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Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 2

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Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 1

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Pomarrosa (Syzygium malaccense) 1 Month of Fruit Drop

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TESTING OUR NEW FRUIT PICKER

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Never Establish a Food Forest This Way

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What Does Silvopasture Look Like? Part 2

The first couple moves with our new herd.
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At the beginning of 2020, my wife and I decided to initiate a large-scale regenerative agroforestry project in the high jungle of Rioja, Peru. We planted 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of cattle pasture, utilizing 11,000 fruit, nut & pioneer trees, as well as a couple hundred native timber trees.
We intend to carve out a homestead on this piece of land, and work with the earth; utilizing animals for both maintenance and sustenance, in order to create a new, permanent forest that provides for our basic needs and serves as a model system for environmental conservation.

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9:48

What Does Silvopasture Look Like?

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We finally got some four-legged volunteer workers to help us with the land maintenance. Well, maybe they're not volunteers...more like indentured servants. In any case, I think they're pretty happy to be a part of our silvopasture project, and getting regular moves to fresh new paddocks. Nobody here does this, and I couldn't find any examples of silvopasture by addition with this level of plant...

Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 2

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Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 2

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I'm very excited about this pond. We even found a small catfish in the mud while digging it. It will probably be one of the most beautiful ponds on the entire property. That said, it almost broke me. The last day working on it was my fifth day of pond digging in one week. After finishing this project, I took a week off from all physical activity to recover. At the beginning of 2020, my wife and...

Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 1

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Developing Our Farm's Water Resources - Part 1

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Some of our recent projects in areas without machinery access. At the beginning of 2020, my wife and I decided to initiate a large-scale regenerative agroforestry project in the high jungle of Rioja, Peru. We planted 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of cattle pasture, utilizing 11,000 fruit and nut trees, as well as a couple hundred native timber trees. We intend to carve out a homestead on this piece ...

Pomarrosa (Syzygium malaccense) 1 Month of Fruit Drop

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Pomarrosa (Syzygium malaccense) 1 Month of Fruit Drop

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One month of fruit drop and some of the local residents enjoying the fruit. At the beginning of 2020, my wife and I decided to initiate a large-scale regenerative agroforestry project in the high jungle of Rioja, Peru. We planted 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of cattle pasture, utilizing 11,000 fruit and nut trees, as well as a couple hundred native timber trees. We intend to carve out a homestead o...

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TESTING OUR NEW FRUIT PICKER

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This is a video of us trying out our new pruner-style fruit picker. We wanted to get a fruit picker like this, because a lot of the fruit species here on the farm have thick stems that do not separate from the branches without cutting, so a traditional fruit picker wouldn't work. We thought maybe the Annona stems were too thick for the fruit picker, but it turns out there's no problem when usin...

3:57

Never Establish a Food Forest This Way

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After four years since planting this property, I share my biggest criticism about how we designed our agroforestry project.

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The Ecological Observatory

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If you would like to stay here, you can book the space through airbnb: airbnb.com/h/alto-mayo-food-forest

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When All Else Fails - Plant Cashews!

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We direct-seeded a few hundred cashews about six months ago, and they are doing great! Stay at our farm: airbnb.com/h/alto-mayo-food-forest

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Alto Mayo Food Forest - Vacation Rental

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Experience tranquility and make your own discoveries at this unique secluded property, staying in an off-grid, ecological observatory, which features 360 degree views and mountain panoramas in the heart of orchid country. Only 40 minutes away from the small city of Rioja, Peru. Your stay helps finance our reforestation efforts. We are a husband & wife team reforesting 10 hectares of degraded ca...

The Most Successful Area of Our Property Revisited

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The Most Successful Area of Our Property Revisited

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The previous video focusing on this same area: th-cam.com/video/W8nQgLraIbo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5aYQ9QphKZLp4lJK Altitude: 950m About 6 degrees south of the Equator. Spacing of planted trees: 3.2m (triangular formation) 40 different species of trees. Some species featured in this video: Uvilla - Pourouma cecropiifolia Palillo - Campomanesia lineatifolia Majambo - Theobroma bicolor Caimito - Pouteria ...

Regenerating Extremely Leached Aluminum Toxic Soil

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Regenerating Extremely Leached Aluminum Toxic Soil

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A video talking about some of the challenges we face with the soils on site. Not only Al and Fe toxicity, but also plenty of mineral deficiencies. The video shows some areas of the property with Aquults. Large portions of the site have soils with the Functional Capability Classification (FCC) system's k and y attributes. For amendments, to date, we've added approximately: 1.5 tons per hectare o...

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Jack Fruit Tree Back From the Dead

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This Jack Fruit tree made a miraculous recovery. Altitude: 900-950m About 6 degrees south of the Equator. At the beginning of 2020, my wife and I decided to initiate a large-scale regenerative agroforestry project in the high jungle of northern Peru. We planted 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of cattle pasture, utilizing 11,000 fruit and nut trees, as well as a couple hundred native timber trees. Stay...

Biological Control of Leaf-Cutter Ants: More Ants!

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Biological Control of Leaf-Cutter Ants: More Ants!

มุมมอง 70ปีที่แล้ว

These ants are fierce! This was the first time I've noticed them invading a leaf-cutter ant nest. I've seen them go after large wasp nests before. I've also seen them try to invade our house a time or two. Stay at our farm: airbnb.com/h/alto-mayo-food-forest

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The Drought is Over

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Finally. Altitude: 900-950m About 6 degrees south of the Equator. Spacing of saplings: 3.2m (triangular formation) 40 different species of trees. At the beginning of 2020, my wife and I decided to initiate a large-scale regenerative agroforestry project in the high jungle of northern Peru. We planted 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of cattle pasture, utilizing 11,000 fruit and nut trees, as well as a ...