Wild-harvesting is the art of hand-gathering plants from their natural environment. The benefit of wild-harvested herbs means they have no chemicals or pesticides, and are of higher quality and are more potent!
This Is My Africa is an award-winning documentary directed by Zina Saro-Wiwa that takes viewers on a crash-course through African culture via 21 different Africans and African experts and their collective memories and opinions. The refreshing accounts tell of everything from music, art, and politics, to the range of emotions pertaining to the past, present, and future of the often misrepresented continent.
PALO + FRESTHETIC contest alert! Just head over to our Facebook Page and tell us: “What FRESH means to you?” The BEST 4 answers win a $25 gift certificate and FREE case of our tea. Good luck!
Check out our rider, Brandon Sanford, down in Nicaragua with Palo on his boards. GNARLY!
Check out the highlight’s from Mosaic Skateshop & Gallery’s ”Year One” event. Skating, snacking, jamming, and PALO. It was a blast!
Anybody in the Riverdale area of The Bronx this weekend should check out our homies over at MOSAIC SKATESHOP & GALLERY (1 Riverdale Avenue). They’re celebrating their first year anniversary—that mean’s food, art, live music, and shredding. Oh, and some PALO, of course!
Our friends over at FRESTHETIC are throwing their next monthly “Makossa Cookout” on August 20th and guess who’s sponsoring? Get ready ^_^
In conjunction with our good friend Tony Peralta’s recent COMPLEJO Exhibition over at the NoMAA Gallery (NYC), we’ve decided to offer one lucky fan the opportunity to score their very own Peralta Project print autographed by the artist himself!
All you have to do to enter is head over to our Facebook Page and tell us “What inspires YOU about The Peralta Project?”
Winner will be announced August 24th.
Check out Sounds Of The Diaspora Fala (SOTDF), a podcast dedicated to nothing but the finest in music from the Motherland and other relevant genres.
Palo is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring the education of Albert Andujar (8 Yrs Old) in the Dominican Republic. Thanks to our customers and fans we will be able to cover Albert’s school registration fee, books, supplies, uniform, and monthly expenses for one entire year! It feels great to give back. Palo <3’s the kids!
Presenting Fresthetic, a community-oriented shop dedicated to providing its patrons with choice apparel, premier art, and cultural events. Now 4 years deep, the Williamsburg-based venue plays host to everything from backyard cookouts featuring West Coast DJ’s to wall-to-wall exhibitions of local New York City artists. Check them out and tell ‘em Palo sent you! 560 Grand Street.
Tony Peralta (The Peralta Project) presents “COMPLEJO” opening this Thursday, August 4th at NoMMA Gallery in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The show’s theme is social complex derived from race, skin color, body type, hair texture, self-esteem, and what it means to be “Black” and “Latino.” 178 Bennett Avenue (6PM-8PM). See you there!
Check out our friends and their fresh web series, dedicated to the “new generation Latino”—East Willy B! Created by Julia Ahumada Grob and Yamin Segal, the show follows a group of Bushwick Brooklyn residents and their comedic encounters with issues concerning gentrification, race, and culture. Prepare to laugh your butts off and learn a thing or two about the real meaning of “community” while at it!
Presenting Life Is Living, an organization dedicated to fostering partnerships between underserved communities, their youth, green initiatives, and the contemporary arts. Successful Life Is Living events have taken place in cities and neighborhoods all over the US—Harlem, Chicago, Houston, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and others—proof of a movement certainly worth supporting!
We can’t get enough of bikes! We also can’t get enough of surfing. So here’s a little project from Linus Bikes and Almond Surfboards that marries the two. Ride your board to the beach in extra style!
