This summer I will be traveling to the central mountain region of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico to live on a coffee farm devastated by Hurricane Maria. I've spent the past year researching the social, political, and economic history of the island's agricultural sector whose coffee and tobacco exports were once famed and culturally significant. I find treatment of this industry to represent larger themes of external control, dependence, uncertainty and disempowerment in the island's history.
I'll be meeting with the people working to keep this lifestyle economically sustainable & socially beneficial.
I'll be meeting with the people working to keep this lifestyle economically sustainable & socially beneficial.
My daily journal
INTRODUCTION: ME
June 4, 2018 // Domenico Celli 
DAY 2: Clean-up
June 7, 2018 // Castaner 
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INTRO: An Agricultural History
June 5, 2018 // Hector Borrero 
DAY 3: Welcome to Sandra Farms
June 8, 2018 // Puerto Rico 
DAY 6: Off The Grid
June 11, 2018 // Greenhaven in the Clouds |
DAY 1: The Divide
June 6, 2018 // Puerto Rico 
DAY 4: Israel Breathes a Sigh of Relief
June 9, 2018 // Guayabo Dolce 
DAY 7: Building Bridges
June 12, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce |
DAY 8: Se Levanta
June 13, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 11: Natural Growers
June 16, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce |
DAY 9: (coffee) from the Chaff
June 14, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 12: Jibaro en al Ciudad
June 17, 2018 // Rincon |
DAY 10: Team Work
June 15, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 13: Jibaro en al Ciudad
June 18, 2018 // Adjuntas |
DAY 14: Light at Last
June 19, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 17: Coffee of a Different Sort
June 22, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 20: Adventurers Wanted
June 25, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 23: Casa de Mis Abuelos
June 28, 2018 // Aguada 
DAY 26: Back at It
July 1, 2018 // San Juan 
DAY 29: Hermanos de Cafe
July 4, 2018 // Adjuntas 
DAY 32: To The Test
July 7, 2018 // Guayaba Dulce 
DAY 35: Potencial Hasta Donde...
July 10, 2018 / Adjuntas-Adjuntas |
DAY 15: Vivo y Bien
June 20, 2018 // Ponce 
DAY 18: La Ciudad de Cafe (?)
June 23, 2018 // San Juan 
DAY 21: Local Ecosystem
June 26, 2018 // Adjuntas 
DAY 24: West--to--Central
June 29, 2018 // Aguadilla--Adjuntas 
DAY 27: A Glimpse into the Future
July 2, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 30: One Down
July 5, 2018 // Adjuntas 
DAY 33: Delivery Days
July 8, 2018 // Adjuntas-Rincon 
DAY 36: Cuchillo de Pina
July 11, 2018 / Adjuntas |
DAY 16: Steps Forward
June 21, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 19: Adjuntas Field Trip
June 24, 2018 // Adjuntas 
DAY 22: Help on The Way
June 27, 2018 // Adjuntas 
DAY 25: Un a Cuidad En Aumento
June 30, 2018 // San Juan 
DAY 28: Mi Casa Tu Casa
July 3, 2018 // Guayabo Dulce 
DAY 31: Las Ruinas
July 6, 2018 // Aguadilla 
DAY 34: Un Recordatorio
July 9, 2018 / Adjuntas-Adjuntas |
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About MeI'm Domenico Celli
Inspired by my experiences as a child, visiting my family in Puerto Rico, I have spent the past year and a half researching and developing an understanding economic, political, and social issues that have historically plagued the island.
My focus has been on the potential for specialty agriculture to develop into an economically sustainable industry that can provide inclusive economic growth and social benefits to those involved. Especially following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, I am dedicated to finding a path of resurgence and sustainable growth for Puerto Rican specialty agriculture. |
