What's it Like Starting a Farm in PUERTO RICO?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- Today I visit Jimmy and Alia of JELA's Ark, a young family from Texas who moved to Puerto Rico to build their own off-grid homestead and organic farm.
They meet me in beautiful Guayama, guide me up the mountain to their stunning, ocean-view land, and give me a wonderful farm tour of their entire property.
We'll see their concrete home under construction, tour their container gardens, grow beds, orchards, and wild areas of the property. We'll learn what they're doing for water and hear about future plans to monetize via crop sales and eco-tourism.
This is a fabulous opportunity to see a tropical, Puerto Rico farm/off-grid homestead in the early stages of development and hear about some of the challenges they're facing as newbie farmers in the tropics.
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I grew up poor in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and my life was simpler and better than the one I have forged here in NYC 🗽- I have fatigue living in NYC. I don’t like it. I love simplicity and family.
You are right nyc can become a grind. Some people get tired of the hustle and bustle. Best wishes.
Rent an AirBnB, I rented one for a month about $800. It was liberating. I then started taking more trips. in 2 years. I will be moving and staying full time. I posted lots of Videos on my channel they are labled. Have a wonderful day. how is ther weather out there. I have not been to NYC in over 10+ years
Namaste
Dave Ross
I wish more Puerto Rican from Puerto Rico brought more land to farm and live off the land. I know not everyone is as lucky to buy land from their hometown. I mean people who Grew Up in PR. Thank you for showing their video.
My cousin moved back to Puerto Rico after he retired. He lived in Chicago for many years. He started a farm in Jayuya PR. It’s beautiful. He grows coffee and other fruits. His coffee is grounded, packaged, and sold.
I love this couple and family and I have been following them for a long time I love this video.. God bless them
Diane, thank you for promoting Puerto Rico. Your work goes a long way to impact the decision of many folks looking to move back to PR or try it for the first time. We are planning for PR for the apring 2022.
My Mother in Law lives in Cayey. Those mountains are a white knuckle experience, but absolutely beautiful
Blessed Morning!!!
Oh goodness… your video makes me want to go back there and live my retirement years there… I miss my little island! So precious… you had me in tears and nostalgic… yearning to be home. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place and I wish the family all the blessings!
I have dreams about living like this at times!
Can hear the texas in the voice. Looks beautiful but I will stay in east texas I love it here
Deberían recoger agua de lluvia y filtrarla, yo soy plomero y eso lo podemos hacer.
De donde eres Richard? Hace muchos años mi abuelo hizo una caja de agua debajo de la casa pero luego la selló, me gustaría rehabilitarla.
Hello, thank you for projecting this energized couple efforts. I happen to know Jimmy and Alliha from Arlington and I knew they would be successful. We are planning to move outhere to live somewhat off the grid as well.
Thanks Diane, for showing this awesome video of this so beautiful family ,that I follow through their Vlogs in TH-cam. God bless you all of you.
@@dorkladytravels Thanks kindly for replying, I also follow your fabulous vlogs, keep on the good work. May God bless you and your family.
Thanks for all you do ❤
Wow! They have a lot of vegetables, big property cant wait to see their house to finish.
So amazing, I am following them. They make me think my dream is still possible. Reminds me so much of Haiti
Hello how can follow them
Hey guys nice video you have come along way keep it up. Looking forward for the next video God Bless your friend from Gurabo
Love this couple and their journey ❤️
Trusting our Lord and savior that everything will go perfect for you guys it's like faith the substance of something hope for and yet not seen, but putting God first like you guys did, He will be your provider. ( Jehovah Jireh) God Bless you all.🙏
And the way people construct there in concrete is way stronger than in USA, should ask, it's true 😅👏👏👏😍
Love! 🌿🌺🌿🌺
Awesome video !!! I’ll be back on the island for Christmas !!! Hope to meet you soon 🙏🏽❤️
I have been watching your videos for the past week or so. This couple has a similar plan that I have. Wished I would of thought about it when my kids were young. You asked the question that I had about the iguanas. My family is from Cayey and my parents live there now. As I write this, I am planning a early retirement. Great collab. Thank you!
I am very happy for them ,following them since the first post .They are living my dream of going back to where i came from ,the country side with view to El Yunque. With their confidence they will achieve everything they want. Is kind of hard for me to go back to stay ,because my roots are already growing in New Jersey , but i enjoy what they are living.
Dios les bendiga ,por siempre
This is so inspirational...
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I am becoming a fan of your videos. You are bringing me back 20 years ago when I used to live on that island. I am not knocking this couple but to be honest I had coworkers who did that same thing in the mountains of Ceiba a long time ago. It usually ends up with living this off grid life style for 4 to 5 years, then they miss living back on the mainland and end up selling the property. The views are amazing and I think this couple should prepare to Airbnb the home in the future.
Hola my friends.. Blessed.. I will like a farm too. Pa sembrar etc.. But still looking.. Be safe...hugs a todos
thanks for the story and video ! I enjoyed it a lot ! Guayama is so beautiful ! Cayey also :)
@4:16 spectacular view 😭
Good morning 🌄☕ very nice and beautiful.
Lovely place to visit but I would rather live where I am living in the suburbs of London by one of the largest Parks and the River yet 2 minutes from shops too
Expensive to live there? How is the weather? Best wishes.
I live in cabo rojo pr 6 months each year I love it there
Beautiful!!! God bless...🙏
Nice video
Beautiful Family!!!
Hello Diane, thank you for another great video, and by the way, Cayey is the town where I grew up. Be well! Rafael
At 5:18 in your video I think that gooseberry is called kettenberry or something like that. My mom has a bush on her land here in San Lorenzo And we make some really nice juice out of it in the blender mixed with a little water and sugar.
Blackberry.
Loving all this PR content 🤗
Love it but why o’ why build the house below the road level. That’s a no no in PR for many reasons.
I found y'all.. So far so good home. Did y'all bought that land?? I wish i could do the same of building.. But need to be patience i guess.. Keep up the good work.. Blessed
Nice 🙏🇵🇷
Any Government incentives for farming? Cultivating the land?
Trim the mango tree
Interesante
My paretps are from guayama
Approximately 2 minutes and 50 seconds into this video, you were showing where the house is being built right next to the country road. You have all that real state there and you’ve got to build the house right next to the Road. and then later on approximately 10 minutes and I don’t know how many seconds later you did mention that that was the road doesn’t make any sense to me, but that is a typical Puerto Rican thing, for I was born and raised on the island when we moved to the country, our house was not built next to the road
Does Jimmy and Aliyah have a PO Box or contact ? Please share....
Yo estaba pensando en un pozo pero, me parece que dijeron que costaria entre 12-16k$ (demasiado para mi)... Hace como 10 años había visto un grupo de arquitectos/ingenieros que diseñaban casas con un sistema que obtiene agua de la humedad del aire. No se si lo han considerado🤔 Recientemente he buscado sobre eso y no lo he encontrado pero, viendo este video me salió un anuncio de un producto, Freedom Water System, con instrucciones para hacerlo uno mismo ($40 por la información y entre $200-$300 en materiales por lo que escuché del video, no he visto si hay reviews que lo apoyen).
Ellos son oportunistas
Why are you here?
Are you married.
I don't get a like because I'm a Christian, let that sink in.
What are you talking about smh 🤦♀️ you need to read the Bible again and ask Jesus to open your heart and eyes so you can understand the word
Jesus never played victim.