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The Final Test: Making a Permaculture Design
To finish the course and receive our Permaculture Design Certification (PDC), we had to complete the final task of making our own...
Sep 13, 20249 min read


A Crash Course in Medicinal Plants from Guatemalan Expert
Our Permaculture course group holding medicinal plants after our course with the Guatemalan natural medicine expert, Dr. Armando Cáceres...
Sep 8, 202421 min read


Native Bees: the Meliponini Tribe
Homes and hives of native bee species that Granja Elisa conserves ALL bees are important. Not just those that produce abundant honey. We...
Sep 7, 20243 min read


Planting and Harvesting with the Moon: Mayan Knowledge and Tradition
Visualizing when to plant/ propagate different types of plants according to the moon cycle Throughout my time living in Central America I...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Swiss Chard & Mr Bean: Implementing Family Gardens with IMAP
Making a garden mandala design June 21, 2024 Â Huertos Familiares: Building a Family Garden The rain poured and pounded all night long...
Aug 2, 20244 min read


Mixing Mountain Microorganisms at IMAP
June 25, 2024 Stomping down the microorganisms to store them anaerobically Microorganisms!! I wrote some about microorganisms during my...
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Native Cooking: Amaranth and Chaya
June 22, 2024 Native Kitchen-- Amaranth Colorful, red and yellow stalks of amaranth create a beautiful scenery throughout the garden...
Jul 31, 20243 min read


Traveling from Mexico to Antigua, Guatemala
Bus ride to Guatemala May 2024 Traveling from Mexico to Guatemala After two incredible months in Chiapas, Mexico, I traveled down to...
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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