡Que Viva La Agricultura Orgánica Puertorriqueña!

    • @aescorpus
      @aescorpus 3 года назад +13

      Yo voy a ti brother pa lante💯

  • @unpersoning3117
    @unpersoning3117 3 года назад +120

    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! ❤️

    • @yuritzigovea920
      @yuritzigovea920 3 года назад +5

      So cool that you got all that land there. When I visited (and moving there soon!) I was so surprised of how fertile the land is there. I then understood why they called it "Puerto Rico", it is so rich!! Congratulations and all the best on your mission!

    • @vymindustriales868
      @vymindustriales868 2 года назад +4

      Is there a way for Puerto Ricans in the state to help and contribute

    • @bperez8656
      @bperez8656 Год назад

      It shouldn’t blow your mind
      Bill gates has bought up most of the farm land in the mainland US
      Their goal is to turn us into a 3rd world country of monopolist elite and poor peasants

    • @rmac1828
      @rmac1828 11 месяцев назад +3

      Ask your mom why she brought you to the states

    • @j.e.anderson7896
      @j.e.anderson7896 10 месяцев назад

      This imported feature is not by voted public society choice let's be clear, it's forced on us. We will work on this change.

  • @noirfit9721
    @noirfit9721 3 года назад +18

    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.

  • @dignasanchez1802
    @dignasanchez1802 3 года назад +53

    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 !!

    • @gg5508
      @gg5508 5 месяцев назад

      You ain’t even Puerto Rican.

  • @MelCruzado
    @MelCruzado 3 года назад +400

    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

    • @joseencarnacion3215
      @joseencarnacion3215 3 года назад +10

      Not everything is exactly as she explains it. Her views are more of an independence minded puertoricans.

    • @lilthicctv
      @lilthicctv 3 года назад +26

      @@joseencarnacion3215 independence minded views are good actually

    • @joseencarnacion3215
      @joseencarnacion3215 3 года назад +19

      @@lilthicctv yeah if you want to be like all the rest of the Latin American countries.... poor... I have travel the hole world, I’ve been traveling it since I was 19 now I’m 33 and I’ve been to most of the Latin countries and let me tell you that we in Puerto Rico are incredibly blessed to be American citizens. So no independence it’s not good actually. I’ve seen what “independence” creates and that’s misery.

    • @lilthicctv
      @lilthicctv 3 года назад +22

      @@joseencarnacion3215 oh my god lol how are you simping for white people this hard
      those countries are impoverished because the united states made them so

    • @joseencarnacion3215
      @joseencarnacion3215 3 года назад +17

      @@lilthicctv yeah yeah it’s United States fault every time something goes wrong in one of those Latin American countries. Why can’t people just accept the fact that the people over there just elect trash and corrupt officials to run their countries. On PR we have the blessing of working really hard to achieve what we want, just because we are American citizens. I’m talking from experience I’m a 100% puertorican I still live on the island I’m from el campo, I used to use palm trees leaves as horses when I was playing as a kid with my friends. And if you are puertorican you know what I’m talking about. And I went from that to becoming a professional fully bilingual and making what some might consider really good money a year. And I still live here. I’m living proof that being an American citizens does work. I don’t blame others for my situation I look for what I can do to fix it and just do it. Crying doesn’t solve anything.

  • @carloscintron4065
    @carloscintron4065 3 года назад +149

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

    • @ualuuanie
      @ualuuanie 3 года назад

      Is that safe with strong seasonal tropical storms hitting your island so often?

  • @marcb2raw
    @marcb2raw 3 года назад +11

    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.

  • @61gg
    @61gg 3 года назад +24

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

  • @bigjosh150
    @bigjosh150 3 года назад +107

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

    • @nitzamunoz9113
      @nitzamunoz9113 3 года назад +1

      I believe you but not the young generation that already live in us for many years

    • @Heywoodthepeckerwood
      @Heywoodthepeckerwood 3 года назад +1

      Sure ya would.

    • @AdrianaOrtiz-ff7mx
      @AdrianaOrtiz-ff7mx 3 года назад +3

      @@nitzamunoz9113 I actually just posted a comment about my dad having this opinion when I said I was considering opening a farm on the island one day. He legit called it a white savior attitude. I don’t understand it. Like how is it more okay and normal for me to move to another state I’ve never been to and open a farm, but the island that is in my blood and I’ve spent so many months on is off limits to me. I don’t understand the hostility to a generation that did not choose to be mainlanders. Could you explain?

  • @onelovemiamor
    @onelovemiamor 3 года назад +18

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

  • @johndelamontaigne7711
    @johndelamontaigne7711 3 года назад +44

    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!!

  • @tll389
    @tll389 3 года назад +36

    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!

    • @mannymendez6061
      @mannymendez6061 3 года назад +1

      I too was born in Puerto Rico, but raised in the Bronx, I visited frequently with my family when my parents return to live there. Though not raised there, I have always have a love for the beauty of the island, and the fact that you can live off the land, as everything grows in abundance there.

    • @gg5508
      @gg5508 5 месяцев назад

      Americans of Puerto Rican descent aren’t Puerto Ricans. They are just moving to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. They are not one of us.

  • @mannycarrero2487
    @mannycarrero2487 3 года назад +68

    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.

    • @wandar7717
      @wandar7717 3 года назад +4

      My family too, are from Aguadilla, PR. Farming needs to happen again in order to be more independent and also, being proud of Puerto Rico. I would be interested in volunteering some of my time to see this come true.

    • @ruthcintron2375
      @ruthcintron2375 3 года назад

      Absolutely great comments!!

    • @I_am_ka
      @I_am_ka 2 месяца назад

      Remind the youngin's to put their lands in a *land-patent* lock it in

  • @bagelwbutter9605
    @bagelwbutter9605 3 года назад +92

    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 🇵🇷❤️

    • @AngelCruz-qf3ig
      @AngelCruz-qf3ig 3 года назад

      Cidra Puerto Rico🦾

    • @medigoamipersona1947
      @medigoamipersona1947 3 года назад +1

      ---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, IDIOMA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
      ----"YÁ... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
      ---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
      ---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
      ---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA...✊⚔️✊⚔️✊⚔️"
      ---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇪🇺 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸⏳⚔️📜 🌄 🏝️ 🌎...!
      ¡OREMOS POR NUESTRA LIBERTA Y NUESTRA SEBERANIA PATRIÓTICA!
      --- ¡SALMO 20... AMÉM, AMÉM, AMÉM...!

    • @medigoamipersona1947
      @medigoamipersona1947 3 года назад +1

      @@AngelCruz-qf3ig ---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, IDIOMA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
      ----"YÁ... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
      ---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
      ---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
      ---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA...✊⚔️✊⚔️✊⚔️"
      ---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇪🇺 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸⏳⚔️📜 🌄 🏝️ 🌎...!
      ¡OREMOS POR NUESTRA LIBERTA Y NUESTRA SEBERANIA PATRIÓTICA!
      --- ¡SALMO 20... AMÉM, AMÉM, AMÉM...!

    • @ruthcintron2375
      @ruthcintron2375 3 года назад

      Así es!!! Encantada!

  • @velezverree
    @velezverree 20 часов назад

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

  • @bethlishtorres91
    @bethlishtorres91 3 года назад +15

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

  • @newzcutter
    @newzcutter 3 года назад +70

    Que Viva Puerto Rico!

  • @jeffv2074
    @jeffv2074 3 года назад +250

    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.

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 3 года назад +4

      Arecibo is contaminated with lots of lead. They do recycling of batteries there

    • @casaducos
      @casaducos 3 года назад +7

      @@nesq4104 jesus and that is another problem - the amount of vertederos illegal and getting rid of stuff by buruying it ...shame sad we have such a beautiful island

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 3 года назад +3

      @@casaducos it's God given paradise.

    • @juanitoalimana1267
      @juanitoalimana1267 3 года назад +8

      Its very hard due to the high cost of labor and transportation relative to our neighbors. The produce of the island is just too expensive for the demand. A Yuca from the DR cost less than have of one grown in PR

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 3 года назад +3

      @@juanitoalimana1267 it's a shame really. Food independence is a necessity

  • @Shadow-KJVMAT24
    @Shadow-KJVMAT24 3 года назад +11

    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

  • @davidvazquezdc8537
    @davidvazquezdc8537 3 года назад +9

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

  • @wannaBtraceur
    @wannaBtraceur 3 года назад +112

    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.

    • @luislebron4785
      @luislebron4785 3 года назад +8

      On a personal level, I think that the reason people do not embrace independence is because the Pro Independence movement has tied independence to Socialism and Communism versus an Independent Puerto Rico with a hybrid system with a Capitalist economy that embraces entrepreneurship and funds a social safety net with some of the wealth created.

    • @LeroyBrown
      @LeroyBrown 3 года назад

      @@luislebron4785 personally to me, this reads like the propaganda has broken something in your brain. Reciting words that you do not understand the meaning of, but as long as you mash them all together you are going to make a delicious monfongo or acurpuria. FYI, That's not how communication works.

    • @luislebron4785
      @luislebron4785 3 года назад +4

      @@LeroyBrown Interesting, but not uncommon perspective. I grew up in the P.R. Pro Independence movement and am not against independence. I'm just not a Socialist/Communist. How close to it? My maternal grandfather was Puerto Rican Nationalist, Oscar Collazo. I grew up meeting and listening to most of the Puerto Rican pro independence leaders, such as Corretjer, Mari Bras, Ruben Berrios, Don Jacinto Rivera Perez, etc. The line you just used is one directly from their play book. Anyone that doesn't think like them has just bought into the propaganda. They never consider that they may have bought into the propaganda of the Socialist countries they support. Keep in mind that even countries like China and nations of the former USSR have had to embrace Capitalism.

    • @LeroyBrown
      @LeroyBrown 3 года назад

      @@luislebron4785 I think you again are confused or assuming something. The political or economic schools of thought you were familiarized with, have nothing to do with the change I'm invoking. Using reason and logic of these contemporary views to drive change is always blind to the future coming. I pray your mind is opened.

    • @luislebron4785
      @luislebron4785 3 года назад +1

      @@LeroyBrown What change are you invoking? You simply replied to a reply I made to WannaBtraceur about how people "were not comfortable with the idea of independence." I offered my perspective as to why, and nothing that you posted to me talks about change. I have not reviewed nor commented on any other comments you have made, so I am a little confused as to what you are talking about. BTW: That is not how communication works.

  • @naimedwards1422
    @naimedwards1422 3 года назад +17

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

  • @adamrivera9600
    @adamrivera9600 3 года назад +1

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

  • @investorlifestylejamaica
    @investorlifestylejamaica 3 года назад +6

    I love this Vlog..blessings from Jamaica

    • @user-zi8ux6fy2n
      @user-zi8ux6fy2n 8 дней назад

      Blessings from Caguas🇺🇸🇵🇷🤙😎🥃

  • @nildapt4536
    @nildapt4536 3 года назад +38

    Vamos PR empiecen a sembrar.Si se puede.

    • @adyarym
      @adyarym 3 года назад +1

      Por lo menos hay cinco grandes proyectos me pareció leer en una de las pags dedicadas a la agricultura, aparte están las personas como está gran chica. No es cosa de gente jibara ya, es cosa de gente inteligente. Comiendo orgánico siempre comes bien. Quien come así en estos días? Ahora puedes encargar una canasta a la semana de lo que se va produciendo en esos lugares y es una maravilla lo que comes! Nada que ver con lo que compras en un supermercado! Como huelen y saben las cosas!

    • @josematos6579
      @josematos6579 3 года назад

      Que esta sembrando usted ? Si se puede saber. Yo lo hago por entretenimiento.

  • @octaviodelaserna2007
    @octaviodelaserna2007 3 года назад +65

    "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!

    • @kimberlyoliveras1254
      @kimberlyoliveras1254 3 года назад +2

      @jesus perez You sound so ignorant. There were Tainos from different countries and Islands Cuba, Dominican Republic and all over america not just Puerto Rico.

    • @kimberlyoliveras1254
      @kimberlyoliveras1254 3 года назад +2

      @jesus perez Okay y despues llegaron a otros lugares y su cultura se hizo nuestra tambien superalo 🤷‍♀️ Entendiste en español?

    • @kimberlyoliveras1254
      @kimberlyoliveras1254 3 года назад +1

      @jesus perez Tu eres historiador o tienes pruebas de que lo que tu dices es un hecho ? Te doy la razon para no seguir en en lo mismo sometimes you just have to let people be ignorant 🤷‍♀️

    • @rufina2543
      @rufina2543 3 года назад +2

      The tainos, my fellow indigenous brothers and sisters, love from the kalinagos of the nature island of Dominica also known to us as WAITUKUBULI

    • @ruthcintron2375
      @ruthcintron2375 3 года назад

      Amén!!!!!

  • @ChiTownLegal
    @ChiTownLegal 5 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @deliasantiago25
    @deliasantiago25 3 года назад

    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.♥️🦜

  • @felopastrana6523
    @felopastrana6523 3 года назад +25

    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

    • @marylopez-pj3pj
      @marylopez-pj3pj 3 года назад +1

      Your Not crazy ! Were headed back after many years :) buying a farm. If it's in your heart you cant remove it!!! ❤

    • @momomo5002
      @momomo5002 2 года назад

      Many of us are with you. I am moving back after 25 years.

    • @Jordan-oh8ye
      @Jordan-oh8ye 2 года назад

      I feel the same way! Mis abuelos came to the US from Caguas when they were teenagers, but ever since I first visited my family in PR I have fell in love with the island! Everyone tells me I wouldn't be able to survive there though

  • @gisellemedina2513
    @gisellemedina2513 3 года назад +20

    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.

  • @victormmexicano8122
    @victormmexicano8122 3 года назад +44

    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 😃

    • @silverfox4557
      @silverfox4557 Год назад +1

      Puerto Rico has a beautiful countryside of consisting of hills and mountains, rain forest, and with great beaches in most of the entire island's coastline. It's worth the trip.

    • @j.e.anderson7896
      @j.e.anderson7896 10 месяцев назад

      We need this global interest no matter how small it appears, we will grow from this.

  • @xikano8573
    @xikano8573 9 месяцев назад

    Tari ✊🏽Tara ✊🏽✊🏽 Bianca & Team ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

  • @petercruz2295
    @petercruz2295 3 года назад +116

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

    • @MrAlphacallsign
      @MrAlphacallsign 3 года назад

      Lamentablemente el terreno en Puerto rico es montañoso y difícil de usar un tractor lo que hace mas difícil competidor con otros países otra cosa nadie quiere trabajar en las fincas lo primero es que por 7.25 la hora nadie va a trabajar para otro en un trabajo explotador trabajando de guardia de seguridad no haces nada físico y te pagan 7.25 a 10.00 dolares hay muchas fincas que la gente tienen abandonadas que son propietarios ya que no aparece gente que trabaje en fincas lo otro es que los supermercados están saturados de café , plátano, yautia , llame, batata , lechuga importados de otros países al igual que el quineo maduro el quineo de la isla se pierde mientras el importado es consumido por los residentes todo esto gracias al gobierno incompetente quepermite esto y no ayuda al agricultor .

    • @petercruz2295
      @petercruz2295 3 года назад +1

      @@MrAlphacallsign muy sierto lo que dises !!! pero hay jente volviendo a la tierra y hay que ayudar... el produto casero es mas fresco muchos son organico y hasta 0 pestisidas , otra cosa son los idrofonicos ya c esta utilisando ese sistema y les va bien , si otros pueden PR tambien , papa siempre desia el que siembra come , el me enseño a amar la tierra , otra cosa el que siembra no tendra zapatos pero hay comida en su casita ... un % de la jente tienen que aver aprendido de estos ultimos años de desgrasia en la isla , yo tengo un gran amor por PR , y c que hay mucha jente buena y trabajadora dispuesto a aser el sacrifisio .. ck pa que tu veas la siembra no esta muerta en PR , anyway !! grasias por el comentario y que viva PR .....🇵🇷💙

    • @nitzamunoz9113
      @nitzamunoz9113 3 года назад

      Biden y Pelosi quieren darle la estadidad a la isla..what do you think about that? So they say that democratic party in USA will gain 2 democratic senator..is this true

    • @petercruz2295
      @petercruz2295 3 года назад

      @@nitzamunoz9113 es sierto y los republicanos no quieren eso pero aparte de eso , que tu piensas de la estadidad ? no te apures no te voy a juzgar!!! , solo tengo curiosidad .. y vives en PR ? yo vivo en virginia ... si me puedes responder te lo agradesco y sino no hay problema ..🇵🇷👍

  • @JELAsArk
    @JELAsArk 3 года назад +37

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

    • @amyt2400
      @amyt2400 2 года назад

      Your RUclips channel is coming along nicely 👍🏽 All the best with your efforts with your home, farming and family 🤸🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️

  • @pamelatoombs4150
    @pamelatoombs4150 3 года назад +6

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

  • @domingosantos1292
    @domingosantos1292 3 года назад +1

    God(☆)bless (☆)Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇩🇴

  • @SacTowN2Tuskegee
    @SacTowN2Tuskegee 3 года назад +42

    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! 👋🏾

    • @anthonysteanii3136
      @anthonysteanii3136 3 года назад +1

      Are u still going to PR? Are you from Sacto? I'm so interested in doing something in PR with love for the Land. I'm in Hawaii now, but my Spirit open.

    • @SacTowN2Tuskegee
      @SacTowN2Tuskegee 3 года назад

      @@anthonysteanii3136 Yes, I'm still going. And yes, currently in Sacto. In Hawaii, I see? Never been there myself, but will have to go someday. 👍🏾

    • @hectormanuel8360
      @hectormanuel8360 2 года назад +2

      ​@@SacTowN2Tuskegee Puerto Ricans have an interesting relation with Hawaii. Look into the migration driven by those American Sugar Cane companies to the Hawaiian Archipelago.
      Take care and hope you visit our beautiful Nation.
      Stay safe and healthy.

    • @SacTowN2Tuskegee
      @SacTowN2Tuskegee 2 года назад +3

      @@hectormanuel8360 Thank you for this historical fact, I was not aware of the relation between Puerto Rico and Hawaii. And I DID make it to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 back in June! 😊 ¡Amo Puerto Rico!

    • @hectormanuel8360
      @hectormanuel8360 2 года назад +1

      @@SacTowN2Tuskegee Tell me more about your visit. What municipalities did you go to?

  • @esmeraldakitty
    @esmeraldakitty 3 года назад +16

    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.

  • @lindanolf2113
    @lindanolf2113 3 года назад

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

  • @MizzC625
    @MizzC625 3 года назад +8

    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.

  • @seriela
    @seriela 3 года назад +80

    Tema importantísimo. Gracias por tratarlo de manera genial.

    • @BiancaGraulau
      @BiancaGraulau  3 года назад +1

      Muchas gracias!

    • @carloscortes5570
      @carloscortes5570 3 года назад +1

      @@BiancaGraulau Thank you for such a great detailed report! I truly pray the miracle happens and we save our beautiful little paradise, including our future generations!

    • @marryrose8329
      @marryrose8329 3 года назад +1

      Thank you for this info I lived in PR 23 years,my husband started or own garden.Fruits and vegetables.

  • @YVIER
    @YVIER 3 года назад +14

    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. ♥️🇵🇷♥️

  • @ramona9954
    @ramona9954 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @nancymorales3064
    @nancymorales3064 3 года назад

    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!

  • @Cafetero36
    @Cafetero36 3 года назад +8

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

  • @m.v.1230
    @m.v.1230 3 года назад +11

    🦋🌻🇵🇷🏝🐸🌺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.

  • @happyfeet5315
    @happyfeet5315 3 года назад

    AMEN YES GROW ALL THE FOOD YOU CAN! GET BACK TO FARMING! STAY STRONG AND STAY AS ONE!! GOD BLESS 🙏🏼 SUCH A FRUITFUL LAND

  • @SpanishandGo
    @SpanishandGo 3 года назад +83

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

    • @medigoamipersona1947
      @medigoamipersona1947 3 года назад +1

      ---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, IDIOMA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
      ----"YÁ... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
      ---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
      ---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
      ---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
      ---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA...✊⚔️✊⚔️✊⚔️"
      ---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇪🇺 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸⏳⚔️📜 🌄 🏝️ 🌎...!
      ¡OREMOS POR NUESTRA LIBERTA Y NUESTRA SEBERANIA PATRIÓTICA!
      --- ¡SALMO 20... AMÉM, AMÉM, AMÉM...!

    • @SpanishandGo
      @SpanishandGo 3 года назад

      @John B What?

  • @ortizzayas
    @ortizzayas 3 года назад +36

    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!

  • @JonathanMikulich
    @JonathanMikulich 3 года назад +54

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

    • @teslachris701
      @teslachris701 3 года назад +4

      So important for PR and the world as a whole.

    • @hoyola1
      @hoyola1 3 года назад +1

      What is equity and why it is good?

    • @sabin97
      @sabin97 3 года назад

      @@hoyola1
      everyone having enough food to eat is good because then people wont starve.
      at least in my view people not starving is a good thing. you might disagree.

    • @hoyola1
      @hoyola1 3 года назад

      @@sabin97 don't be silly. Of course people not starving is good but that was not the question. And I asked what is equity cause everybody talks about it but only a few knows what it really means. And by your answer I can assume you are not one of them. We already have good equity in form of welfare.

    • @Heywoodthepeckerwood
      @Heywoodthepeckerwood 3 года назад +1

      @@hoyola1 they’re virtue signaling dweebs, cherry picking grievances and blessings just like how they cherry-pick their words and pronunciations to appear more “authentic”.

  • @alicesolis2386
    @alicesolis2386 Год назад

    My respect to you and all the beautiful Puerto Rican people especially the young ones that want to make it in our Island 🏝️ awesome video thank you 😊 so much.

  • @jessyvelazquez8793
    @jessyvelazquez8793 Год назад +1

    Great content we need to keep doing this to educate our people; God bless her...

  • @jhonncytavarez5526
    @jhonncytavarez5526 3 года назад +82

    Greetings from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴🇵🇷

    • @-ilkis-
      @-ilkis- 3 года назад +7

      Los felicito porque ustedes alcanzaron lo contrario, 85% de producción local! 💚

    • @JuanCruz-oh2tx
      @JuanCruz-oh2tx 3 года назад +3

      @@-ilkis- Los felicito dejen de llegar semanalmente en yola a PR gracias

    • @williamgarayua5878
      @williamgarayua5878 3 года назад +4

      Hno@@JuanCruz-oh2tx : En todos los países se molestan con los inmigrantes y a la misma vez hay quienes se lucran.
      Mis abuelos de PR se fueron a Rep Dominicana cuando allá estaba mejor que en PR, y ahora muchos se han ido a Sto Domingo, pues PR ha sufrido desastres.
      En realidad, a ningún Patriota Puertorriqueño, Dominicano o Europeo le gusta dejar su Madre Patria.
      ..."Pero un día volveré, a buscar mi querer en Mi Vieja Quisqueya"...
      Ay que mal me va, pero vale el intento.
      wgt

    • @griyitooutlaw
      @griyitooutlaw 3 года назад +4

      @@JuanCruz-oh2tx y ustedes dejen de cojer ayuda de los estados unidos a ver si es bueno valerse por ustedes mismos..

    • @GuillermoBenjamin
      @GuillermoBenjamin 3 года назад +1

      @@JuanCruz-oh2tx Te ganeste tu premio nobel.

  • @lorrainewhitlock5377
    @lorrainewhitlock5377 3 года назад +29

    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🙏

  • @Yo-qt2nu
    @Yo-qt2nu 3 года назад +1

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

    • @pamelatoombs4150
      @pamelatoombs4150 3 года назад

      Such beautiful people!!! Especially the women. This is coming from plain ole' white american girl. I loved hearing & learning about this & pray for Puerto Rico.

  • @investorlifestylejamaica
    @investorlifestylejamaica 3 года назад +1

    More power to the youths in Puerto Rico...Agriculture the way to go

  • @comedianonstage
    @comedianonstage 3 года назад +22

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

  • @richa.667
    @richa.667 3 года назад +10

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

  • @vionnettesantiago4944
    @vionnettesantiago4944 3 года назад

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

  • @yvettewilson2376
    @yvettewilson2376 Год назад

    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 !!!!!

  • @sanjuansito800
    @sanjuansito800 3 года назад +17

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

    • @vanityposh
      @vanityposh 3 года назад

      its there to see in the open and just one vist to the island and you will also see a different story not told here -

    • @YouMockMe
      @YouMockMe 3 года назад +1

      Are you stupid? ....you know you're online right? You obviously have access to Google 🤣

  • @ruthcr8839
    @ruthcr8839 3 года назад +10

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

  • @markblack4532
    @markblack4532 3 года назад

    I miss Puerto Rico so much. I was a so lucky to grow up there. I miss my Puerto Rican friends.

  • @ash-dl8ff
    @ash-dl8ff 9 месяцев назад

    My great grandparents had land in the mountains. It’s my dream to go back to Puerto Rico and learn to grow something. My great grandma would say that her farming techniques come from our Taino blood.

  • @josephoctaviani4684
    @josephoctaviani4684 3 года назад +15

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

    • @josephtorres3229
      @josephtorres3229 3 года назад

      No, not really. My cousin has a successful small farming business and he grows his own food, in Aguada. So what.

  • @princesslegarreta913
    @princesslegarreta913 3 года назад +16

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

    • @ivette638
      @ivette638 3 года назад +1

      Platanos, guineos, coco, Tamarindo, china, cereza...

    • @ivette638
      @ivette638 3 года назад +1

      They are still found in the farmers plaza del mercado. We use to have a thriving poultry farm, cow farms, tabaco, sugar, cotton and now they r all gone...people r home waiting for their food stamps. Our values have changed for the value of money and most of those jibaros are greedy and selfish...I am 65 but I'm relying in the youth that is studying and realizing that change is greatly needed.

  • @medicinewheel4336
    @medicinewheel4336 Год назад

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

  • @Godsnoblewarriors
    @Godsnoblewarriors 7 месяцев назад

    You give me hope! We need to grow our own food like before

  • @willmatos6028
    @willmatos6028 3 года назад +4

    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!

    • @adyarym
      @adyarym 3 года назад

      Yo compro cada semana una canasta de productos orgánicos no gm y hay hasta hojas verdes, coles, habichuelas frescas, vegetales de varias clases, hierbas etc... Buenísimas!

  • @TannerEskew
    @TannerEskew 3 года назад +10

    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!

  • @sinnombre-wy5fv
    @sinnombre-wy5fv Год назад

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

  • @sea17wave
    @sea17wave 3 года назад +4

    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.

  • @antoniovillanueva1161
    @antoniovillanueva1161 3 года назад +50

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

  • @Maria-ri2vv
    @Maria-ri2vv 3 года назад +4

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

  • @rubenalvarez1928
    @rubenalvarez1928 2 года назад +1

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

  • @Nanaz-cp1db
    @Nanaz-cp1db Год назад

    Great reporting, I loved it. Truly mesmerizing women, making a difference in the world and an impact on peoples lives.

  • @susanagonzalez7495
    @susanagonzalez7495 3 года назад +7

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

  • @ernestoreillo7678
    @ernestoreillo7678 3 года назад +12

    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.

  • @gr82bloved43
    @gr82bloved43 3 года назад

    God bless you for shedding light to this.... the video was well done! I pray that the legacy of your ancestors return back to you and your peoples land.... Thank you!

  • @nestormolina3304
    @nestormolina3304 Год назад

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

  • @joelemon7960
    @joelemon7960 3 года назад +6

    Amiga aqui en Puerto Rico no quieren pagar el mínimo en la agricultura
    Por eso es.que la juventud piensa en otras cosas

    • @adyarym
      @adyarym 3 года назад

      Hay varios proyectos maravillosos que venden directamente, a personas individualmente, a restaurantes y en mercados abiertos, es una idea que les está ayudando a crecer. Además de que producen también enseñan a hacerlo a estudiantes y también a gente común. Los productos están buenísimos y ofrecen muchas cosas! Me parece que vamos cambiando y que las cosas van mejorando. Pero definitivamente debemos apoyar ese esfuerzo tan delicioso y saludable.

    • @user-zi8ux6fy2n
      @user-zi8ux6fy2n 8 дней назад

      ESA es la Pura realidad que estos "Dreamer" OVER LOOK... DREAMING IS FREE!!!

  • @MooRikenTravels
    @MooRikenTravels 3 года назад +11

    I too am making the move to Boriken. Going to purchase land to grow and go back to the way our ancestors survived. Self sustainablility

    • @resistancelucayanmayo
      @resistancelucayanmayo 3 года назад +1

      Greetings and awesome I also want to do but not sure how to go about

    • @MooRikenTravels
      @MooRikenTravels 3 года назад

      @@resistancelucayanmayo research and making contact with realtors and land owners and coming to the island a few times to figure out where you want to be

    • @resistancelucayanmayo
      @resistancelucayanmayo 3 года назад

      @@MooRikenTravels hola Glenn thank u an do u know maybe or can recommend good area with no crime

    • @MooRikenTravels
      @MooRikenTravels 3 года назад

      @@resistancelucayanmayo I can't recommend an area. The whole island is beautiful. Do you have family here on the island? What are your intentions on coming to the island?

  • @pbze54
    @pbze54 3 месяца назад +1

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

  • @merraribermudez5676
    @merraribermudez5676 3 года назад +1

    So beautiful! Thank you!

  • @xrpuertorican4472
    @xrpuertorican4472 3 года назад +6

    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 ❤

  • @vfranco221
    @vfranco221 3 года назад +13

    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 🙏🏼❤️🇵🇷

  • @JoeFitz0613
    @JoeFitz0613 7 месяцев назад

    I' learning so much history from you. Never taught this history from our schools systems.

  • @teammedina1071
    @teammedina1071 Год назад

    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

  • @willam779
    @willam779 3 года назад +17

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

  • @yolandamorales5938
    @yolandamorales5938 3 года назад +6

    Living off the land it’s the best thing to do 🙏🙏 love this video keep them coming ❤️🇵🇷❤️

  • @valsmall1446
    @valsmall1446 3 года назад

    May Mother Nature bless your efforts with her bounty 🙏🏼

  • @rokasrerroca7399
    @rokasrerroca7399 3 года назад

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

  • @mariamontas
    @mariamontas 3 года назад +6

    ¡¡¡🌺🦋🌈🌻🤩😍Gracias... Pa' lante😍🤩🌻🌈🦋🌺!!!.

  • @Moisesireyes
    @Moisesireyes 3 года назад +6

    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. :)

  • @zorro8410
    @zorro8410 2 года назад

    Wow. You are unbelievable. Thank you for all you do. Your amazing 👏

  • @PedroMartinez-eh2rp
    @PedroMartinez-eh2rp 3 года назад +2

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

  • @InfamousAustinT0
    @InfamousAustinT0 3 года назад +8

    Glad to see another video. Always quality

  • @juantellado9235
    @juantellado9235 3 года назад +3

    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

  • @sparkofgenius3372
    @sparkofgenius3372 2 года назад

    I'm NOT PUERTO RICAN, don't know how RUclipss 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.

  • @marilynnesmith8778
    @marilynnesmith8778 3 года назад

    That’s a dream of mine!! To go back to my Jibaro roots and learn how to grow my food.