How to prepare a natural insecticide and fungicide
In Rancho Delicioso we are experimenting with several recipes in order to create organic products to treat plagues from various insect pests, or to prevent them. We believe that there are harmless ways to treat these frequent problems of the gardens, rather than using chemicals. We came across to this recipe to create a powerful […]
Costa Rica TreeHouse – Montezuma
The Sacred Geome-Tree House is now only available if you attend a retreat at Rancho Delicioso, are a guest of Joseph or possibly longer term rental if you get involved in the community (eco-building, retreat running, natural medicine, etc). You can email him Joseph (at) Anamaya.com for more info. The tree house is composed of […]
Artificial Wasp Nest for Caterpillar Control
There are hundreds of species of wasps in the jungles of Costa Rica. Many or most are predators of other insects, and we’ve learned that they’re already being used in other parts of Costa Rica to control flies. A Plague of Caterpillars that Eat Spinach and Arugula We have several types of small caterpillars that […]
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 […]
The Legendary Double Egg – Photographic Proof!
Black Betty, our first chicken, rewarded Rancho Delicioso for saving her by producing for us the legendary “double egg” which is like two eggs fused together, and it even has two separate yolks inside! Here are some photos of it, compared with a regular egg, and what it looked fried. It seemed tragic to […]