Photo Shoot for Pasion de Tres
Fashion Design in the Jungle of Costa Rica Today we did a photoshoot for Yasmin’s company Pasion de Tres. She has a workshop here on the farm, where she designs and sews her clothing and jewelry, much of it one-of-a-kind using scrap fabric, such as her recycled fabric jewelry. Yasmin is also the […]
Estrellita, Our Baby Goat
We are thrilled to announce the birth of “Estrellita” (Little Star in Spanish) yesterday morning around 5-6am! Her mother, named Cosita Buena (Little Good Thing) is now happily feeding her, and we are doubly excited because this means that after the baby has grown up, we’ll finally have some fresh goat milk for Anamaya […]
Our Horses – Canela and Cilantro
Our newest addition to the farm, is Yasmin’s horse “Canela”, which was a gift from Mary at Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary. Canela is pregnant, and we’re looking forward to seeing her baby sometime between June and August… we’re not exactly sure when but hopefully after Deanne the veterinarian visits us in a couple of days, we’ll […]
Mandala Keyhole Garden
The Mandala Keyhole Garden is made, but and we’re still in the process of putting in our herbs and other plants. So far we have aloe vera, sage, two types of oregano, tarragon, two types of parsley, basil, and cilantro. There’s also a section of Garbanzos that we’re experimenting with, and the outside is lined […]
Hydroponics Costa Rica
Originally we had wanted to use our Tilapia fish ponds to create an Aquaponics project here at the farm, which we saw as more “organic” in nature than hydroponics. However, the opportunity to learn hydroponics came up when an extensive two-week, hands-on course was offered in Cobano to people who lived in the area. Yasmin […]
Icosahedron Treehouse Construction
Joseph had initially thought to build this sacred geometry structure on the ground, but then when checking out the tree’s in the area. These 4 lovely Malinia trees in a circle called out to him. One branched out in such a way that made a perfect 5 sided chalice if you will. A perfect holding spot […]
Orchid Thieves?
We found these beautiful orchids floating in our river, along with another species nearby. We surmised that an orchid thief had journeyed up the river to find orchids and poach them for his collection or to sell. Rivers are public property in Costa Rica so anyone can hike up them, which is fun to do, […]
Galangal – the Ginger of Thailand
Galangal is a rhizome of plants in the ginger family its roots stemming originally from Indonesia. Similar to it’s brother ginger, though lighter in colour and stronger in taste it is high in fiber, sodium, vitamin A and C. They are available as a whole rhizome, cut or powdered. The whole fresh rhizome is very […]
Making an Herb Garden – Herbaceous Goodness (Part IV)
And then there were herbs… With the rocks in place, the next step was to start building up the soil. I dug a hole and filled it up twice with water to check drainage and found that it wasn’t as bad as we thought it might be. Still, we dug about a foot down into […]
Gorilla Garbanzos: from Pea to Plant
One day I was innocently sprouting lentils and decided to add a few chickpeas. Chick, peas. Look what happened: Day 1: Bag of La Macarena brand garbanzo beans, from local “super maya” in Cobano. In a bowl, cover 1/4 cup beans with 2+ inches of water and soak in refrigerator for about two days. Cover […]
