ReglaSOUL was formed with four objectives in mind:

• To promote mindfulness and sustainability in the neighborhood of Regla from an Afro-Caribbean-centered approach 
• To provide pathways for growing organic, nutrient-rich food and herbal medicine in our community through our workshops, events, and the ReglaSOUL community garden 
• To provide resources on holistic and plant-based medicinal alternatives and healing practices for the general wellness and mental health of our residents 
• To increase food and environmental justice advocacy for the communities of persons of color in Regla, most specifically the black, Afro-Cuban population in our municipality 

ReglaSOUL was brought to life in 2018 by the Regla-born activist, organizer, and Cuban Hip-Hop pioneer Alexey Rodríguez  “..el tipo este..” alongside his wife and partner,  Amberly Alene Ellis-Rodríguez, an independent filmmaker, photographer, and food justice advocate who was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Both live in the municipality of Regla. We currently operate the ReglaSOUL Community garden in the neighborhood of Regla and are the owners and founders  of Finca Árokó, in the town of Sora, Artemisa. 

Our purpose is to provide sustainable solutions for disparities as experienced by the Afro-descendant people in our neighborhoods. We seek to confront how day-to-day lives  in our community are disproportionately impacted by issues of food apartheid, ecological racism, and the disconnection from healing pathways of

 the  land.