Awaken a New Appetite for What Grows in Puerto Rico
One of the problems that make most vulnerable the Puerto Rican population is food insecurity which is increasing potentially since the natural disasters and economic and fiscal crisis that Puerto Rico has faced in recent years. The biggest effect is on women, mostly heads of households from many rural and urban households around the island.
Visit Rico is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the development of agriculture in Puerto Rico through education, health, and food security through organic, community, and urban agriculture. We strengthen the country's agricultural economy through sustainable agrotourism and agricultural education. Our goal is to achieve food sovereignty, essential for a healthy population.
Explore Programs:
Farm Workshops
Become part of a series of workshops across ecological farms in Puerto Rico that culminate with identifying and supporting local fresh produce of Puerto Rico.
AgroCultural Courses
Program: Interpretation Course for farmers, created to certify their communication skills and strategies to provide agrotourism experiences on farms.
Our Services:
Farmer’s Support Data Network
Service: We transform data from the agricultural community into knowledge, for optimal decision making in the agricultural sector.
Voluntourism
Service that seeks to match the interest of local and international volunteers with the need for women/men power to support our Puerto Rican agriculture.
After Hurricane Maria we worked to receive 125 volunteers from City Winery. worked on 5 farms in the towns of Cayey, Comerío, Patillas and Ceiba. Volunteers learned and enjoyed food prepared by 4 chefs (some of whom lost their restaurants).
Watch a recap video of our unforgettable event:
Regrow
Service: The fundraising campaign that addresses and manages our small-scale farmers' need to recover the economic stability they had before natural disasters such as Hurricane María in 2017 and recent earthquakes that affected Puerto Rico.
Let's continue strengthening the agricultural economy in Puerto Rico through sustainable tourism.
Board of Directors
Yanna Muriel, President
Vice-President (vacant)
Jorge Tirado, Secretary
Juan José Cuevas
Marco Trevisani
Agrotourism Ambassador
Our Team
