Plant Quiz Answers
Here are answers to the tropical plant quiz. Turmeric Flower This large, exotic flower comes out of the tumeric plant. Tumeric’s bright orange roots are perhaps the most super of all superfoods, with myriad health benefits, especially good for the brain. It can also be used as a dye and stains nearly everything it touches. […]
Permaculture Plant Nerd Quiz
Here are photos of ten EDIBLE tropical plants. So for all you tropical garden geeks and permaculture geniuses, the challenge is to name them all. Leave your answers at the bottom in the comments section if you like… For the answers to what these plants are, click here: Plant Quiz Answers
Core of the Farm
This shows the core of the farm where we do most of the work. Here we have: Chickens Goats Horses Tilapia Ponds (3) Shade Structures Tree Houses Geodesic Dome Volunteer Houses Living Structures Projects Orchards Keyhole Mandala Gardens Spiral Garden Etc To see the map of the entire farm, click here: Farm Map
Growing Gallery
Here at Rancho Delicioso, we now have well over 100 edible plants growing here. Below are a set of photos taken over a two-week period in March, 2014.
Toxic Edible Plants
It may sound like an oxymoron, but many plants that we have growing at the farm are highly toxic if the wrong part is eaten, if they’re eaten before they’re ripe, or uncooked, etc. When giving tours of the farm, the guests sometimes freak me out by eating random stuff they find growing there! Let’s […]
Edible Flowers at the Farm
Many people have wanted to know which flowers you can eat, and which are poisonous or inedible due to other reasons, such as being dry, rough or tasteless. Edible flowers can be used for many purposes, such as decorating a plate, floating in a soup, or adding to a salad. The possibilities are endless. Here’s […]
Herbs and Plants for Personal Hygiene Products
A friend of mine, Kelly Perkins, visited the farm a few days ago, and she was curious as to what we have growing here that could be used for personal hygiene products such as lotions, scrubs, soaps, shampoos, insect repellents, and other face and skincare products. She was asking about this because she has a […]
Growing Garlic in the Tropics
Nov 12, 2012: We are growing garlic on the farm, which is a humid, hot, tropical climate. I haven’t heard of anyone growing garlic in our part of Costa Rica, but since our uneaten garlic bulbs seem to like to sprout on their own, it seems like they should grow here. A little research on […]
Vetiver Grass in Costa Rica – Zacate Violeta
Vetiver Grass, known here as Zacate Violeta “Purple Grass” is one of the world’s most useful and essential plants, and an essential component of sustainable living. Originally from India, it many hundreds of years ago, it spread to other parts of Asia, where it was discovered to be very useful for erosion control. It’s now […]
