Oba Ernesto Pichardo strolls around his spacious, well-groomed back yard, past the shelves where plants he potted thrive. In a lot next to his house, the high priest — which his title of "oba" designates — has plans for a more ambitious garden, where members of the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye can use a sustainable, organic plot for the herbs and trees needed for their religious practices. Many people still don't realize that at its heart, his faith — better known as Santería — is about worshipping nature. "That's what we're about," he says of his garden project. "That's... More >>>