Info for Retreat Leaders
Are you interested in leading a retreat? We’d love to have you…. Thanks for your interest in hosting a retreat at Awaken Retreat Center in Rancho Delicioso permaculture farm. We love hosting any type of retreat that is oriented toward yoga, breathwork, health, detox, consciousness, personal development, circus arts, aerial silk dance, permaculture, environmental preservation, […]
Feedback Form for PYP
We’d love to hear your feedback about Rancho Delicioso’s PYP program. Please fill out this form, or you can email geoff at: geoff@ranchodelicioso.com if you prefer. http://tinyurl.com/jlterub Thanks.
PYP Photo Collection
These photos were taken during the Feb 7-13 PYP group, and will give you some idea of what to expect during the week. Of course, all groups are different and there’s some variety in the activities that happen.
PYP Sample Schedule
In case you’d like to know more details about what we plan to do for the week, I’m publishing here this week’s schedule of what we have planned. This is somewhat flexible, depending on what teachers are available and other things. For example, sometimes an amazing teacher will show up in the area and we’ll […]
DIY Stevia Extract
It’s no secret that added sugar isn’t good for you. The refined, white stuff is the worst of all, but brown sugar, honey, and similar “natural” sweeteners aren’t as healthy as you might think, either. They add lots of calories without much actual nutrition. On the other hand, there are plenty of artificial, calorie-free sweeteners […]
We Grew Guinness Record Breaking Soursop
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest Soursop (Guanabana) ever grown was a measly 8.14 pounds (3.69 kg) so ours was nearly double the weight! Ours weighed 16 pounds (7.26 Kilos)! Check out the old record on the Guinness website here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-soursop. And you can see a photo of it here to […]
Internet Options at the Farm
Many people ask me about internet at the farm, and there are so many options I thought I would write it out once in detail so that people can see what they are and I don’t have to explain it each time. I’m updating this on Dec 14, 2015, so if you’re reading this many […]
Tuning In from Within
One of the many activities here at Rancho Delicioso is being part of what we call intuitive listening. This is where one has to only listen, observe and reflect on their own for the day.. in Silence. So whilst you get to learn about organic farming and live in a community, you are also encouraged […]
Tropical Seeds for Making Jewelry
For 11 years I was half owner of a jewelry company called Seventh Sense, and we scoured the planet looking for exotic beads and materials of all types to make our jewelry. Although I’ve left that business far behind, I still love the idea of making jewelry, and am always keeping my eye open for […]
Insect Pests and Solutions
There are thousands of insects in the jungle here, and several of them like to feast on our plants. We’re going to try to catalog as many of them as possible to help our friends and neighbors in the area recognize them and know what to do. Aphids Every gardener and farmer hates aphids. They […]
