it's a day of rest and orientation. getting around here is no joke. it's exhausting walking around the farm as we are on the side of a volcano. i'm hopign as the days pass i will be able to walk from one part of the farm to another without feeling as though i'm dying.
the water we use on the farm is gravity drawn from the volcanic crater above. it's stored in pelos and we use it for showering, dishes, swimming, and watering the plants. i can't believe the amount of things that are grown here... mangos, coffee, bananas, star fruit, tomatoes, peppers, basil, jack fruit, cocoa, cilantro, rice, beans, squash, kale, lettuce... and many more, most of which are new to me and i have yet to learn their local names.
being a permaculture farm the majority of what we consume is produced here. for instance, i made chocolate last night after a failed attempt at roasting the beans (fire) the second attempt proved successful. after we roasted the beans in a pan over the fire david, cam, and i rubbed off the burnt coat and placed them into a bowl with pure cane sugar that david had grated. the cocoa beans and sugar were hand ground together and then melted in a pan over the fire (placed on boiling water inside another pan). the mixture ended up being around 80% pure cocoa. it was like eating expresso flavored chocolate. highly recommended.
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