tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77798568291490057042024-02-01T22:09:44.558-06:00San Pancho Community GardenCommunity garden in San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico. Supported by EntreAmigos (mission is to increase learning opportunities for children and families through the implementation of educational programs based on principles of integration and collective community action) and Alianza Jaguar (mission is to conserve and restore the health of the jaguar populations in the Sierra de Vallejo and Nayarit region by helping to maintain biodiversity and providing environmental services and education).POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-21195395580980166432011-11-20T19:15:00.001-06:002012-01-14T20:48:10.610-06:00Garden is Starting Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcL-6JOhI_o1GcllLzZsp9P27M2ToUt_BOS1LAx7DBDNGxrIIYiNBotaK0T5GSfbxUcWdFUPRR3FG_K-9MI6X9WqkKN3mTnXsh0h9pvOSlNk1idyuxUDQepoS37B8_T9IAEiJr43C465-/s1600/FlowersOfSanPanchoByDylanAndBillBell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcL-6JOhI_o1GcllLzZsp9P27M2ToUt_BOS1LAx7DBDNGxrIIYiNBotaK0T5GSfbxUcWdFUPRR3FG_K-9MI6X9WqkKN3mTnXsh0h9pvOSlNk1idyuxUDQepoS37B8_T9IAEiJr43C465-/s320/FlowersOfSanPanchoByDylanAndBillBell.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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We are please to announce that 50 volunteers came yesterday to clean the entire garden space up and we are ready to get started with the garden.<br />
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If you wish to get involved, please contact:<br />
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Jacob<br />
322-121-6547 <br />
jacobweiss@me.com<br />
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:45 to 9:30am (Maria)<br />Saturday 8:15 to 9:45am (Alicia)<br />Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9:00 am (Jacob)POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-83503029546040396692011-10-31T21:42:00.004-06:002011-10-31T21:55:01.645-06:00Instructions for Restarting the San Pancho GardenFirst, I would like to thank all of you for making it possible for us to create beauty, food and soil. It was truly a wonderful experience and very rewarding. Whoever is interested in continuing our efforts in growing a garden has a great start. There are friendly neighbors who will gladly help, and a garden that has been established. We placed the garden where the beds allow the drainage to flow back in to the river. It is a fertile piece of land, protected with a fence around it. There is water, hoses and tools, seed flats and an abundant amount of compost already made. There is more than one garden; in fact, there are several fenced gardens, and others that are along pathways with dug beds and amended soils. We would welcome any of the members of the community to take up the activity where we left it.<br />
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Most, if not all, beds were productive and provided food, flowers and herbs, and then were interplanted with a bean crop of several varieties to produce seed and stabilize the beds with their roots, as well as cover the beds with foliage to create a cover when the rains came. We understand this was successful; that is, the garden is still there and continued to grow and produce food, was protected from the rain, and drained as well as produced seed. Our last communication in August/September, we heard that the garden was a jungle. We can only imagine the growth and abundance that remains.<br />
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Some suggestions for the future are as follows. See if you can find the beds and paths and begin to work where the garden allows you to start. Collect seed if there is any and keep it dry and in paper bags or glass jars in a ventilated room. Begin cutting down all the dead growth and clear an area, one at a time, until you can distinguish where the paths and the beds are. Cutting the weeds dry stocks will not disturb the beds, rather than digging out the roots, although in some cases you may have to.<br />
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Make a compost pile with all the roughage you take from the garden, or put it into existing compost. Once this is done, you will have reclaimed the garden and the space. This will take some effort, but within a few days, maybe a week, you will see the foundation of our work last year. There may be a lot of young growth intermittent with dead stalks. These could be weeds or last year’s crops gone to seed. Don’t just assume everything is to be composted. If the seedlings have sprouted, then you are well on your way to having a productive, diversified garden. Taking pictures and sending them to us will help if you need to identify what is there or to just keep us informed. <br />
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Let’s say there is a lot of green undergrowth and it looks like greens; ie, lettuce, spinach, chard, kale and so on. Then you are already there and need only to cut, thin and harvest and clear any weeds to make space. Also, you may find the pathways are covered with growth and also could be food or flowers, etc. We will see together…all in all, it’s a good fantasy! If, on the other hand, when you clear the garden beds, everything is thick stalks and grasses and stickers, then cutting is the best first step. <br />
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Clear out the stalks, dig out the roots and grasses and bad weeds that have thorns, and then we will assess the next step. Maybe digging is needed to turn in the growth in the beds and skimming in the path to remove the weeds. Possibly just skimming the beds will be the right action, and then top dressing with sifted compost; that is, digging into a finished compost pile or using compost that has been stockpiled along the fence. At any rate, sifting it through a screen and adding a four inch layer to the top of the bed and turning it into the top six inches and raising the bed would do it. Presto: ready for seeds or plants.<br />
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This is so interesting…you see we are preparing for winter and extending the growing season under hoop houses and cold frames , and thinking about planning and designing for next spring --where you are beginning your spring season of growth in the garden now!<br />
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Love and appreciation,<br />
<b>Juaquin</b><br />
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<b>Note:</b> If you need to refresh your memory on any of the steps such as starting seeds in flats, transplanting, creating beds, sift-turning, etc., just go back to older posts on this blog. You can also use the search function. Please feel free to send your questions by <a href="mailto:poki@nodilus.com">email</a>.POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-81220270051510023022011-07-29T13:37:00.003-05:002011-07-29T14:03:20.125-05:006" per hour - 6" por hora<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxl-JcHfU63ACCzup9VUrRIX3WkChLaHfT2Sl5OZeARHvdR9dyUldXojcxxXLqDBza4CqixcUuZSVO-7wakEp1TgxeXI6pf_7uD6F6RGN4nuOgbqXpAYP4Ww1ZBDb9tYpAxPS0jkIe14j/s1600/lluvia.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxl-JcHfU63ACCzup9VUrRIX3WkChLaHfT2Sl5OZeARHvdR9dyUldXojcxxXLqDBza4CqixcUuZSVO-7wakEp1TgxeXI6pf_7uD6F6RGN4nuOgbqXpAYP4Ww1ZBDb9tYpAxPS0jkIe14j/s320/lluvia.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634848063352798130" border="0" /></a><br />last tuesday morning we had a nice tropical shower, and although the rain lasted just under an hour amounting to about 1 3/4 of an inch, at one instance it really poured, with rainfall rates going up to 6" per hour...this is what we mean when we say that '<span style="font-style: italic;">a river crosses the garden</span>'...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">el martes pasado tuvimos un buen chubasco mañanero, y aunque llovió por menos de una hora con una precipitación total de 45 mm (1 3/4"), en un instante llovió a cántaros, a razón de 6 pulgadas de lluvia por hora...esto es a lo que nos referimos cuando decimos que '</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">un río cruza el jardín</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">'...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">weather info from - <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">información meteorológica de</span>:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.sanpanchoweather.com/">San Pancho Weather</a></span><br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-12041445759741063002011-07-07T10:27:00.005-05:002011-07-07T13:28:15.372-05:00Zingiber & Salvia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlv0-DBnXBTRATGh7d0tvO7wLzHlaeV4LVO5KQRaHXdpy3WoBWOj3uWl5UbXDAuECRGvuAZJLj2K2A0AT2s3kgrNV8Jd8e42PZSLqO4uH0tmYwTi5WXNTsFE2gI9KdDQMSHagHbTbGhuh/s1600/Zingiber.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlv0-DBnXBTRATGh7d0tvO7wLzHlaeV4LVO5KQRaHXdpy3WoBWOj3uWl5UbXDAuECRGvuAZJLj2K2A0AT2s3kgrNV8Jd8e42PZSLqO4uH0tmYwTi5WXNTsFE2gI9KdDQMSHagHbTbGhuh/s320/Zingiber.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626632815711175458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvby6if9RWq6dwaBMkpoAUhh96q6NlKI16WRYPlXB2xx3zP6MBqNCkU3NvIrL5YFwUW2ajWz87gAmPTYerfhZOUVIk_d6T5W_PPAFcKMOg9P9wiUjdzKpkY7BKo-sVTgL05pD7UAsquPQR/s1600/Chia+seedlings.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvby6if9RWq6dwaBMkpoAUhh96q6NlKI16WRYPlXB2xx3zP6MBqNCkU3NvIrL5YFwUW2ajWz87gAmPTYerfhZOUVIk_d6T5W_PPAFcKMOg9P9wiUjdzKpkY7BKo-sVTgL05pD7UAsquPQR/s320/Chia+seedlings.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626632822550400514" border="0" /></a><br />Gingers (<span style="font-style: italic;">Zingiber officinale)</span> are popping up in one bed where the zinnias are starting to wilt from too much water and humidity. Now I feel like planting those rhizomes everywhere!,<br /><br />and we'll see if a large bed of chia (<span style="font-style: italic;">Salvia hispanica</span>) will grow well in these (very rainny and humid) conditions...so far they look beautiful anyway, with craters the size and shape of a horse hoof...hmm<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Gengibres (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Zingiber officinale)</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> están saliendo en una cama donde las zinias están marchitándose por el exceso de agua y humedad. ¡Ahora me dan ganas de plantar esos rizomas por todos lados!</span>,<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> y veremos si esta cama larga de chía (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Salvia hispanica</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">) crecerá bien en estas (muy lluviosas y húmedas) condiciones...hasta ahora se ven hermosas de todos modos, con cráteres del tamaño y forma de un casco de caballo...hmm</span>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-17005006128965012922011-06-27T22:13:00.003-05:002011-07-04T10:56:44.531-05:00Hola Campesinos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Mg_6xfOls4NH5kES7gQFXwmgQkFY2OyUvJBoYdAWGXgkZ3zon6YUcPEFotx7tAo1V-Wl67XCKlpieLA7_HnLlR1SEjMS5ljEo-bJKdbDNSklOy7VpfkR0tBbGt_6TlsOmkB7zzLcz6i/s1600/6%253A26%253A11++sift-turning+demo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Mg_6xfOls4NH5kES7gQFXwmgQkFY2OyUvJBoYdAWGXgkZ3zon6YUcPEFotx7tAo1V-Wl67XCKlpieLA7_HnLlR1SEjMS5ljEo-bJKdbDNSklOy7VpfkR0tBbGt_6TlsOmkB7zzLcz6i/s400/6%253A26%253A11++sift-turning+demo.jpg" border="0" height="265" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Greetings from Santa Fe!<br />Juaquin and I are doing well, despite the fact that the whole neighborhood is going up in smoke! (the 12,000 residents of Los Alamos (site of the Manhatan project and atomic bomb research and development) have been evacuated because of a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/28/fire-los-alamos-nuclear-facility-new-mexico">forest fire</a> that has already burnt 50,000 acres in 2 days is threatening the town and the nuclear lab). We have 12,000 people coming down to Santa Fe to seek shelter.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">¡Saludos desde Santa Fe!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A Juaquín y a mí nos va bien, a pesar del hecho de que la vecindario entero está en humo! (los 12,000 residentes de Los Alamos, localidad del proyecto Manhatan y un laboratorio que hace investigación y desarrollo de bombas atómicas, han sido evacuados debido a un </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/28/fire-los-alamos-nuclear-facility-new-mexico"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">incendio forestal</span> </a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">que ha quemado 50,000 acres en dos días amenazando al pueblo y el laboratorio nuclear). 12,000 personas están viniendo a Santa Fe a buscar refugio.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl5aIhhZoynWnlMxoOpaLZcheembujL_Akshn9Nbc4lj0BZSg2j1OTbX0m9NYpvTm-0Dl2RuCyw3E9XHcMplVBr9ZcTcq5Y2816mxuuNJXNu9vW0UnjvDf4NrtH-9jIQPBqbIumjgMG0u/s1600/screenshot_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl5aIhhZoynWnlMxoOpaLZcheembujL_Akshn9Nbc4lj0BZSg2j1OTbX0m9NYpvTm-0Dl2RuCyw3E9XHcMplVBr9ZcTcq5Y2816mxuuNJXNu9vW0UnjvDf4NrtH-9jIQPBqbIumjgMG0u/s400/screenshot_01.jpg" border="0" height="270" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Juaquin and I have just started working on the creation of a 1/2 acre farm in town. It's called Dandelion Ranch and is very promising. We'll be blending the biodynamic French-intensive technique with a multitude of permaculture principles. We'll be using Dandelion Ranch as a showcase and teaching ground, with the intent to inspire and support urban farming in Santa Fe.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Juaquín y yo acabamos de empezar a trabajar en la creación de una granja de 1/2 acre en el pueblo. Se llama Dandelion Ranch ("Rancho Diente de León") y es muy prometedor. Estaremos mezclando la técnica biodinámica francés-intensiva con una multitud de principios de permacultura. Usaremos a Dandelion Ranch como un escaparate y campo de enseñanza, con la intención de inspirar y apoyar la agricultura urbana en Santa Fe.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_BYEAgK_M4XAgF6YbtBVlmUb1UiovTizQ_AO0mwmAJNdWy9n1dDLxI6vJRO_E2FsvWeme8v3fhMlGQJJ-Il4PQbzk-Y0mSyzD5tDPPhavhMI48VfE827f6JPKEWx6gzIpjm6urnQ0ciX/s1600/synergia-fruit-orchard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_BYEAgK_M4XAgF6YbtBVlmUb1UiovTizQ_AO0mwmAJNdWy9n1dDLxI6vJRO_E2FsvWeme8v3fhMlGQJJ-Il4PQbzk-Y0mSyzD5tDPPhavhMI48VfE827f6JPKEWx6gzIpjm6urnQ0ciX/s400/synergia-fruit-orchard.jpg" border="0" height="146" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We are also helping friends at another farm, <a href="http://www.synergiaranch.com/">Synergia Ranch</a>, residence of many of the scientists who pioneered the <a href="http://www.b2science.org/">Biosphere 2</a>. Last week alone, we planted 300 tomato plants, 200 basil plants and a few hundred other varieties of chard, peppers, eggplants and celery. Juaquin has been going to Colorado to get seedlings from his friend Rich at <a href="http://www.eatabbo.org/">Abbondanza farm</a>.<br /><br />We hope all is well in your world. Sending bundles of love to you all.<br /><br />PS. If you wish to follow the evolution of Dandelion Ranch, sign up with your email on the Dandelion Ranch's blog (click on image below)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">También estamos ayudando a unos amigos en otra granja, </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.synergiaranch.com/">Synergia Ranch</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> ("Rancho Sinergia"), residencia de muchos científicos pioneros de </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.b2science.org/">Biosphere 2</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> ("Biósfera 2"). Sólo la semana pasada, plantamos 300 jitomates, 200 albahacas y otros cientos de plantas de variedades de acelga, pimientos, berenjenas y apios. Juaquín ha estado llendo a Colorado para obtener plántulas de su amigo Rich de </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.eatabbo.org/">Abbondanza farm</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Esperamos que todo marche bien en su mundo. Mandando un bonche de amor a todos ustedes.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">PS. Si quieren seguir la evolución de Dandelion Ranch, inscríbanse con su correo electrónico en el blog del rancho (dar click en la imagen de abajo).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thedandelionranch.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBAvxZSOEC8cADePa7NHcIwBfANrkt0hmcORs3Qlx3VAG6fO4QyVgJjHdgyJFsyAd15Pp0C4Bo1bfzlp8XSxUIySqKsrPVMT5rPejC0pOIN1bfWWEVUKt-uusVKSxYTVXwkOQfR2iSYZ1/s400/screenshot_14.jpg" border="0" height="325" width="400" /></a></div>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-76170248024668796002011-06-26T21:30:00.003-05:002011-06-26T21:35:52.781-05:00Poki & JuaquínWe know that Juaquín and Poki are over in Santa Fe (New Mexico, U.S.A), getting ready to start a new garden project amongst other amazing stuff, maybe they can tell us a bit about it and what they've been up to cause...we miss them.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Write here guys!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Sabemos que Juaquín y Poki están en Santa Fe (Nuevo México, E.E.U.U.), preparándose para empezar un nuevo proyecto de jardín entre otras cosas increíbles, quizá nos pueden contar un poco sobre ello y sobre lo que están haciendo porque...los extrañamos.</span>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-18997341607618451622011-06-22T11:56:00.004-05:002011-06-22T12:12:58.333-05:00Rain - Lluvia<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz0DjbjeEsjM_25b8F-hSbUarrRqkxQlZrhRxI3aBdIdrelMy2uny9i16nROwNPhizP18OsFl3lZCDVxnCPZ79f7ax75_6sGH9Jym55bOg2crKx2KXhkTFn485AyldENQegwhgch6ve-2/s1600/nubesdelluvia.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz0DjbjeEsjM_25b8F-hSbUarrRqkxQlZrhRxI3aBdIdrelMy2uny9i16nROwNPhizP18OsFl3lZCDVxnCPZ79f7ax75_6sGH9Jym55bOg2crKx2KXhkTFn485AyldENQegwhgch6ve-2/s320/nubesdelluvia.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621090415871758370" border="0" /></a>It has been cloudy and lightly wet these last days thanks to Beatriz, and finally today we got our first good shower of the season.<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ha estado nublado y ligeramente mojado estos últimos días gracias Beatriz, pero hoy recibimos por fin nuestra primera lluvia de la temporada.</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out current weather data at /<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Chequen las condiciones climáticas actuales en:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">San Pancho </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.sanpanchoweather.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">weather station</span>.</a>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-60130565709607690382011-06-20T09:20:00.002-05:002011-06-20T10:04:33.317-05:00To the side - A un costado<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxdrMEFbzE4gJivcFRhc-NX00auZ1MPj3e0AhXVchwcRgbk8hij-ENB4KPSPxfBEp8gZW9fJiAYO_ViK46DMZfNQIa_5nWbwhc-lJvYD4sEURPxm4Ajc5pSArcfq91-DKzb_5uaJiII3p/s1600/nursery.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxdrMEFbzE4gJivcFRhc-NX00auZ1MPj3e0AhXVchwcRgbk8hij-ENB4KPSPxfBEp8gZW9fJiAYO_ViK46DMZfNQIa_5nWbwhc-lJvYD4sEURPxm4Ajc5pSArcfq91-DKzb_5uaJiII3p/s400/nursery.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619365614504658994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Other new things have been happening by the side the garden. We've been collecting seeds from different beautiful plants in San Pancho, like some bush plants with flowers that I found on the streets, and mahogany and clavellina trees. We also have some great luffas or plant sponges that are growing quite vigorously.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Otros acontecimientos están sucediendo a un costado del jardín. Hemos estado colectando semillas de distintas bellas plantas de San Pancho, como unos arbustos con flores que encontré en las calles, y árboles de caoba y clavellina. También tenemos unos buenos estropajos o luffas que están creciendo vigorosamente.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillPhZGVJMZJ8EJMGpMzRMoNh9iZMBUBDBLj5RFDhdW8CzVO3kCoreGRMAVCVD2yd8qUv2bEQxJWFAL8Unth43Y8zp4VBMtYH90FqU24IfQyAR1iTok16QUBiF9qgHcDTB2EHwFhn3H9im/s1600/Plumeria.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillPhZGVJMZJ8EJMGpMzRMoNh9iZMBUBDBLj5RFDhdW8CzVO3kCoreGRMAVCVD2yd8qUv2bEQxJWFAL8Unth43Y8zp4VBMtYH90FqU24IfQyAR1iTok16QUBiF9qgHcDTB2EHwFhn3H9im/s400/Plumeria.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619365602115780434" border="0" /></a><br />If you happen to walk by the plumeria (frangipani), don't miss the smell.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Si llegan a ver la plumeria (sacalosuchil), no se pierdan su olor.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">oh yeah...we woke up with a a light rain today.</span><br />ah sí...despertamos a una ligera llovizna hoy por la mañana.<br /><br /></span>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-82119264280182887802011-06-17T10:30:00.002-05:002011-06-17T10:33:31.889-05:00iguana<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbRtpElpCfu8IEqI2XSTffv244J6COSzcakwHPbcJLrLEl6ikL5ldwVj9u-0SvAKoiwWAM988sU-N2Uw5VRqGMHPg8-ConlUliX3HGQIH2hpLUKyvv7h53pUXX0lI6Cd28SeBHdlOuluT/s1600/garrobo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbRtpElpCfu8IEqI2XSTffv244J6COSzcakwHPbcJLrLEl6ikL5ldwVj9u-0SvAKoiwWAM988sU-N2Uw5VRqGMHPg8-ConlUliX3HGQIH2hpLUKyvv7h53pUXX0lI6Cd28SeBHdlOuluT/s400/garrobo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619211752831378402" border="0" /></a>Hanging out by the gardens<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Colgándose en los jardines</span><br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-71635479135860912982011-06-15T10:30:00.000-05:002011-06-15T10:36:45.913-05:00Things that happen - Cosas que pasan<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU8ehvsGL9OQIPwZF96U-_NsuRJ6gzDTe5jlJnPCTrkFlZ4MpI96g_1TWrimutoRdtCe76v2d3plnB4L8d244Dnd9xUK1whGa0TaNeFdlRNUOLAS7keo33yVBzt_fB0cCrW-2Aw6K1b4m/s1600/steph.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU8ehvsGL9OQIPwZF96U-_NsuRJ6gzDTe5jlJnPCTrkFlZ4MpI96g_1TWrimutoRdtCe76v2d3plnB4L8d244Dnd9xUK1whGa0TaNeFdlRNUOLAS7keo33yVBzt_fB0cCrW-2Aw6K1b4m/s400/steph.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617860847638669954" border="0" /></a>No bee sting can stop this bussy bee.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ningún piquete de abeja puede detener a esta abejita trabajadora.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmZE-dJ1doYQdbaBxHvMShaIXTi0PxJgkE9GYHQSFLEjluZeUr80t-VjGNyPq_Qabx_8B0qd-ovPa6qNjdtrmYo8jW3KrKAlVlKsq7b5NI1bWwC2eNh5IKF-1p3xZFW73tWKV5UreEsEM/s1600/higuera_fall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmZE-dJ1doYQdbaBxHvMShaIXTi0PxJgkE9GYHQSFLEjluZeUr80t-VjGNyPq_Qabx_8B0qd-ovPa6qNjdtrmYo8jW3KrKAlVlKsq7b5NI1bWwC2eNh5IKF-1p3xZFW73tWKV5UreEsEM/s400/higuera_fall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617860845611182258" border="0" /></a>A huge fig branch fell over.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Una rama enorme de higuera se vino abajo.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAWfyzi6yoscZ13l12vGldS1ie-xYbqwJLbm3-BzKVf4zcqYEEPkB9B3xrZxAcCp4t0E1ZHmOL2t1nbR2583RJHLrzp3MxXL9PzuGVuoCD5VL9IP15AgHr9z4c1SZtH6U9NhRghZlLxSM/s1600/villa_morelos_alum.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAWfyzi6yoscZ13l12vGldS1ie-xYbqwJLbm3-BzKVf4zcqYEEPkB9B3xrZxAcCp4t0E1ZHmOL2t1nbR2583RJHLrzp3MxXL9PzuGVuoCD5VL9IP15AgHr9z4c1SZtH6U9NhRghZlLxSM/s400/villa_morelos_alum.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617860842133776690" border="0" /></a>School kids from Villa Morelos stopped by last week.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Muchachos de una escuela de Villa Morelos visitaron la semana pasada.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSZz7PDlb0hxsLRXXdGvv572BQ8Kalu_ZFOoq9IyD-xhf57PaRpyZiNZv7a3DwTlVfFp54hNrKFxF-4Y4nhI-Af4xZuy9lHpPpMClGqnCyGHgj5Kl9m33yQOb5xBx7lbnVYzIVcmgpytF/s1600/flores%2526mariposas.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSZz7PDlb0hxsLRXXdGvv572BQ8Kalu_ZFOoq9IyD-xhf57PaRpyZiNZv7a3DwTlVfFp54hNrKFxF-4Y4nhI-Af4xZuy9lHpPpMClGqnCyGHgj5Kl9m33yQOb5xBx7lbnVYzIVcmgpytF/s400/flores%2526mariposas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617860859409084226" border="0" /></a>The flower garden is the place to be if you're a butterfly. I counted at least a dozen for this picture.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">El jardín de flores es el lugar de moda para las mariposas. Conté tan siquiera una docena para esta foto.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Y gracias/thanks: Regina, María, Jody, Ian, Steph, Indira y otros...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7gObN6RVMdFUWe_F5QtscvYeuGmCNDYKZg81pTTxeoCubS2tRvYe_UCZ1M9xbRoz0RCyafKWowUpgnumkXu0Arczo8SME9RMWtgOZH8_QjOOFZNX253NG04_jIVn73yqR5STiULWOCyo/s1600/regador.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7gObN6RVMdFUWe_F5QtscvYeuGmCNDYKZg81pTTxeoCubS2tRvYe_UCZ1M9xbRoz0RCyafKWowUpgnumkXu0Arczo8SME9RMWtgOZH8_QjOOFZNX253NG04_jIVn73yqR5STiULWOCyo/s320/regador.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618469869730880706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-81460076946715299602011-06-15T09:00:00.000-05:002011-06-15T09:00:10.247-05:00Rain of Gold - Lluvia de Oro<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTRACGVhaKLHVf7F9hK58-mlx55lm6Hs5mjsXdUAVtRmjJXrZQyPFU_VNU0U7J6zKhNzOZYiOZz_NUW5LcebPQ4UZSJeDdgsJmuXhNHUoPR5hIIpWDxTdcFCdJXdvfgd36U110k_VbqH/s1600/lluvia_oro.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTRACGVhaKLHVf7F9hK58-mlx55lm6Hs5mjsXdUAVtRmjJXrZQyPFU_VNU0U7J6zKhNzOZYiOZz_NUW5LcebPQ4UZSJeDdgsJmuXhNHUoPR5hIIpWDxTdcFCdJXdvfgd36U110k_VbqH/s400/lluvia_oro.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617857869459045570" border="0" /></a>Chatting under a rain of gold<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Cotorreando debajo de una lluvia de oro</span><br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-51370007608172708612011-06-13T09:38:00.003-05:002011-06-13T10:19:29.930-05:00The 90s are back - De vuelta a los 90s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTlR-U19oIrnhf7MN8yj3Lox8SMKyTy9H6DApOQUplhO8d66H1XI-ePYd_M_foeYg5FB78m8Q6YzN-V7B2tZzMX9vrMg95TyXfWeqmwdW-1AQVYz0urdCMufbsE8LdgKWJjkGdUKnCXeO/s1600/zinnia_butterfly.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTlR-U19oIrnhf7MN8yj3Lox8SMKyTy9H6DApOQUplhO8d66H1XI-ePYd_M_foeYg5FB78m8Q6YzN-V7B2tZzMX9vrMg95TyXfWeqmwdW-1AQVYz0urdCMufbsE8LdgKWJjkGdUKnCXeO/s400/zinnia_butterfly.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617721207957414610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Estos últimos días la manera propia de saludarse en San Pancho es decir "qué calor", y es que cada día está (o se siente) un poquito má</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">s caliente; las temperaturas máximas del día ya pasaron los 90°F ó 32°C. Y bueno, el remedio temporal está en echarse más al mar y regar más a las plantitas.</span><br /><br />These last days the proper way to greet one another in San Pancho is to say "wow it's hot", for each day is (feels) a little hotter; high temperatures for the day are reaching over 90°F or 32°C. And well, the temporary remedy is in plunging into the ocean more often and watering the plants some more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_RZtlOMwTJp0gI0D5ZXoTaDdMbhDXeiY3o83DIPBam0KwSqopk4VgloXNGUwKOUh4RjGcWATypnuCfB571wvoTXoVk_tbFCwANlfyR_hyphenhyphenJHoyj6auOihyphenhyphenikRO18LLBD8m0xvsvqbXgVG/s1600/huellas.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_RZtlOMwTJp0gI0D5ZXoTaDdMbhDXeiY3o83DIPBam0KwSqopk4VgloXNGUwKOUh4RjGcWATypnuCfB571wvoTXoVk_tbFCwANlfyR_hyphenhyphenJHoyj6auOihyphenhyphenikRO18LLBD8m0xvsvqbXgVG/s400/huellas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617721193017206562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Parece que un caballo vino a visitar el jardín durante una noche, sus huellas en las camas lo delataron, aunque curiosamente no eran muy grandes y justo a la mañana siguiente vimos a un lindo pony en la esquina. Espero haya disfrutado todo el maíz que se comió.</span><br /><br />It seems that a horse visited the garden one night, its footprints on the beds gave it away, although curiously they were not big and just the next morning we saw a cute pony in the corner. I hope it enjoyed the corn he ate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW7RdVZnSBlDNQklmN81n7V4MA33T9KcKe7qcT1Mx5dIb5zPbU4mFO1DmgfpsJb8SYBkob4b3ehflpyisvDkIWO50ScWVrbOj8SX6WfBQqHVUx3O4dkqPHSMnvyuX-SrGtoJleOqH3b5P/s1600/maiz_regi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW7RdVZnSBlDNQklmN81n7V4MA33T9KcKe7qcT1Mx5dIb5zPbU4mFO1DmgfpsJb8SYBkob4b3ehflpyisvDkIWO50ScWVrbOj8SX6WfBQqHVUx3O4dkqPHSMnvyuX-SrGtoJleOqH3b5P/s400/maiz_regi.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617721190437404034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Regina con la evidencia</span> - Regina with exhibit C<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3sNLCLsHboeal4SYDOgLppAQQ4fOpGYcoDAuFWghyy_obMMlGBOF59Z_SE-EDnHbgK1j0XFyJsdhFsDkJT-yukPciusBqdqiYVuX9FBhflL9qx2W5qJ-SFj0M_wDTLN59vmHTup7xhKz/s1600/hymenocallis.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3sNLCLsHboeal4SYDOgLppAQQ4fOpGYcoDAuFWghyy_obMMlGBOF59Z_SE-EDnHbgK1j0XFyJsdhFsDkJT-yukPciusBqdqiYVuX9FBhflL9qx2W5qJ-SFj0M_wDTLN59vmHTup7xhKz/s400/hymenocallis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617721204015883522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Los hermosos lirios araña (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Hymenocallis</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">) están floreando.</span><br />Beautiful spider lilies (<span style="font-style: italic;">Hymenocallis</span>) are flowering.<br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-60429982278154418252011-06-03T15:51:00.004-05:002011-06-07T10:01:33.401-05:00Last Day in the Garden - Último Día en el Jardín<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCVUMUSyq58xR6_aXRLvdElitwYjq9rRxkb0cCpGzSd9AHPkgKSQVTaKxhhCq6iONjrDSvUula_MbGPQXYTJ4qSi8srSysBi9Fa2af-M2PMb0E_XdLhJZ45hToss25vJHTWZ7esMs-qnH/s1600/6%253A3+poki+last+day+with+buckets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCVUMUSyq58xR6_aXRLvdElitwYjq9rRxkb0cCpGzSd9AHPkgKSQVTaKxhhCq6iONjrDSvUula_MbGPQXYTJ4qSi8srSysBi9Fa2af-M2PMb0E_XdLhJZ45hToss25vJHTWZ7esMs-qnH/s400/6%253A3+poki+last+day+with+buckets.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today was my last day in the garden. I am flying back to Santa Fe tomorrow after 4 months of the most profound immersion in the world of plants and soil making. My checklist was pretty long and am happy to report that every item has been checked!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hoy fue mi último día en el jardín. Voy a volar de regreso a Santa Fe mañana después de 4 meses de la más profunda inmersión en el mundo de las plantas y la preparación de tierra. My lista de tareas era bastante larga y estoy contento de reportar que todas las tareas han sido marcadas!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo2jXZibbwCIpAEcfApVZVv2W8Jzw-MTJnuRLAdBBA1BIKAa7Ce2DvO_1PH2ZxwJgQVZXTd7N6wBwRyLB64wTJbB_tLP9sHKHgB3zaC0T8Y2d4O6sDe0p85EaoAF_yW92jnhpKh9Bl9Do/s1600/6%253A3+women+in+garden.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo2jXZibbwCIpAEcfApVZVv2W8Jzw-MTJnuRLAdBBA1BIKAa7Ce2DvO_1PH2ZxwJgQVZXTd7N6wBwRyLB64wTJbB_tLP9sHKHgB3zaC0T8Y2d4O6sDe0p85EaoAF_yW92jnhpKh9Bl9Do/s400/6%253A3+women+in+garden.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Regina has been coming to harvest every morning, and has planted corn in boxes. She will most likely transplant the corn in the basil beds when that harvest is finished. Abigail and Maria will take turn watering on Mondays and Thursdays, and Salvador will take care of watering the two compost piles once a week. The garden is still producing a fair amount of basil, some collard greens and a little bit of chard. Tomatoes are slowly starting to ripen. It feels really good to have new people come play in the garden.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Regina ha venido a cosechar todas las mañanas, y ha plantado maíz en los almácigos. Lo más probable es que trasplante el maíz a las camas de albahaca una vez se termine su cosecha. Abigail y María se tomaron turnos para regar los lunes y los jueves, y Salvador se encargará de mojar las dos pilas de composta una vez por semana. El jardín todavía está produciendo una buena cantidad de albahaca, algo de berza y un poco de acelga. Los jitomates comienzan lentamente a madurar. Se siente muy bien tener a nuevas personas jugando en el jardín.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhA5pDa8FIJTHN-CuC-q9pNItn9Dsdo5RZ7TV4twchTKn-pMAv3LMKib4ulyVB4WPQbW9Xa4uwsMwaLD8UOVhyY-NSE21PWWc-Ah3vKW5nu4l-CI2bHrZOi2XdAmzBpS9oB4GG6U9tskt/s1600/6%253A3+tree+poultice+ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhA5pDa8FIJTHN-CuC-q9pNItn9Dsdo5RZ7TV4twchTKn-pMAv3LMKib4ulyVB4WPQbW9Xa4uwsMwaLD8UOVhyY-NSE21PWWc-Ah3vKW5nu4l-CI2bHrZOi2XdAmzBpS9oB4GG6U9tskt/s400/6%253A3+tree+poultice+ingredients.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the citrus trees behind the bodegas was hit by the backhoe when we cleared the old compost pile a couple months back. Juaquin had given me the recipe for a healing poultice; 2 oz of horsetail (<span style="font-style: italic;">Equisetum arvense</span>) boiled in water for 20 minutes, a handful of fresh cow manure and some clay.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Uno de los toronjos detrás de las bodegas fue golpeado por la retroexcavadora cuando se despejó la vieja pila de composta unos meses atrás. Juaquín me había dado una receta para un cataplasma sanador; 2 oz de cola de caballo (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Equisetum arvense<span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> hervido en agua por 20 minutos, un manojo de estiércol fresco de vaca y un poco de arcilla.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0vCC1-Fn_iypj7R96VPPBu1o6NC7RamfqgC103kWLBKSdjd0YXBWj8pCAcOR4VV0sJM4v-DEWV_QV9qHQ_7JmrA4XGJ4qif9KljvQ4axkMaY_NasR4xUPRpTXADXV8ZMf4v2ykNwnyEM/s1600/6%253A3+tree+with+poultice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0vCC1-Fn_iypj7R96VPPBu1o6NC7RamfqgC103kWLBKSdjd0YXBWj8pCAcOR4VV0sJM4v-DEWV_QV9qHQ_7JmrA4XGJ4qif9KljvQ4axkMaY_NasR4xUPRpTXADXV8ZMf4v2ykNwnyEM/s400/6%253A3+tree+with+poultice.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, I made the poultice, dressed the tree and made a brace to strengthen it.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ayer preparé el cataplasma y lo apliqué, e hice una abrazadera para fortalecerlo.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG034rlw0dBwewmjH0fc1QlOwRj6ueEg-qa8riXEC-cFWPSVqYIAk1nbYh3tPmgK29JjqLuokaTiQA0nhj3S5t78ZHr13Jo_TZOX2aYmEbenpl8RdilANwKhwfLVsDrLZkfAXyCWuBGp8X/s1600/6%253A3+stuff+being+put+away+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG034rlw0dBwewmjH0fc1QlOwRj6ueEg-qa8riXEC-cFWPSVqYIAk1nbYh3tPmgK29JjqLuokaTiQA0nhj3S5t78ZHr13Jo_TZOX2aYmEbenpl8RdilANwKhwfLVsDrLZkfAXyCWuBGp8X/s400/6%253A3+stuff+being+put+away+2.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-NDL4U0EKX4XxEGv5d0GfGxJaj5x_oUA3D2SoC7XWRVUWzq-oeKz-WErao7Lp3TWc2aaSYWBDyYODVifMKhFeASIPdInSPSixn6TvyKG9QAVl4jbx4Os_S-Lft7xKu2gXeSJ_3V30xTr/s1600/6%253A3+stuff+being+put+away+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-NDL4U0EKX4XxEGv5d0GfGxJaj5x_oUA3D2SoC7XWRVUWzq-oeKz-WErao7Lp3TWc2aaSYWBDyYODVifMKhFeASIPdInSPSixn6TvyKG9QAVl4jbx4Os_S-Lft7xKu2gXeSJ_3V30xTr/s400/6%253A3+stuff+being+put+away+1.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All our planting boxes and gardening equipment was put away today and safely stored at entreAmigos, ready to be used in the fall after the rainy season.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Todas nuestras cajas y equipo de jardinería fueron almacenados con seguridad en entreAmigos, listos para usarse en el otoño después de la temporada de lluvias.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFqcyduPjaL3nNTKWtwyvnfLLPqSLVK1StY1rK20kS0cOFm1OHVxvo6N79QrVd21qX1oNFc5MGR4XPNNfsjzyM89OPvdX2GrJ16LC580TAesXxgKTXq1fLQG_it1yBea4vGTVu9Yktq-t/s1600/6%253A3+Lo+de+Marcos+compost+operation+1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFqcyduPjaL3nNTKWtwyvnfLLPqSLVK1StY1rK20kS0cOFm1OHVxvo6N79QrVd21qX1oNFc5MGR4XPNNfsjzyM89OPvdX2GrJ16LC580TAesXxgKTXq1fLQG_it1yBea4vGTVu9Yktq-t/s400/6%253A3+Lo+de+Marcos+compost+operation+1.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagl6UMejH7z9D0VB0rphF__mfr6tfcLcWmZF9XUjYniz6G78vHLPVNr_9smxVNw8pplK2BQfWJP1V6WqMvgS6dtRp0hoKBn4AqhZawv2LCudLkogQxMWZ2qgInBGgyE9-ROrgZxZ66GkP/s1600/6%253A3+Lo+de+Marcos+compost+operation+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagl6UMejH7z9D0VB0rphF__mfr6tfcLcWmZF9XUjYniz6G78vHLPVNr_9smxVNw8pplK2BQfWJP1V6WqMvgS6dtRp0hoKBn4AqhZawv2LCudLkogQxMWZ2qgInBGgyE9-ROrgZxZ66GkP/s400/6%253A3+Lo+de+Marcos+compost+operation+2.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last Wednesday, I went to visit the newly created compost yard in Lo de Marcos. I was thrilled to see that initiative and how carefully planned the operation is. A project worth following as it could serve as a model for all the neighboring towns such as Sayulita and San Pancho.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">El miércoles pasado fui a visitar un patio de composta recientemente creado en Lo de Marcos. Estaba entusiasmado por ver la iniciativa y lo bien planeado que estaba la operación. Vale la pena seguir el proyecto ya que podría servir de modelo para todos los vecinos en los pueblos vecinos como Sayulita y San Pancho.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN21B2jHtxnzj-CcLnB8LpWb1xe2E6JYh3G0XJRFFrgVdGeRKegsjjY3jHURMRjMZAi0H-718zZ76c_SoplAOcUT8uVS9Ce8cD5VvdZKc7vW6FWR_p3TEV1Tcu-bG1BhEKSJm-Ou3ZcZU_/s1600/6%253A3+Desiree+planting+morning+glories.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN21B2jHtxnzj-CcLnB8LpWb1xe2E6JYh3G0XJRFFrgVdGeRKegsjjY3jHURMRjMZAi0H-718zZ76c_SoplAOcUT8uVS9Ce8cD5VvdZKc7vW6FWR_p3TEV1Tcu-bG1BhEKSJm-Ou3ZcZU_/s400/6%253A3+Desiree+planting+morning+glories.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Desiree planting morning glories all around the Temascal.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Desiree plantando campanillas todo alrededor del Temazcal.</span><br /><br /><br />David will keep taking pictures for us every Monday, so we can keep following the evolution of our beloved San Pancho community garden, and observe how the beds and the cover crop fare under the onslaught of the rainy season.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">David seguirá tomando fotos para nosotros cada lunes, así que podremos continuar siguiendo la evolución de nuestro querido jardín comunitario de San Pancho, y observar cómo les va a las camas y el cultivo de cobertura ante el embate de la temporara de lluvias.</span><br /><br /><br />It's been a pleasure reporting live from beautiful San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico.<br /><br />To be continued...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ha sido un placer reportar en vivo desde el hermoso San Pancho, Nayarit, México.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Continuará...</span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-62957814058717121832011-05-28T07:31:00.002-05:002011-05-28T11:35:55.252-05:00Harvest and Watering Tutorial Sunday 9:00-11:00am - Tutoría sobre Cosecha y Riego, Domingo 9-11 am<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOxfD9KN4CB8C2eZYhLTM8TH5DEoMfGbxnOnjYOx6PZUQORBIRljtQ1rpu8EWsKqScziH0EWxvNBN870RpstuUL404KgLBFR9s3uZJwHql6N0p07U0HlMhcdzlIFFD1paOcOt2i23Xrh-/s1600/4887032-active-and-happy-asian-elderly-woman-watering-plant-in-the-garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOxfD9KN4CB8C2eZYhLTM8TH5DEoMfGbxnOnjYOx6PZUQORBIRljtQ1rpu8EWsKqScziH0EWxvNBN870RpstuUL404KgLBFR9s3uZJwHql6N0p07U0HlMhcdzlIFFD1paOcOt2i23Xrh-/s400/4887032-active-and-happy-asian-elderly-woman-watering-plant-in-the-garden.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On Sunday May 29, from 9:00am-11:00am, I'll be showing people how to care for the garden. We'll take a look at how to harvest basil and the other remaining greens (chard, collard, arugula), as well as how to water the garden.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Este domingo 29 de mayo, 9:00am a 11:00am, estaré demostrando cómo cuidar el jardín. Repasaremos cómo cosechar albahaca y las demás legumbres que quedan (acelga, berza, arúgula) además de cómo regar el jardín.</span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-8173216976783591042011-05-25T14:52:00.004-05:002011-05-27T14:58:11.410-05:00Beans, Kids and the End of the Harvest - Frijoles, Niños y el Fin de la Cosecha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55YCMYQUYtOKnaQ516IEBshekBFSFK7BeSJjjCW4qe2uFs2pUetN0EwgH1PqDljjRpVjx4h0oWWewxYaGa1eufymoccPl12qH_sJ7NsJsrV-q0adZ42gYsOt_3Kg2r5EkLT7jZiUu9Nua/s1600/5%253A25+Noa+watering+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55YCMYQUYtOKnaQ516IEBshekBFSFK7BeSJjjCW4qe2uFs2pUetN0EwgH1PqDljjRpVjx4h0oWWewxYaGa1eufymoccPl12qH_sJ7NsJsrV-q0adZ42gYsOt_3Kg2r5EkLT7jZiUu9Nua/s400/5%253A25+Noa+watering+garden.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, the 6-11 year-old children from Escuela del Mundo came by to tour the gardens and gave us a hand. They raked, picked mangoes, watered and ate an assortment of edible flowers without a cringe! When I was in school (in Lyon, France) not once did we have a field day at a farm or a park. It took me until my mid 40's to finally connect with the Earth and start growing food. I am glad these kids get out of the classroom and get to play gardeners.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ayer, los niños de 6-11 años de la Escuela del Mundo vinieron a los jardines a echarnos una mano. Barrieron, recogieron mangos, regaron y se comieron un surtido de flores comestibles ¡sin una sola queja! Cuando yo estaba en la escuela (en Lyon, Francia) ni siquiera una vez tuvimos un día de campo en una granja o un parque. No fue sino hasta mis mediados 40s que finalmente conecté con la Tierra y empecé a cultivar alimento. Me da gusto que estos chicos salgan de su aula y jueguen a ser jardineros.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qGB8PYu7AjkSPtJPSWeaUyYpPGFDFYKmHubfMbwKbucNjWojUk66G3A96wE0dEIIkGvNhC20tAKpKX2MzpTWRNIObN_G0B9ncGuRhswRIy9g7nL-q80btzUF38jMmYBtMU05Qo3_odBv/s1600/5%253A25+kids+in+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qGB8PYu7AjkSPtJPSWeaUyYpPGFDFYKmHubfMbwKbucNjWojUk66G3A96wE0dEIIkGvNhC20tAKpKX2MzpTWRNIObN_G0B9ncGuRhswRIy9g7nL-q80btzUF38jMmYBtMU05Qo3_odBv/s400/5%253A25+kids+in+garden.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9DJDqQ1_BhjmjTsp0jm_YoMgHx5-F-WcONkrqwEEYecE6gdhsE7tr3U2iVyDDNCap-QpwmXygotKERmv-AyBMxSZXS7WAlPgR1yz0jB-TS2HuCnhKYaVxUlLH4yAVkn-m0xXNWyT6zVW/s1600/5%253A25+kids+pushing+wheelbarrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9DJDqQ1_BhjmjTsp0jm_YoMgHx5-F-WcONkrqwEEYecE6gdhsE7tr3U2iVyDDNCap-QpwmXygotKERmv-AyBMxSZXS7WAlPgR1yz0jB-TS2HuCnhKYaVxUlLH4yAVkn-m0xXNWyT6zVW/s400/5%253A25+kids+pushing+wheelbarrow.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3uelWj6tFSfXggMdhTHOahcJFlaeH4iyjnF96ir3DrOQ2i3bcwvF_ALUNMR2uykGjV3kNt1l2XdKxhWPqz0AGhyphenhyphenBT_9Os-DO3PUgVXApHryDFvwCtlWg6WZ5Nqt4SdubiZFDOlWJ2ouU/s1600/5%253A25+Jacque+and+Dave+in+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3uelWj6tFSfXggMdhTHOahcJFlaeH4iyjnF96ir3DrOQ2i3bcwvF_ALUNMR2uykGjV3kNt1l2XdKxhWPqz0AGhyphenhyphenBT_9Os-DO3PUgVXApHryDFvwCtlWg6WZ5Nqt4SdubiZFDOlWJ2ouU/s400/5%253A25+Jacque+and+Dave+in+garden.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some bigger kids visit us regularly from Lo de Marcos, and they are also a delight. Twice a week, Jacque and David come harvest, weed, transplant, sweat and observe the life of a garden. Here, they are cleaning the radish and turnip beds to make way for our cover crop of beans, which will protect the beds during the rainy season.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Otros niños más grandes nos visitan regularmente de Lo de Marcos, y también son un placer. Dos veces por semana, Jacque y David vienen a cosechar, deshierbar, transplantar, sudar y observar la vida de un jardín. Aquí, están limpiando las camas de rábanos y nabos para hacerle lugar a frijoles, que servirán de cultivo de cobertura para proteger las camas durante la temporada de lluvias.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7bhOhb77IZbQ3oXEWlTj51hAJR2BULbHQc5sOrOVFOhiQAo3XrHNY8Ux8v6nf5DiG2bOTmadlgucnF3Iwg-OKFUUtyfneNRRmv05YsaXQVXWZMgD3-a3uwQOF-LhyphenhyphenVam2ASZmBHN4Mo1/s1600/5%253A21+white+beans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7bhOhb77IZbQ3oXEWlTj51hAJR2BULbHQc5sOrOVFOhiQAo3XrHNY8Ux8v6nf5DiG2bOTmadlgucnF3Iwg-OKFUUtyfneNRRmv05YsaXQVXWZMgD3-a3uwQOF-LhyphenhyphenVam2ASZmBHN4Mo1/s400/5%253A21+white+beans.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />White beans are already out in our first garden.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Los frijoles blancos ya salieron en nuestro primer jardín.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNFKbcp8lj9N748zAITRkxrKfuZQVZeGudYVQV7b506dsmAp8B5wdv_Z9en9SQwI5OAoWRdBj86T2ueFKnx6RZrFPmtNnRof86ERzFmDUhVh-wG5Tg6y0TIFE0bR2e0KcdpZFw1xYUiFX/s1600/5%253A25+beans+in+bags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNFKbcp8lj9N748zAITRkxrKfuZQVZeGudYVQV7b506dsmAp8B5wdv_Z9en9SQwI5OAoWRdBj86T2ueFKnx6RZrFPmtNnRof86ERzFmDUhVh-wG5Tg6y0TIFE0bR2e0KcdpZFw1xYUiFX/s400/5%253A25+beans+in+bags.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For cover crop, we are planting fava beans, black and white beans, garbonzo beans and lentils, as well as sunflowers.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Para cultivos de cobertura, estamos plantando habas, frijoles negros y blancos, garbanzos y lentejas, así como girasoles.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_rAhBroTN3jNPLT9ENqF2nkqEhV8vc-Wtzz9cepv2w27FmfnYUa65P9mD8_c9uc4YfH5ic8JIH-QUajy8R-TGhTAYNz_N8na6vzmahe2AoQ0ZDwcygfXOETywG2Wgd-4OFTKsHlDSG4t/s1600/5%253A25+lentil+sprouts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_rAhBroTN3jNPLT9ENqF2nkqEhV8vc-Wtzz9cepv2w27FmfnYUa65P9mD8_c9uc4YfH5ic8JIH-QUajy8R-TGhTAYNz_N8na6vzmahe2AoQ0ZDwcygfXOETywG2Wgd-4OFTKsHlDSG4t/s400/5%253A25+lentil+sprouts.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lentil sprouts in the main garden.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Brotes de lenteja en el jardín principal. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCchrDd-qJo5sicbA7BgnCCCGH9n_QNmN3JhIephcf1Aa_0MpD9VK4cFKc55sawgpPys4B05fN665K1N1inv9_V7_6kDcZfVAHcUjsA72RZoQwwvbuZ_3cXq11ggF0ITGnA1mL75225_F/s1600/5%253A21+Hyacinth+bean+vine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCchrDd-qJo5sicbA7BgnCCCGH9n_QNmN3JhIephcf1Aa_0MpD9VK4cFKc55sawgpPys4B05fN665K1N1inv9_V7_6kDcZfVAHcUjsA72RZoQwwvbuZ_3cXq11ggF0ITGnA1mL75225_F/s400/5%253A21+Hyacinth+bean+vine.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hyacinth bean vine in main garden. We have a few of these plants in pots if you want them for your garden.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Frijoles lablab (zarandajas) en el jardín principal. Tenemos algunas de estas trepadoras en maceta si las quieren para su jardín.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzclfgN3-0grAjxVlcz9TIZUodow3MmPJslBN5ZAGaGGCnatccphBaQaIaUmxf_uPbMKAvsBZQivHK3lOMBD0XfPwLAVD4WlOFFUy38Jv0tZ8NIrMBpnND1VffWPiuOru6GMM0YMOkXY3/s1600/5%253A21+lentil+%253A+sunflower+bed+seeded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi0u7_Njmy4ai-LVluIKyOElSkp2UKFq2BFLAN8xKOdkU8HQhdNiUfp9OcgYH68PC-8aWdsO8_l97cDYZyJ8cSp1mjSdeiK1fZNinELMkuqSmuHNjUfaUZiSHhWLgy-Albk5vCu4wj3KS/s1600/5%253A21+pinneaple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi0u7_Njmy4ai-LVluIKyOElSkp2UKFq2BFLAN8xKOdkU8HQhdNiUfp9OcgYH68PC-8aWdsO8_l97cDYZyJ8cSp1mjSdeiK1fZNinELMkuqSmuHNjUfaUZiSHhWLgy-Albk5vCu4wj3KS/s400/5%253A21+pinneaple.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The pineapples are getting pretty big...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Las piñas se están poniendo bastante grandes...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX6FnPplbWdINdqTmrZT3Rd44sioT_ytSIyU8UUSS6IwtiPtY_39XhyERJovMxUiQVjpcIjRETl_RD40JVdnr7oCJNiwMDPezDc1O2Q7-0PAYcZ6WU1xOYVweZoG_uSC9Ib031l5ZQzl1/s1600/5%253A25+African+cucumber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX6FnPplbWdINdqTmrZT3Rd44sioT_ytSIyU8UUSS6IwtiPtY_39XhyERJovMxUiQVjpcIjRETl_RD40JVdnr7oCJNiwMDPezDc1O2Q7-0PAYcZ6WU1xOYVweZoG_uSC9Ib031l5ZQzl1/s400/5%253A25+African+cucumber.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An African cucumber - <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Un pepino africano.</span><br /><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; </style><span style="font-size:small;">Things are definitely winding down in the garden. No more lettuce, just a couple days left of chard and collard greens. Basil is still going strong so if you haven't made your pesto yet, come get your basil in the morning. I harvest basil every other day (Mon, Wed, Fri).</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">We are also starting to put things away. All the transplant boxes need to be cleaned and stored inside entreAmigos. We could use some help in the morning.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">I will be showing people how to water the garden and compost piles this weekend. It will either be Saturday or Sunday. Please keep an eye open for an announcement on this blog.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Las cosas definitivamente se están calmando en el jardín. No más lechuga y sólo un par de días más de acelgas y berzas. La albahaca sigue estando fuerte así que si no ha hecho su pesto aún, vengan por su albahaca por la mañana. Yo cosecho albahaca cada dos días (Lun, Mie, Vie).<br /><br />También empezamos a guardar las cosas. Todas las cajas de trasplante necesitan limpiarse y ser almacenadas en entreAmigos. Podríamos usar un poco de ayuda por la mañana.<br />Le estaré enseñando a las pesonas como regar el jardín y las pilas de composta este fin de semana. Será en sábado o domingo, por favor estén al pendiente del aviso en este blog.<br /></span></span></div><div face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></div><span style=" ;font-family:Cambria;font-size:12pt;" > <br /></span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-87436846064751288312011-05-20T18:11:00.006-05:002011-05-20T18:32:32.378-05:00POKI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeg-tF67q712c4_nT6sDutzED7CV9xqkzZPkKrxxbaWvyeJ9aTqjDaTAtXqGJiPpQyq56DiU0e30Z0wb90IIKLKMZvfKqWZzP32H_NWDSEKUgs5INbpoRgBZvUgG-vDdpydmX48VWvoBv3/s1600/Poki_garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeg-tF67q712c4_nT6sDutzED7CV9xqkzZPkKrxxbaWvyeJ9aTqjDaTAtXqGJiPpQyq56DiU0e30Z0wb90IIKLKMZvfKqWZzP32H_NWDSEKUgs5INbpoRgBZvUgG-vDdpydmX48VWvoBv3/s400/Poki_garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608942942044889794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">If you're lucky enough to see this guy in the street, give him a hug,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">because most likely he is in the garden working like a bussy bee.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Poki</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> has been </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">the faithful gardener</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> all along.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">He has sown, cultivated, tilled, thinned, transplanted, watered, biked, bagged, harvested...and just simply loved the plants from beginning to end and back again.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Just give him a heartfelt hug and a thank you.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">(and you might even get yet another amazing bag of greens)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Si tienes la suficiente suerte de encontrarte a este tipo en la calle, dale un abrazo,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">ya que lo más probable es que esté en el jardín trabajando como una abeja.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Poki</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> ha sido </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">el jardinero fiel</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> todo este tiempo.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Ha sembrado, cultivado, labrado, raleado, transplantado, regado, bicicleteado, embolsado, cosechado...y simplemente amado a las plantas desde el principio al fin y de vuelta otra vez.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Sólo denle gracias y un abrazo de corazón.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">(y hasta puede que les llegue otra increíble bolsa de verduras)</span><br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-14931979461771327972011-05-18T22:28:00.006-05:002011-05-20T17:53:58.221-05:00Retiring Compostlan, Last of the Lettuce, Still no Water - Abandono de Compostlan, Las Últimas Lechugas, Todavía sin Agua.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnQDbz0rH4rCx0OJe2m_QFzF60CUif9Ce5KpUDYpazyAtvrtUK1buHMZhtAaaeYIasG4qv5pX7UZ4hyphenhyphenBJdK6UACHc1ilw5sZePqokeAbO83mFPndqagw83MC8FyIdY1V-Xigl1cBzrUM_/s1600/DSC03482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnQDbz0rH4rCx0OJe2m_QFzF60CUif9Ce5KpUDYpazyAtvrtUK1buHMZhtAaaeYIasG4qv5pX7UZ4hyphenhyphenBJdK6UACHc1ilw5sZePqokeAbO83mFPndqagw83MC8FyIdY1V-Xigl1cBzrUM_/s400/DSC03482.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostlan</a> is now quite high and is being retired until the fall. It will continue to be watered for a couple hours each week (granted we get enough water!) until the rainy season, and should provide some rich soil next fall when the cultivation resumes.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostlan</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> está bien alta y será clausurada hasta el otoño. Continuará siendo regada por un par de horas cada semana (¡si es que tenemos suficiente agua!) hasta la temporada de lluvias, y deberá de proveer tierra rica para cuando el cultivo se reanude en la siguiente temporada.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYHKoyOnD3uzZUn3Ic-Dx8DRa-XYiQ9chbQCmRoXE-Jq1Dl1ifuG4NW4MAA2mfzFsFZktzUz5hkp0cPwDxUYKfrbRlu17m4Pt3eaxKeySzTXW8tKWoYuHaoq1Dl6jRCfGFTpsHSLk_YpN/s1600/5%253A18+ramp+to+new+compost+pile.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYHKoyOnD3uzZUn3Ic-Dx8DRa-XYiQ9chbQCmRoXE-Jq1Dl1ifuG4NW4MAA2mfzFsFZktzUz5hkp0cPwDxUYKfrbRlu17m4Pt3eaxKeySzTXW8tKWoYuHaoq1Dl6jRCfGFTpsHSLk_YpN/s400/5%253A18+ramp+to+new+compost+pile.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In order to make the new compost pile easily accessible to wheelbarrows, I decided to build a ramp instead of a staircase like on Compostlan. The front of the pile will thus slope up to a flat surface.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Con el fin de hacer la nueva pila de composta accesible a las carretillas, decidí construir una rampa en vez de una escalera como la de Compostlan, y por su pendiente subir y depositar material en la parte superior y plana.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNGzUY9Q-QrF9PBgrdukS6eGoXhLPTQFs-84LFNTtuQoaoJI_eczWOiuz2cJaNuIe6ZPjTSaMqC2VcffE1GxnypeOB-EGgCiKFxG6R_cppLQMGY6pobFG0w_gXE9cP65H_ZrPdIUUJGpu/s1600/5%253A18+new+compost+log+mattress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNGzUY9Q-QrF9PBgrdukS6eGoXhLPTQFs-84LFNTtuQoaoJI_eczWOiuz2cJaNuIe6ZPjTSaMqC2VcffE1GxnypeOB-EGgCiKFxG6R_cppLQMGY6pobFG0w_gXE9cP65H_ZrPdIUUJGpu/s400/5%253A18+new+compost+log+mattress.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had to make the pile longer to accommodate the ramp, so we retrieved a bunch of palm tree logs from the dump and used the logs from Compostlan's dismantled staircase. The logs provide a "box spring" for the compost pile.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Tuvimos que hacer la pila más larga para acomodar la rampa, así que conseguimos un montón de troncos de palma del tiradero y reusamos los de la escalera desmantelada de Compostlan. Los troncos proveen del 'somier' o resortes para la pila de composta.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8q1d9KFz1ATFZ8um5V1HyegE5R8PxepuHM0xnoo5lec9147-yy0krnxfKFBEfs9l9aafuriREPugv8umfQe_Y-kRNEZK_jF1OYEfcAqxFHvz8hWPTlILbznxJ-b_3cqlHzq7sBkbwqUR/s1600/5%253A18+compsot+pile+mattress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8q1d9KFz1ATFZ8um5V1HyegE5R8PxepuHM0xnoo5lec9147-yy0krnxfKFBEfs9l9aafuriREPugv8umfQe_Y-kRNEZK_jF1OYEfcAqxFHvz8hWPTlILbznxJ-b_3cqlHzq7sBkbwqUR/s400/5%253A18+compsot+pile+mattress.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mango tree branches on top of the logs create the "mattress". As the pile gets heavier and heavier, the box spring and mattress allow for air flow and drainage, which are essential for the decomposing process.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Las ramas de mango encima de los troncos crean el 'colchón'. Ya que la pila se tornará cada vez más pesada, la 'cama' permitirá el flujo de aire y drenaje, que son esenciales para el proceso de descomposición.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6jHdquTCBVhLluxwCfCa1uE1mKYcti77Ups2kiGzFwElyJwlT86enPLIUn1Gbt7nGiWqXu2_tQkiyJDnwgqhYKBtZ5Px9r-ullPas2Qai1Cjy69mVfoeOGMAthVGDi_z4A2bVPrx8ttq/s1600/5%253A18+new+compost+pile.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6jHdquTCBVhLluxwCfCa1uE1mKYcti77Ups2kiGzFwElyJwlT86enPLIUn1Gbt7nGiWqXu2_tQkiyJDnwgqhYKBtZ5Px9r-ullPas2Qai1Cjy69mVfoeOGMAthVGDi_z4A2bVPrx8ttq/s400/5%253A18+new+compost+pile.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The new pile is 12m X 5m (40' X 15') and is located just passed the Temascal along the trail behind the carpenters' bodega. It is conveniently located in the shade of the big fig tree and is near a water spicket. For those of you who are in San Pancho, please bring us your kitchen scraps.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">La nueva pila tiene 12m x 5m (40' x 15') y está localizada justo pasando el temazcal por el camino detrás de la bodega de carpintería. Está convenientemente ubicada bajo la sombra de una higuera grande y cerca de una llave de agua. Para aquellos de ustedes que estén en San Pancho, por favor traigan sus desechos de cocina.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMcsax-5fzXa-HWBp-jYQNMPjuCUOX1Gf09GwqKN6XF_5rU39POw-7k0ajExsPQf_fe0DmLuiKl67kY9hjl9JlOx4L-BTlUyFXYje9u18nqNgrZdDCkT7xay2s1KngZHJrJ4swuex2l_X/s1600/5%253A18+Greens+in+bags+on+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMcsax-5fzXa-HWBp-jYQNMPjuCUOX1Gf09GwqKN6XF_5rU39POw-7k0ajExsPQf_fe0DmLuiKl67kY9hjl9JlOx4L-BTlUyFXYje9u18nqNgrZdDCkT7xay2s1KngZHJrJ4swuex2l_X/s400/5%253A18+Greens+in+bags+on+table.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr2awl3ZyFHooRd2kkpkZ2z3Q2z38jK27zTTIXCjI7et6cqps3Cosua3yf1L5drKQVP5G5B9biixnv2fjQgRSwGDpFbeXCLPOrxiH6B-21C2p3N0Tl-yDGJ0yjxmlFc75W_3BJhWaSYbN/s1600/5%253A18+new+compost+pile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>We are harvesting the last of the lettuce but still have a lot of Swiss chard, as well as mustard and collard greens.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Estamos cosechando las últimas lechugas pero todavía tenemos muchas acelgas, así como ensaladas de mostaza y berza.</span><br /><br />No water again today except for a short period between 5-6pm, with not enough pressure to use the oscillators. Alan and I worked the hoses and were able to give each plant a decent drink. The health of the plants, and the raised beds' ability to retain water, and draw moisture from below, are proving useful during this time of water rationing...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hoy nuevamente sin agua con excepción de un periodo corto entre 5-6pm, sin suficiente presión para usar los osciladores. Alan y yo trabajamos con las mangueras y pudimos darle a todas las plantas un trago decente. La salud de las plantas, y la habilidad de las camas elevadas para retener agua y jalar agua de abajo, son una prueba de su utilidad para este periodo de racionamiento de agua...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYHKoyOnD3uzZUn3Ic-Dx8DRa-XYiQ9chbQCmRoXE-Jq1Dl1ifuG4NW4MAA2mfzFsFZktzUz5hkp0cPwDxUYKfrbRlu17m4Pt3eaxKeySzTXW8tKWoYuHaoq1Dl6jRCfGFTpsHSLk_YpN/s1600/5%253A18+ramp+to+new+compost+pile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-8478924441115296412011-05-17T22:39:00.011-05:002011-05-18T11:14:31.029-05:00Hot Compost and Water Rationing - Composta Caliente y Racionamiento de Agua<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmz90YDltDnvswzJZJFoWxtJgec5wZlD5c7CsRVVIkiHs_SM3iXYvHEt08NJ9gQRCi6MNlxe2RtgO70OjahxW9He8ZcrN2wAPUANVqZMuuAykXIfnPUOcYyXa9wQtFNB1O2PQ0DGi_5Hh/s1600/5_14+poki+watering+by+hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmz90YDltDnvswzJZJFoWxtJgec5wZlD5c7CsRVVIkiHs_SM3iXYvHEt08NJ9gQRCi6MNlxe2RtgO70OjahxW9He8ZcrN2wAPUANVqZMuuAykXIfnPUOcYyXa9wQtFNB1O2PQ0DGi_5Hh/s400/5_14+poki+watering+by+hand.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was patiently waiting (and so were the plants!) for the full moon to water the gardens, when a main pipe broke in the city water system. Water was off for two days and is now on a rationing mode as we've entered the dryest and hotest months, and the rains are still a few weeks away. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to the VolunTours group, a hundred or more plants were put in bags on Saturday. They usually require at least one good daily soak, as the black bags get quite hot in the sun. On Saturday afternoon, I carted 30 gallons of water from entreAmigos' reserve tank and watered each bag by hand.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Estuve esperando pacientemente (¡y también las plantas!) la luna llena para regar los jardines, cuando una tubería principal falló en el sistema de agua del pueblo. No hubo agua por dos días y ahora opera a modo de racionamientos ya que hemos entrado a los meses más calientes y secos, y todavía faltan algunas semanas para las lluvias.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Gracias al grupo de VolunTours un centenar o más de plantas fueron puestas en bolsas el sábado. Normalmente, requieren tan siquiera una buena empapada diaria, ya que las bolsas negras se calienten bastante bajo el sol. El sábado después del mediodía, acarreé unos 30 galones de agua del tanque de reserva de entreAmigos para regar cada planta manualmente.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwuafdHARtWCBt2n8IDxB2mdtZ3ooz_5fo5osWO0oMg3VwB0PPo8MPPLIw-5yRrqoRv1a3WMrGT7GIc2VrPuOSX7cYgli-BnKVaVE5MQvxRR9fJWluS3p0Xmf6jw5ofJNsNAZITrtQ_7q/s1600/DSC03722.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwuafdHARtWCBt2n8IDxB2mdtZ3ooz_5fo5osWO0oMg3VwB0PPo8MPPLIw-5yRrqoRv1a3WMrGT7GIc2VrPuOSX7cYgli-BnKVaVE5MQvxRR9fJWluS3p0Xmf6jw5ofJNsNAZITrtQ_7q/s400/DSC03722.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, whenever the water comes on, I fill this drum so we have water for the nursery.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Así que desde ahora cuando sea que llegue el agua, lleno este tambor para que tengamos agua para el vivero.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZAjrr44uZBd5Dcc5SQ1LRuV3AZqIZMUW2heQWwU35FYj0k1sqjDZGplqAQYENo1D7LPM_dNN_4_K9SbspCBujY_xLzcFB1Opc_519EKUjQQxM8ltoQFi9INpWyYo-Dt0motY2iu2bk10/s1600/DSC03715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZAjrr44uZBd5Dcc5SQ1LRuV3AZqIZMUW2heQWwU35FYj0k1sqjDZGplqAQYENo1D7LPM_dNN_4_K9SbspCBujY_xLzcFB1Opc_519EKUjQQxM8ltoQFi9INpWyYo-Dt0motY2iu2bk10/s400/DSC03715.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On Monday, a contingent from Lo de Marcos, a town up the coast, came to check our compost pile. They are about to start a town-wide composting program and wanted to see how Compostlan was built, and why.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">El lunes, un contingente de Lo de Marcos, un pueblo subiendo la costa, vino a checar nuestra pila de composta. Están por empezar un programa de composteo para todo su pueblo y querían ver cómo fue construida Compostlan, y por qué.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK6UFeTnjgRO2CXNMt1aKaei3vel5I_JLNAmgPL_-y7ZvgOaBpxaMs0iFw5SUPKnXP_UKzn6ARmWOa-uSDiF0tCT7bEh48-7c4zek9BHrGyCss5AbAZaprOW7_71rF_DCrBx4JN7G78eo/s1600/DSC03707.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK6UFeTnjgRO2CXNMt1aKaei3vel5I_JLNAmgPL_-y7ZvgOaBpxaMs0iFw5SUPKnXP_UKzn6ARmWOa-uSDiF0tCT7bEh48-7c4zek9BHrGyCss5AbAZaprOW7_71rF_DCrBx4JN7G78eo/s400/DSC03707.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First I had them dig a hole on the side of the pile to check the decomposing activity. Two feet deep, the soil was around 100 degree Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) and smelled sweet like humus does.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Primero les pedí que cavaran un hoyo a un costado de la pila para checar la actividad de compostaje. A una profundidad de dos pies, la tierra estaba a alrededor de 100 grados Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) y olía a lo que huele el humus dulce.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8fi_TpRpnwWmqR62kfyAJ9tqxb9TkEC9y84h6haLsfX45XcPSjy_tgDmzl4ce5w4WY88OEtdxjzxtjEuoNM-DsbBrdr3VYlAQCrlwJ9ZuPMM88LJIo4OAFQYt51-xwkhpG1eV-Gmi3Y0/s1600/DSC03712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8fi_TpRpnwWmqR62kfyAJ9tqxb9TkEC9y84h6haLsfX45XcPSjy_tgDmzl4ce5w4WY88OEtdxjzxtjEuoNM-DsbBrdr3VYlAQCrlwJ9ZuPMM88LJIo4OAFQYt51-xwkhpG1eV-Gmi3Y0/s400/DSC03712.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK6UFeTnjgRO2CXNMt1aKaei3vel5I_JLNAmgPL_-y7ZvgOaBpxaMs0iFw5SUPKnXP_UKzn6ARmWOa-uSDiF0tCT7bEh48-7c4zek9BHrGyCss5AbAZaprOW7_71rF_DCrBx4JN7G78eo/s1600/DSC03707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">We then dug a two feet deep hole on the top of the pile and the temperature of the soil there was probably close to 140 degree Fahrenheit (60 Celsius). The pile is obviously working! We will be cooperating with David, who is spearheading the Lo de Marcos composting program, to learn from their experience.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Cuando excavamos a dos pies en la parte superior de la pila la temperatura de la tierra estaba probablemente cerca a los 140 grados Fahrenheit (60 Celsius). ¡Obviamente la pila está funcionando! Estaremos cooperando con David, que está encabezando el programa de compostaje de Lo de Marcos, para aprender de su experiencia.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQRWNksGOlp80ItihodEvZCpOJABYfg0zcIIkUysEl1feHjBG4mC4VuUcNGtM6Ggc4iCBOemjMLfW4h-7O6SIjbvYjk8avGr3fi4deb_zXXxdfMva4wqj3_JRUVo8-motlzd9-hhWaxLX/s1600/DSC03718.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQRWNksGOlp80ItihodEvZCpOJABYfg0zcIIkUysEl1feHjBG4mC4VuUcNGtM6Ggc4iCBOemjMLfW4h-7O6SIjbvYjk8avGr3fi4deb_zXXxdfMva4wqj3_JRUVo8-motlzd9-hhWaxLX/s400/DSC03718.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2SI2sDSjQOUw2SffwXMbQj1MEKMKt5lzOEq1LJaVVBkrbBZAzlknNZnlWuB1WaeM103gzyl61bGGQ-N8P-BPW_vX4Bj_WMlavlRtF0ycrVWIi-3wQm0rthpFFj8p10HaQoA1_zqBtooc/s1600/DSC03717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2SI2sDSjQOUw2SffwXMbQj1MEKMKt5lzOEq1LJaVVBkrbBZAzlknNZnlWuB1WaeM103gzyl61bGGQ-N8P-BPW_vX4Bj_WMlavlRtF0ycrVWIi-3wQm0rthpFFj8p10HaQoA1_zqBtooc/s400/DSC03717.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The first of the Mexican sunflowers (<span style="font-style: italic;">Tithonia</span>) bloomed this morning-right on the full moon!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Los primeros girasoles mexicanos (<span style="font-style: italic;">Tithonia</span>) florecieron esta mañana-justo en luna llena!</span><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky5Iyd85RTUTIMvFQBQRj7yW0ZYo15Xkje-jDjwtcA6zkoxdvXcekO1GofwOjt2DzdpjkVFD7SAakwlLgBG-4N2BVM2-N18BtlCztnf8QD5MlpO92MlhaiXm_KaaTaiU64sufUiROgHRz/s400/DSC03720.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /><br /><br />We have a lot of plants in our nursery and they need to find homes. We have two kinds of basil (Thai and lettuce leaf), chocolate scented white flower shrub, hyacinth bean vine and morning glory. Please come get yours! Courtesy of your friendly neighborhood community garden....<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Tenemos muchas plantas en nuestro vivero y necesitan encontrar hogares. Tenemos dos tipos de albahacas (Thai y hoja de lechuga), un arbusto de flores blancas con olor a chocolate, la trepadora de frijol lablab y campanitas. ¡Por favor vengan por las suyas! Cortesía de su amigable y vecino jardín comunitario...</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JLl8MjHAGS_-aMQiYWvKjMDZHtZPoZj8oC9-xuvPA-_oxKmawStrZZ_Cdombos3noyhx4nzAM8jc0Z81327x3qN8-ZtsrJHJK4rYmpnGyKwe99Efu0j1JSACpM7F5njY_OiViGMcPqQW/s1600/rad93C22Hyacinth+Bean+Vine+3+r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JLl8MjHAGS_-aMQiYWvKjMDZHtZPoZj8oC9-xuvPA-_oxKmawStrZZ_Cdombos3noyhx4nzAM8jc0Z81327x3qN8-ZtsrJHJK4rYmpnGyKwe99Efu0j1JSACpM7F5njY_OiViGMcPqQW/s400/rad93C22Hyacinth+Bean+Vine+3+r.jpg" width="352" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hyacinth Bean Vine<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Frijol lablab (zarandaja, chaucha japonesa)</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1I1a87o2GIVArKPrkGZkSe2Lh9oTynFOoAl-9-DGH9rj0qlOspDKtwTQJIjLD9o77dw86DkwyHv2fChyjpR6WlflgA7swsAp4av1zc94Vg6GqJHd0J7i2dofwwCfLn0ujLa1Ft6Tomhi/s1600/5_14+voluntours+volunteers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1I1a87o2GIVArKPrkGZkSe2Lh9oTynFOoAl-9-DGH9rj0qlOspDKtwTQJIjLD9o77dw86DkwyHv2fChyjpR6WlflgA7swsAp4av1zc94Vg6GqJHd0J7i2dofwwCfLn0ujLa1Ft6Tomhi/s400/5_14+voluntours+volunteers.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.voluntours.co.za/volunteering/index.php">Voluntours</a> group last weekend </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">El grupo </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.voluntours.co.za/volunteering/index.php">Voluntours</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> del fin de semana pasada</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8sgEIlTdAId6l-K9rrswiQpYMYD-Zoaa_83F77pe7PtWhNcqzA3YkF7Vrmltv68-XCxITsJvnWdm18r55oAOt0Dc8YQVAKFbLHClml-BDqx9NTIDybrrQlZo7ofZVuldqT5vzx8T4Whl/s1600/5_14+voluntours+transplanting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-17214327447334329172011-05-15T16:51:00.004-05:002011-05-18T11:18:00.533-05:00Water, Kids and Flowers - Agua, Niños y Flores<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u6_BL779hUZmyuIyxGjpzsSzuvukYr7TlrUD8QOOwT9FfV9pZ_fjUZ-y68uNLDY_98OFCwQcLGG2Lt-M8I4KLEhm0H1Hb-Ft1raCkyxe2r2aViNknpvPJogby_aGf4R2Kz8ruzf26s5o/s1600/5_12+watering+garden.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u6_BL779hUZmyuIyxGjpzsSzuvukYr7TlrUD8QOOwT9FfV9pZ_fjUZ-y68uNLDY_98OFCwQcLGG2Lt-M8I4KLEhm0H1Hb-Ft1raCkyxe2r2aViNknpvPJogby_aGf4R2Kz8ruzf26s5o/s400/5_12+watering+garden.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On May 10, I decided that it was time to water all the gardens. It had been 8 days since the <a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-moon-and-harvesting-routine.html">new moon watering</a>! I am sure the plants could have gone a few more days without water as they looked strong and vibrant, but I did not want to push my luck.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">El 10 de Mayo decidí que era tiempo de regar los jardines. ¡Habían pasado 8 días desde el </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-moon-and-harvesting-routine.html">riego de luna nueva</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">! Estoy seguro que las plantas hubieran podido aguantar unos cuantos días más sin agua, ya que se veían fuertes y vibrantes, pero no quise arriesgarme.</span><br /><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Enlace"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Enlace" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxEsDuFfqrRYkrxj_un5Yn_cOK7YXeHIpxZ8TUE2hgO5khwxAIgS0joiKMlTz72BZZL1V1mQCzuQscq6lV4lxg2DmeUljG9-cb_HrHItEdKQpcVhyphenhyphenN637654AJKcKX5MPPrzj8ZpWsARk/s1600/5_12+swiss+chard.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxEsDuFfqrRYkrxj_un5Yn_cOK7YXeHIpxZ8TUE2hgO5khwxAIgS0joiKMlTz72BZZL1V1mQCzuQscq6lV4lxg2DmeUljG9-cb_HrHItEdKQpcVhyphenhyphenN637654AJKcKX5MPPrzj8ZpWsARk/s400/5_12+swiss+chard.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5_fVWWa86c3nlfru2hP9H5EsGM413priCId05swRGzxHQtHScCkNUgrEdIkEBntBIbe7ctVbmb9ffKi160kkPRFKQ6kz1XgKehITuSzESRl6G5b2iOzTGwder1Z48XpM9oqjDyNgt6b4/s1600/5_12+bed+cabbage.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5_fVWWa86c3nlfru2hP9H5EsGM413priCId05swRGzxHQtHScCkNUgrEdIkEBntBIbe7ctVbmb9ffKi160kkPRFKQ6kz1XgKehITuSzESRl6G5b2iOzTGwder1Z48XpM9oqjDyNgt6b4/s400/5_12+bed+cabbage.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyLgH36XJgeRE2vxDF3XVgZGJLvw2-AH-TPEft3V6nQOa0CpJdVCsHIcfCEp5Qg6APSBhJ4ndRU8ILWaRYUZmMoBsUH1X9NMTbmRfLIPsAPw1cjV384p6LXtlGHm3OwfBPSYEkqvO1zQZ/s1600/5_12+nice+beds+lettuce_chard.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyLgH36XJgeRE2vxDF3XVgZGJLvw2-AH-TPEft3V6nQOa0CpJdVCsHIcfCEp5Qg6APSBhJ4ndRU8ILWaRYUZmMoBsUH1X9NMTbmRfLIPsAPw1cjV384p6LXtlGHm3OwfBPSYEkqvO1zQZ/s400/5_12+nice+beds+lettuce_chard.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On May 11, a group of kids from Escuela del Mundo came for a couple hours. They hadn't been to the garden since they <a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/another-batch-of-tiny-gardeners.html">helped clean the garbage</a> from the old compost pile. We took a walk through the main garden and they got to taste lettuce, chard, basil, nasturtium<i> </i>and arugula flowers, and tomato.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">El 11 de Mayo un grupo de niños de las Escuela del Mundo vino por un par de horas. No habían venido al jardín desde que </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/another-batch-of-tiny-gardeners.html">ayudaron a limpiar la basura</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> de la vieja pila de composta. Caminamos a través del jardín principal y tuvieron la oportunidad de probar lechuga, acelga, albahaca, flores de mastuerzo (capuchinas) y arúgula (rúcula), y jitomate.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeL7aX6RLlfJ8P2wj4L7nJi2KKh1DYzjhw5D_5YStmrgTBbMWtvOSoxfB762Adej_SIHtl5vErewwCfOK9Dq-Y-67Gosvtjm1JrdlDHa1rng2uKjr6lRQieh-6MKSdagrQ3ZoUKnWxJdM/s1600/5_12+kids+in+garden+1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeL7aX6RLlfJ8P2wj4L7nJi2KKh1DYzjhw5D_5YStmrgTBbMWtvOSoxfB762Adej_SIHtl5vErewwCfOK9Dq-Y-67Gosvtjm1JrdlDHa1rng2uKjr6lRQieh-6MKSdagrQ3ZoUKnWxJdM/s400/5_12+kids+in+garden+1.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5w24HkrXku9Y_HouTHc1yjxq5FCLf0DX1trjDBOL95b0LoBXd8sbCBjn3cdo2ykUAzJJGb9a6YBDCl3dKn5YpZGrjz78KaI08NgoiUSiOF6rrHdJasoWHUu_UTThpJaKXKGz8r96NFj-/s1600/5_12+kids+in+garden+5.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovZYTWOm8OHmM5xVfdebYjXaEmi2xEZy-AE_TEuOgRvpS9o65DV78gKJ-ZQPFL0DD8vZkXhoJncZP9CYetp0_wJxKN6SADKo8NDLW2PbWJFF6nUYvMHNhrh4GmOrfgG7a_aYP4rd-V77s/s400/5_12+Amauta+in+garden.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Amauta (Indira's son) came to help transplant some flowers, and practice sword fighting.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Amauta (el hijo de Indira) vino a ayudar a trasplantar algunas flores y practicar de espadachín.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5Hm6UlNaRNZEZldrADarKPS-ewQnMfeVtmjxYw6dOqb-P2KTTBm-dB6krWG4pNSmGS6-4tpMAE4HsdGS1Vq8udzMwOo6N8FB5H0xCYt4HhqQXZMohBjQ_vXzTlEO8EaDXnMWO8gyl3_n/s1600/5_12+adriana+with+flowers.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3rcrkzqFMLaSetQAXP-2BZ0JmI4LsnXezJ-nhGlINnHd55bOcz9QdUaWlLvQiQibeTXtyLowPZIZzKTai2JovEXRN9rw58pqWqG71OQh4TxYWoiu23sBs_wasuOUuW7CSRw7x_mc87um/s400/5_12+girl+picking+mangoes.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A neighbor picking mango fruits.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Una vecina recogiendo unos frutos de mango.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7VNdH3IsaIZ__vAB4InwQmy0aWO6KPS_pEQbaDGL4AMFZAotmM05Txs-2sBiiRbPXeQTBTsRyTR_J4BqQ91P0BTbRgYzC_TToFEcMoTaINEFQ0HtBuFtf6bb9Mxh9ed2sMUrITy5WWDV/s1600/5_12+martin+wit+flowers.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7VNdH3IsaIZ__vAB4InwQmy0aWO6KPS_pEQbaDGL4AMFZAotmM05Txs-2sBiiRbPXeQTBTsRyTR_J4BqQ91P0BTbRgYzC_TToFEcMoTaINEFQ0HtBuFtf6bb9Mxh9ed2sMUrITy5WWDV/s400/5_12+martin+wit+flowers.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Martin with a new haircut and flowers for his Mom.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Martín con un nuevo peinado y flores para su Madre.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-64385408171549778572011-05-13T18:39:00.005-05:002011-05-18T11:39:49.852-05:00Voluntours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3NXP735KJLXWUKiZGTvStbUIOuidcn-gAjE738JiOAxcwk3G4P4R6aUxC-JeNpDKQWmV-VNP-MdP-bVbLMc7vggYMHHn9T4xF1fGU1CJ-22BhcnGgJ1CGItONgSmC2L69Ocr8CjWmsAC/s1600/5_13+volunTours+group+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3NXP735KJLXWUKiZGTvStbUIOuidcn-gAjE738JiOAxcwk3G4P4R6aUxC-JeNpDKQWmV-VNP-MdP-bVbLMc7vggYMHHn9T4xF1fGU1CJ-22BhcnGgJ1CGItONgSmC2L69Ocr8CjWmsAC/s400/5_13+volunTours+group+1.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMZXDxZmVF3qPeQOLb21NfkEcdvEpbLYSOJJFoJchnBo3EX_84NCh0cJakqx4DRBTv3398H8WyKqBi-tkoBblWP0Y8Z42Ji9S2qBH4zejiuIJLBPr8dGnP9ov-TIHifhA9kDVtG2dbnnM/s1600/5_13+volunTours+transplanting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><div style="font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-size:small;"> Today, 20 people from a Voluntours group came to work in the garden. </span><span style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.voluntours.co.za/volunteering/home">VOLUNTOURS</a> is a volunteer organization that has won multiple regional and international awards in responsible and ethical tourism. They have volunteer projects in South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, Nepal, Peru, Malaysia and Borneo.</span></div><div style="font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-size:small;">Many of the tasks to accomplish before my June 4th return to Santa Fe, USA, were checked off my list today. Yeepee!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hoy, 20 personas provenientes de Voluntours vinieron a trabajar en el jardín. </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.voluntours.co.za/volunteering/home">VOLUNTOURS</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> es una organización de voluntariado que ha ganado múltiples premios regionales e internacionales en turismo responsable y ético. Tienen proyectos de voluntarios en Sudáfrica, Mauritania, Madagascar, Nepal, Perú, Malasia y Borneo.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Muchas de las tareas a completar antes de mi regreso a Santa Fe, E.U.A, fueron tachadas de mi lista hoy. Yupiiii!</span><br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGu90PTxCKeK2EP5Nn34_zzLHw3Z6dZK2TmhH4e0iI3T5-nrUW4K1AtbqetZl_RHcYSTYMY_lFNLAm_7QAWwrXv2hEUEX4oaFdxzZUy-80HtQc85fvQhrSRqu5w4_7gO9FM_vusvB4ZHB/s1600/5_13+tires+with+flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkznOq_X7MvU6eothFMAXfCEVTEd8r_8W1gM97ikEF2cKX2XMk9xKy4iv8pcZ-AU2HLOVfVyU1OIAlwZqwzw4neoNFZ86y4I0NFJGSFZRrwLfoUhrhyZj6z0dPIo49DNu0QhKsDtqHFuB/s1600/5_13+new+vivero.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkznOq_X7MvU6eothFMAXfCEVTEd8r_8W1gM97ikEF2cKX2XMk9xKy4iv8pcZ-AU2HLOVfVyU1OIAlwZqwzw4neoNFZ86y4I0NFJGSFZRrwLfoUhrhyZj6z0dPIo49DNu0QhKsDtqHFuB/s320/5_13+new+vivero.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="212" /> </a><br /><br />Our young Capomo trees were moved to the new vivero (nursery) on the side of the Carpenters' bodega. The cages will protect the trees from the iguanas.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Las plántulas de capomo fueron movidas al nuevo vivero a un costado de la bodega de carpintería. Las jaulas protegerán a los árbolitos de las iguanas.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu2nhEQ-JZc8DEIa60p05XTcqwC1_FIYIm25f06y9NXUX8qgUcfuAqSwhFy8BxYxt69FG2xbqBHg6NpdJgLuST6wzuiFmek6yuKi42utD9BvDV0ZKu4yp4TbF_3qXcrxG_royGUd8yVib/s1600/5_13+volunTours+volunteers+moving+tires.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu2nhEQ-JZc8DEIa60p05XTcqwC1_FIYIm25f06y9NXUX8qgUcfuAqSwhFy8BxYxt69FG2xbqBHg6NpdJgLuST6wzuiFmek6yuKi42utD9BvDV0ZKu4yp4TbF_3qXcrxG_royGUd8yVib/s320/5_13+volunTours+volunteers+moving+tires.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="212" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGu90PTxCKeK2EP5Nn34_zzLHw3Z6dZK2TmhH4e0iI3T5-nrUW4K1AtbqetZl_RHcYSTYMY_lFNLAm_7QAWwrXv2hEUEX4oaFdxzZUy-80HtQc85fvQhrSRqu5w4_7gO9FM_vusvB4ZHB/s1600/5_13+tires+with+flowers.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGu90PTxCKeK2EP5Nn34_zzLHw3Z6dZK2TmhH4e0iI3T5-nrUW4K1AtbqetZl_RHcYSTYMY_lFNLAm_7QAWwrXv2hEUEX4oaFdxzZUy-80HtQc85fvQhrSRqu5w4_7gO9FM_vusvB4ZHB/s320/5_13+tires+with+flowers.jpg" width="213" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Old tires were used to make planters.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Se usaron llantas viejas para hacer jardineras.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJGrZUJPRR7WQ9Ox-e_Mx7PyLaMGZC6ChoRdIn9RCIV5c9Z-r7AHdEcjPY2G_7bbxjJwr9BHbAUWcj4zWKwHcwlnacbej34YnYa7sh4-2cNVKFNyC6NravABWpK6tMF_MnBZoO3LCNmvh/s1600/5_12+hyacinth+red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMZXDxZmVF3qPeQOLb21NfkEcdvEpbLYSOJJFoJchnBo3EX_84NCh0cJakqx4DRBTv3398H8WyKqBi-tkoBblWP0Y8Z42Ji9S2qBH4zejiuIJLBPr8dGnP9ov-TIHifhA9kDVtG2dbnnM/s1600/5_13+volunTours+transplanting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMZXDxZmVF3qPeQOLb21NfkEcdvEpbLYSOJJFoJchnBo3EX_84NCh0cJakqx4DRBTv3398H8WyKqBi-tkoBblWP0Y8Z42Ji9S2qBH4zejiuIJLBPr8dGnP9ov-TIHifhA9kDVtG2dbnnM/s320/5_13+volunTours+transplanting.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="212" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJGrZUJPRR7WQ9Ox-e_Mx7PyLaMGZC6ChoRdIn9RCIV5c9Z-r7AHdEcjPY2G_7bbxjJwr9BHbAUWcj4zWKwHcwlnacbej34YnYa7sh4-2cNVKFNyC6NravABWpK6tMF_MnBZoO3LCNmvh/s1600/5_12+hyacinth+red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJGrZUJPRR7WQ9Ox-e_Mx7PyLaMGZC6ChoRdIn9RCIV5c9Z-r7AHdEcjPY2G_7bbxjJwr9BHbAUWcj4zWKwHcwlnacbej34YnYa7sh4-2cNVKFNyC6NravABWpK6tMF_MnBZoO3LCNmvh/s320/5_12+hyacinth+red.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="212" /></a><br /><br /><br />Many climbing vines and flowering shrubs were transplanted by some experienced gardeners.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Muchas trepadoras y arbustos de flor fueron trasplantadas por algunos jardineros experimentados.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC3smXVxQpQwScekkVJVFq_AYKN3V-6E4uUujNQa6sNy6g0mrcO9gWLqYd9gZ1fOUTBs5BIGd9DXO0B_Mc566Ib3qor4VAD4HtMg_6MnM9wAW9Dt33rCDjXCXxlcD42YaQDMmd0XYPnMi/s1600/5_13+new+compost+pile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC3smXVxQpQwScekkVJVFq_AYKN3V-6E4uUujNQa6sNy6g0mrcO9gWLqYd9gZ1fOUTBs5BIGd9DXO0B_Mc566Ib3qor4VAD4HtMg_6MnM9wAW9Dt33rCDjXCXxlcD42YaQDMmd0XYPnMi/s320/5_13+new+compost+pile.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="212" /></a><br /><br /><br />And a mattress was built for a new compost pile, as <a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostland</a> has now reached its maximum height.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Y un nuevo 'colchón' fue construido para la nueva pila de composta, ya que </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostlan</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> ha alcanzado su altura máxima.</span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-2787519464357017892011-05-10T07:37:00.011-05:002011-05-10T15:35:42.270-05:00Happy Mother's Day! - ¡Feliz Día de las Madres!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3HGRljWXTVFPMWs7HxY747FQJwKB18HTtCGP4kD1kBy3N-6HJ3fK_GDrdy7PMej_OhIAkgXhaLFtWt7K_rZ1dV8e9eomtXfguzhhCJcIQL1dQ64okdSCzm5llqcZFMewEUYPUbr8SL3C/s1600/5%253A9+lettuce+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3HGRljWXTVFPMWs7HxY747FQJwKB18HTtCGP4kD1kBy3N-6HJ3fK_GDrdy7PMej_OhIAkgXhaLFtWt7K_rZ1dV8e9eomtXfguzhhCJcIQL1dQ64okdSCzm5llqcZFMewEUYPUbr8SL3C/s400/5%253A9+lettuce+1.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, I was eager to check the plants after a hot Sunday and not watering for 7 days (last big watering was on May 2). All the beds looked great. It's remarkable how healthy the plants look, how little water they need and how very few weeds we get.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ayer estaba ansioso por checar las plantas después de un domingo caliente y de 7 días sin riego (la última irrigacion fuerte fue el 2 de Mayo). Todas las camas se veían magníficas. Es notable lo sanas que se ven las plantas, la poca agua que requieren y las pocas malezas que tenemos.</span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzhApO7S3lPtlk2euTaTVGwUhg_MGiNb2PlxGuL8HwYtKvV8xubdg-e_3cTLr0qJgsGIHumF7zvF4FV4ZTKoBzJidXkz96SZhlLNezgxem2zwkrEODXHdMtDYD8tZyYY6xBknz7YetS-e/s1600/5%253A9+bed+1jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzhApO7S3lPtlk2euTaTVGwUhg_MGiNb2PlxGuL8HwYtKvV8xubdg-e_3cTLr0qJgsGIHumF7zvF4FV4ZTKoBzJidXkz96SZhlLNezgxem2zwkrEODXHdMtDYD8tZyYY6xBknz7YetS-e/s400/5%253A9+bed+1jpg.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjVO4D4exCf97R3Zga8R6NnJI0ux-ULQspzZN9o1pPmw2rPblgL9tOsqVDl03YdZdVaVXVBbgmmAJnIxlmkd0IaqHDDhvj_2O4VScEN4qe3bL9nwYJTTkofgEbGHc4RU9WEF7kMXve-af/s1600/5%253A9+bed+2jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjVO4D4exCf97R3Zga8R6NnJI0ux-ULQspzZN9o1pPmw2rPblgL9tOsqVDl03YdZdVaVXVBbgmmAJnIxlmkd0IaqHDDhvj_2O4VScEN4qe3bL9nwYJTTkofgEbGHc4RU9WEF7kMXve-af/s400/5%253A9+bed+2jpg.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6z2Rf5etniKU34AAzfTys-6gz_xFClvgQchxrZq1HHuxYu0hxD-RsabIXIKHnitB1k28KkItXdPiU-8WAKFighu4cllc5XP81rex7WuVVJzZFK40UvpbWocFYD6MZReiBb4GzcA4gKEP/s1600/5%253A9+lettuce+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6z2Rf5etniKU34AAzfTys-6gz_xFClvgQchxrZq1HHuxYu0hxD-RsabIXIKHnitB1k28KkItXdPiU-8WAKFighu4cllc5XP81rex7WuVVJzZFK40UvpbWocFYD6MZReiBb4GzcA4gKEP/s400/5%253A9+lettuce+2.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCgpyVNkXqiRw2fJsEa-rCkw0wX8WJSk7JYP1B6FOkAICA03OXJTKo0tD4z1DI1W9oLKjeYudJAd_P79sHr99Pb9nol9LGlBd_DVmSCiW_rKK4iIUrxyKTWB2aZmePcwxT4Iwu-OhilHA/s1600/5%253A9+fork+in+bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCgpyVNkXqiRw2fJsEa-rCkw0wX8WJSk7JYP1B6FOkAICA03OXJTKo0tD4z1DI1W9oLKjeYudJAd_P79sHr99Pb9nol9LGlBd_DVmSCiW_rKK4iIUrxyKTWB2aZmePcwxT4Iwu-OhilHA/s400/5%253A9+fork+in+bed.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Two beds were cultivated yesterday (breaking the soil surface with a fork) to help more moisture get to the plants. The rest of the beds will be cultivated today.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Dos camas fueron labradas ayer (quebrando la superficie del suelo con un bieldo) para facilitar que la humedad llegue a las plantas. El resto de las camas serán labradas hoy. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oDPvvjf5VITOWlaEsxqvlNY15C2-MCdQw3i4c9lkR7XkB71lT2rYynUeft0zVWSAPgj9A30zDiWQQ9Pl84If9TwzVmQMFlfUO_bZ24_j6OeRpUba7dZQDbZdBdLo-W4h0p5QDVse4jva/s1600/5%253A9+head+lettuce+in+hands.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oDPvvjf5VITOWlaEsxqvlNY15C2-MCdQw3i4c9lkR7XkB71lT2rYynUeft0zVWSAPgj9A30zDiWQQ9Pl84If9TwzVmQMFlfUO_bZ24_j6OeRpUba7dZQDbZdBdLo-W4h0p5QDVse4jva/s400/5%253A9+head+lettuce+in+hands.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I went around town this morning after harvest to offer our lettuce and basil to Cafe Organico and Cafe Arte. They were delighted to take our products. Sales are going up!<br /><br />We should only have lettuce for another week, so come get yours while we they last...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Estuve andando por el pueblo esta mañana tras haber cosechado para ofrecer lechuga y albahaca al Café Orgánico y Café Arte. Estaban encantados de recibir nuestros productos. ¡Las ventas están al alza!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tendremos lechuga sólo por otra semana, así que venga por la suya mientras dura...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_4iqSZdQccNP5-VjIXAAmoTEL1NNQWd8-avtHbzVuq4SL4yS4uBcJfprX8wyZcnQVRShHOkUvjuG2qFgIJ3T9oTiOvmwTtjOPv5di9uoOWhNVN7WcLl1DYZ90DYZpP9081hGFvvN_K_I/s1600/5%253A9+flower+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ60f3Vo_kwI31njVGFcKxdtYWUsecSfkuR82UinVLT_TCuLmokAZQJvWVed48PCjqqa8n7RufnFc1ujlN4SOQQdnFO_o7YNWC7iVT2M1EYEs88sdNklEZY-DoBodVydCXBeHAv6R2Wvpn/s1600/5%253A9+mango+in+hands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ60f3Vo_kwI31njVGFcKxdtYWUsecSfkuR82UinVLT_TCuLmokAZQJvWVed48PCjqqa8n7RufnFc1ujlN4SOQQdnFO_o7YNWC7iVT2M1EYEs88sdNklEZY-DoBodVydCXBeHAv6R2Wvpn/s400/5%253A9+mango+in+hands.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mangoes are ripening and starting to rain on us... The big fig tree next to the garden is full of happy parrots in the morning. New bugs are awakening everyday...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Los mangos están madurando y cayéndonos como lluvia... La gran higuera al lado del jardín está repleta de pericos felices por las mañanas. Cada día despiertan nuevos insectos...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbja8Opm3oTfdzbQGRLWMZva-YCZi5dQIIQp5oUtoYE4MbbprSx-sXK1qRL3HF7WW0BonZibGSawszUZLuezWTupUjNnGnDzIgM4abB9B_CQxiv_Pehki3XhfE3oKkkEPhhDJgJHlp4PWv/s1600/5%253A9+flower+11.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbja8Opm3oTfdzbQGRLWMZva-YCZi5dQIIQp5oUtoYE4MbbprSx-sXK1qRL3HF7WW0BonZibGSawszUZLuezWTupUjNnGnDzIgM4abB9B_CQxiv_Pehki3XhfE3oKkkEPhhDJgJHlp4PWv/s400/5%253A9+flower+11.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_4iqSZdQccNP5-VjIXAAmoTEL1NNQWd8-avtHbzVuq4SL4yS4uBcJfprX8wyZcnQVRShHOkUvjuG2qFgIJ3T9oTiOvmwTtjOPv5di9uoOWhNVN7WcLl1DYZ90DYZpP9081hGFvvN_K_I/s1600/5%253A9+flower+2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_4iqSZdQccNP5-VjIXAAmoTEL1NNQWd8-avtHbzVuq4SL4yS4uBcJfprX8wyZcnQVRShHOkUvjuG2qFgIJ3T9oTiOvmwTtjOPv5di9uoOWhNVN7WcLl1DYZ90DYZpP9081hGFvvN_K_I/s400/5%253A9+flower+2.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs7jfUYx5Le5R8i7rJvRM-OaRI2ODj0kiLh38aAugervp4c4xukSGb3UzHRyDTeNRGnVW-WQM0ERdi5XGz4un-j9MmBYPFAb4LfxPCdbJBBPDMCltQETwDRisMahE8EuztGHFB-cuSb3R/s1600/5%253A9+flower+3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs7jfUYx5Le5R8i7rJvRM-OaRI2ODj0kiLh38aAugervp4c4xukSGb3UzHRyDTeNRGnVW-WQM0ERdi5XGz4un-j9MmBYPFAb4LfxPCdbJBBPDMCltQETwDRisMahE8EuztGHFB-cuSb3R/s400/5%253A9+flower+3.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZA84ex18nfJHYr2Ay2N1BUJ5DPTWyqQ9tyh5VNtKPj0kqmuvvoBM5ciBesqAix_tydJY4O99gyy0gVnY3nuxDbY2wlzD9PzpcufrhPPMUrl4C44SENegjfseDiBlEGJNiAfLp6uxEjYE/s1600/DSC03536B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZA84ex18nfJHYr2Ay2N1BUJ5DPTWyqQ9tyh5VNtKPj0kqmuvvoBM5ciBesqAix_tydJY4O99gyy0gVnY3nuxDbY2wlzD9PzpcufrhPPMUrl4C44SENegjfseDiBlEGJNiAfLp6uxEjYE/s640/DSC03536B.jpg" width="424" border="0" height="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Mother's Day!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">¡Feliz Día de las Madres!</span></span><br /></div>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-42060531549414335952011-05-08T15:39:00.003-05:002011-05-08T15:54:59.576-05:00Chico Daikon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8mMebr-tJC-X2Rmic8eq7BNKnAP-msgXjICjl96Byl8kPmtnP8ElAncu0BQjdDENdaMl0kouGYVY9xI58vLfuFT3eyrMplXiWuiTMTX3S6PQsBCILDkmMzTGZB-vshDSxotLDvLAVRpM/s1600/chico+daikon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8mMebr-tJC-X2Rmic8eq7BNKnAP-msgXjICjl96Byl8kPmtnP8ElAncu0BQjdDENdaMl0kouGYVY9xI58vLfuFT3eyrMplXiWuiTMTX3S6PQsBCILDkmMzTGZB-vshDSxotLDvLAVRpM/s320/chico+daikon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604448301487437362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rábano japonés (<span style="font-style: italic;">Raphanus sativus</span>), un blanco gigante del oriente de Asia. Provocó varios caras de asombro. Mario Bros no lo pudo haber hecho mejor.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Japanese radish (<span style="font-style: italic;">Raphanus sativus</span>), a white giant from Asia's orient. It caused a lot of astonished faces. Mario Bros couldn't have done it better.</span><br /></div>Alanfibiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15423680059423535656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-91961613390498783132011-05-07T17:41:00.005-05:002011-05-08T02:28:52.407-05:00Our Garden Boutique is open. Come get your greens! - Nuestra boutique del jardín ha abierto, ¡vengan por su ensalada!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPnnUU1jHhTdz8-H5WOCZCHi4t7CT-guKUfCt4kcaD1dZtEoq1vHz5rgOEy3gasLlrPf5IkhvuoCbkm0zJ7SKcCiA0urIpUy3_DjV9Dnn3BxBbo5lM9OY9WX8RKMxSyIQmW_DS4voF5B_/s1600/DSC03472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPnnUU1jHhTdz8-H5WOCZCHi4t7CT-guKUfCt4kcaD1dZtEoq1vHz5rgOEy3gasLlrPf5IkhvuoCbkm0zJ7SKcCiA0urIpUy3_DjV9Dnn3BxBbo5lM9OY9WX8RKMxSyIQmW_DS4voF5B_/s400/DSC03472.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am settling in the harvest routine, walking the gardens each morning and picking lettuce, bokchoy, chard, mustard, radish and basil. We now have a table right at the entrance of entreAmigos and about 2/3 of what we harvest sells, the rest being given away after the community center closes.<br /><br />The heat has been rising and it must be in the middle 80's, but fortunately the citrus and mango canopy around the garden, and the coolness of the vegetable beds, make it quite bearable to work. Even though we are now in the driest season, the garden beds are dripping with dew until mid-morning.<br /><br />For me, right now is an incredible observation and learning time. Having been involved in this garden project from the beginning, I am able to see the full cycle from seed to harvest, noticing how each variety of plant is doing in this climate, this season and in the beds that we prepared.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1980-01-01/Biodynamic-Gardening.aspx">The biodynamic French-intensive method</a> (also often called bio-intensive) has been carefully documented in a 9-year study, and has shown to yield 4-8 times more than any commercial technique, while using 1/8 of the water. I am carefully monitoring how each garden is doing after the big watering of the new moon (May 2). Some salads grew twice their size overnight! Five days later, some beds appear dry, and the normal tendency would be to water, but the plants, not the soil, are the ones to watch. In the blazing sun and heat, the basil and lettuce are firm and shiny, showing that the roots are deep and tapping into the moisture below. In the next couple days, I will be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L4c5YjTEPQ">cultivating</a> (breaking the ground with a garden fork) instead of watering.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Me estoy estableciendo en la rutina de la cosecha, recorriendo los jardines todas las mañanas y recogiendo lechuga, bok choi, acelga, mostaza, rábano y albahaca. Ahora contamos con una mesa justo a la entrada de entreAmigos y alrededor de 2/3 de lo que cosechamos se vende, el resto se regala después del cierre del centro comunitario.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">El calor está en aumento y ha de estar en los mediados 80's (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">n.t.: grados F</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">, aprox. 30°C), pero afortunadamente el dosel formado por los cítricos y mangos alrededor de los jardines y la frescura de las camas de verduras, hacen bastante soportable el trabajo. Aunque estamos en la época más seca, las camas del jardín están goteando con rocío hasta la media mañana.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Para mí, ahora es un tiempo increíble de observación y aprendizaje. Habiendo estado involucrado en este proyecto de jardín desde el princio, he sido capaz de ver el ciclo completo de semilla a cosecha, notando cómo le está yendo a cada variedad de planta en este clima, esta temporada y en las camas que preparamos.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1980-01-01/Biodynamic-Gardening.aspx">El método biodinámico francés-intensivo</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> (muy a menudo también conocido como bio-intensivo) ha sido cuidadosamente documentado en un estudio de 9 años, y ha demostrado rendir 4-8 veces más que cualquier técnica comercial, usando 1/8 del agua. Estoy cuidadosamente monitoreando cómo le va a cada jardín después de la buena regada de la luna nueva (2 mayo). ¡Algunas ensaladas crecieron al doble de su tamaño en una noche! Cinco días después, algunas camas parecen secas y la tendencia normal sería regarlas, pero las plantas y no el suelo es lo que hay que observar. En el ardinete sol y calor, la albahaca y la lechuga están firmes y brillantes, demostrando que las raíces están profundas y aprovechando la humedad inferior. En los siguientes días estaré </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L4c5YjTEPQ">labrando</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> (rompiendo el suelo con un bieldo) en vez de regando.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrQwIXuZqN5eLXN5kl29kyAGitjMAx61RQ0_AJskvi1c_caPFFSEUeIM28vh3G1XJw0w-Iza2n6_OIWAj-UsgP_1mgyn6fYcQ79KLCBbrBavemnT18mgfh6XJP_cO3TC6we4p-QR9VZox/s1600/DSC03474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrQwIXuZqN5eLXN5kl29kyAGitjMAx61RQ0_AJskvi1c_caPFFSEUeIM28vh3G1XJw0w-Iza2n6_OIWAj-UsgP_1mgyn6fYcQ79KLCBbrBavemnT18mgfh6XJP_cO3TC6we4p-QR9VZox/s400/DSC03474.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRHvYDH2WwK_5OpmlDNZj6iWlbHBCdc_bJZJShs3RnCqySR2SC3xmPX3VC2ATbkwkOqCWypnlx5ltDL8-ajEHGo2fzh3q4pOX4VrEjtb90I9cmrEJGl-85rSUQgLZfCqv6mPKPqHNyJkr/s1600/DSC03476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRHvYDH2WwK_5OpmlDNZj6iWlbHBCdc_bJZJShs3RnCqySR2SC3xmPX3VC2ATbkwkOqCWypnlx5ltDL8-ajEHGo2fzh3q4pOX4VrEjtb90I9cmrEJGl-85rSUQgLZfCqv6mPKPqHNyJkr/s400/DSC03476.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5xXxKrH7-T0TRb4okW_rTP3wNh-JKmO-BqHXmEFPoKeqyutc3CTLeeMYut-_VsmE468ShVFRXkPESAP3iMdfmEKOfiUNroD6A7OyZ83VQbfSgjEbcv-QjAUvNlsFcrQUUFkngFiX4jaq/s1600/DSC03481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5xXxKrH7-T0TRb4okW_rTP3wNh-JKmO-BqHXmEFPoKeqyutc3CTLeeMYut-_VsmE468ShVFRXkPESAP3iMdfmEKOfiUNroD6A7OyZ83VQbfSgjEbcv-QjAUvNlsFcrQUUFkngFiX4jaq/s400/DSC03481.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH7jAAC3vmWfrYtU9TNMGsLFOiz_EPGG8vM7gDbxLEidkWgacHtvFpF6lmfX5g6N-QBKpqrRqNNFIVoS2_z2KCQS2hTW792HiRS18mCsHpN-3lxGsDTbF1e22bNHcb2aE2TT8HbMFtXql/s1600/DSC03482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH7jAAC3vmWfrYtU9TNMGsLFOiz_EPGG8vM7gDbxLEidkWgacHtvFpF6lmfX5g6N-QBKpqrRqNNFIVoS2_z2KCQS2hTW792HiRS18mCsHpN-3lxGsDTbF1e22bNHcb2aE2TT8HbMFtXql/s400/DSC03482.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostlan</a> has grown 4 feet since we started, as many mango leaves and kitchen scraps are being offered to the temple daily. I added two new steps to it and have been watering the pile once a week for 2-3 hours. Soon Compostlan will be left to rest and a new pile will be created.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/compostlan.html">Compostlan</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> ha crecido 4 pies desde que comenzamos, al ofrecer a diario al templo muchas hojas de mango y restos de cocina. Le añadí dos escalones nuevos y he estado regando la pila una vez por semana por 2-3 horas. Pronto, se dejará descansar a Compostlan y se creará una nueva pila.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyndo9YuFPkgUtJ29HTQxu9tfFEhBlDOGCGSupRNgEO0y7wj5TV_LyVwCvlETZi-voTUOWQq5sjnRFO-M2Ryv04d3v9Y8qKvnc6R92nZ989FEYIUqkWilQjWpcQhctdmt88zvuehq4P3Y/s1600/DSC03491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyndo9YuFPkgUtJ29HTQxu9tfFEhBlDOGCGSupRNgEO0y7wj5TV_LyVwCvlETZi-voTUOWQq5sjnRFO-M2Ryv04d3v9Y8qKvnc6R92nZ989FEYIUqkWilQjWpcQhctdmt88zvuehq4P3Y/s400/DSC03491.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />About 25% of the <a href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/capomo.html">Capomo</a> trees have visibly germinated (although the rest are in the process). Our original nursery is being cleaned up and these trees will soon find homes through Rosa and the <a href="http://mayanutinstitute.org/">Maya Nut Institute.</a><br /><br />Harvesting starts at 8:15am. Come give us a hand and get some free greens! As of Monday, we'll be transplanting some climbing flowering vines in pots. They will need to find homes (we've got lots!)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Alrededor del 25% de los árboles de </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://sanpanchocommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/capomo.html">capomo</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> han germinado visiblemente (aunque el resto está en proceso). El vivero original está siendo limpiado y estos árboles pronto encontrarán hogares a través de Rosa y el </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://spanish.mayanutinstitute.org/">Instituto de la Nuez Maya</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">La cosecha empiesza a las 8:15 am. Vengan a darnos una mano y reciban ensalada gratis! A partir del lunes, estaremos transplantando algunas flores trepadoras a macetas. Necesitarán encontrar hogares (¡tenemos muchas!).</span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-4448943529005084132011-05-03T21:32:00.004-05:002011-05-04T21:20:52.634-05:00New Moon and Harvesting Routine - Luna Nueva y Rutina de Cosecha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EzgjIakr1fEwKlDCPti5ulyD2Zopl6WUt9kt2RN2qbWeL7awxWclyvewM9hoUwsI2fnx_UfAkyorMLqBWEvDDOwMiz9sDrhrEOWmuyHYnU8VzlUne0-RDzHYgBoKLvdi56UeiFlBKjSL/s1600/new-moon-may-2011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EzgjIakr1fEwKlDCPti5ulyD2Zopl6WUt9kt2RN2qbWeL7awxWclyvewM9hoUwsI2fnx_UfAkyorMLqBWEvDDOwMiz9sDrhrEOWmuyHYnU8VzlUne0-RDzHYgBoKLvdi56UeiFlBKjSL/s400/new-moon-may-2011.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="358" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The new moon was at 6:58 this morning. As per Juaquin's instructions, we were to give all the beds a good soak before the new moon (biodynamic principle).<br /><br />So yesterday morning, upon reflecting on how long it would take to water our 6 garden areas (a total of 6,000sq'), and being reminded by Dave (Lo de Marco volunteer) that the water shuts off around 6:00pm in San Pancho (to preserve water at night, due to the voluminous amount of leakage in the town water system!), we made the decision to start watering right away.<br /><br />A good decision it was, as it took from 10:00am to 7:30PM to properly water all the beds. We only have three hoses, two remaining working sprinklers and only three water sources with very low pressure.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">La luna nueva fue a las 6:58 de esta mañana. Bajo las instrucciones de Juaquín, le dimos una buena empapada a todas las camas antes de la nueva luna (principio biodinámico).</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Así que ayer por la mañana, después de reflexionar sobre el tiempo que tomaría regar las 6 áreas de jardín (un total de 6,000 pies cuadrados, 560 m2), y siendo recordado por Dave (voluntario de Lo de Marcos) que en San Pancho dejan de surtir agua después de las 6:00 pm (para preservar agua por la noche, debido a la gran cantidad de fugas en el sistema de agua del pueblo!), hicimos la decisión de empezar a regar enseguida.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Fue una buena decisión, ya que tomó desde las 10:00 am a las 7:30 pm regar apropiadamente todas las camas. Sólo tenemos tres mangueras, nos quedan dos regadores funcionales y sólo tres fuentes (llaves) de agua con muy poca presión.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekW_i6jK2Ytv0HNsSVJPxpPSJF9r9rUe2TprHzL0ie_psGzNg6PoLPmsK3D-sd9SVcf08o3vvLksvsGpyNeUqe2f7iPPO_-CkLWjp87nBLozYZUhWjDb5zNF7GuwDZ1FcKnI7UqPLoHT6/s1600/DSC03449.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekW_i6jK2Ytv0HNsSVJPxpPSJF9r9rUe2TprHzL0ie_psGzNg6PoLPmsK3D-sd9SVcf08o3vvLksvsGpyNeUqe2f7iPPO_-CkLWjp87nBLozYZUhWjDb5zNF7GuwDZ1FcKnI7UqPLoHT6/s400/DSC03449.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We started using a different sprinkler head, and have been watering from the outside of the fence line, thus avoiding dragging hoses across the beds (and damaging plants!), and having to walk in super muddy paths. Since our fences are made with old fishnets and attached to the fence posts with hooks, it is easy to lower the fence to the ground to make way for the water spray. Watering made easy...<br /><br />Our first vegetable sales yesterday yielded $270 pesos, and only 5 unsold bags were given away in the evening to friends strolling down Avenida Tercer Mundo.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Empezamos a utilizar un regador distinto (rehilete), irrigando desde fuera de la línea del cerco, así evitamos arrastrar las mangueras a través de las camas (¡dañando las plantas!), y caminar en los senderos lodosos. Ya que los cercos están hechos con viejas redes de pesca sujetas a los postes por ganchos, es más fácil bajar la cerca al suelo para darle paso al regador. El riego hecho fácil...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Nuestras primeras ventas de legumbres generaron ayer $270 pesos; las 5 bolsas que no se vendieron fueron regaladas a amigos que paseaban por la Avenida del Tercer Mundo</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> por la tarde</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE22JLK20nBx7sm-tq8-KmoKQeMiNRnooN58DDesktRe_44SrvHdMsqA9IQ4MGHxnv6v0Push2mGjN2mQFVT215BTPYWVXvkFHgGCNP2dNOpzFfqbS45CCuoSrm9Whqr88Zng98VQA0Qf/s1600/DSC03466.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE22JLK20nBx7sm-tq8-KmoKQeMiNRnooN58DDesktRe_44SrvHdMsqA9IQ4MGHxnv6v0Push2mGjN2mQFVT215BTPYWVXvkFHgGCNP2dNOpzFfqbS45CCuoSrm9Whqr88Zng98VQA0Qf/s400/DSC03466.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The vegetable washing station and washing technique are being perfected. Lettuce, greens and basils are bagged and labeled, and brought early in the morning to our vegetable stand at the front of entreAmigos.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">La estación de lavado de vegetales y la técnica de lavado están siendo perfeccionadas. La albahaca, la lechuga y otras hojas para ensalada son embolsadas, etiquetadas y llevadas temprando por la mañana a nuestro puesto de vegetales en la entrada de entreAmigos.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOvEB493vtx8DNKl4OzcOvVZR9zN347ldJwbx9Sg2l8eZk4tz-ruQXk5XzH3OKj559j5aqMz-v2HowLFTQc2qhTpYOW3W7H2DaKFomEK3VrcXzweklWz1GDYCnJADqzVpP3a6hq92Zu_t/s1600/DSC03441.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOvEB493vtx8DNKl4OzcOvVZR9zN347ldJwbx9Sg2l8eZk4tz-ruQXk5XzH3OKj559j5aqMz-v2HowLFTQc2qhTpYOW3W7H2DaKFomEK3VrcXzweklWz1GDYCnJADqzVpP3a6hq92Zu_t/s400/DSC03441.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Many tomato plants were transplanted, and trellis were built to welcome their growth.<br /><br />Lettuce are jumping out their beds like frogs from hot ponds, due to the increasing rise in temperature! Please help us eat and distribute all these beautiful salads grown with sweat, perseverance and passion.<br /><br />The harvest of basil is increasing daily, so please consider getting garlic and olive oil (and nuts if you can find and/or afford!) and making pesto.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Se trasplantaron muchos jitomates y se construyeron soportes para darle la bienvenida a su crecimiento.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">¡Las lechugas se están disparando de sus camas como ranas en un estanque caliente debido al incremento en la temperatura! Por favor ayúdenos a comer y distribuir estas hermosas ensaladas cultivadas con sudor, perseverancia y pasión.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">La cosecha de albahaca está aumentando a diario, así que por favor considere conseguir ajo y aceite de oliva (y piñones si puede encontrar y/o pagar) para hacer pesto.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83ToVW8VnsaCGqUhbTqSkM6BgIQBXVZ1LtsKJ0rFBVbKtxoI85er_Oa5VADPpcGlPw7lE5Pq7KYc0BBxZxgT2iGu2in6IKGtjJjpSW1Hd-K0ZEOMnrGC663OgarKlaowATIhGM26LZAzp/s1600/DSC03458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83ToVW8VnsaCGqUhbTqSkM6BgIQBXVZ1LtsKJ0rFBVbKtxoI85er_Oa5VADPpcGlPw7lE5Pq7KYc0BBxZxgT2iGu2in6IKGtjJjpSW1Hd-K0ZEOMnrGC663OgarKlaowATIhGM26LZAzp/s320/DSC03458.jpg" width="213" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br />Paulina would really appreciate if someone could to come to the garden once in a while to watch over baby Quillari. That way, she can help with the harvest and tend to the sacred feminine shrine. Quillari's beauty and spirit will certainly bring many gifts to your heart, as it does to mine everyday.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Paulina apreciaría de verdad si alguien pudiera venir al jardín de vez en cuando para cuidar a la bebé Quillari. Así, ella podría ayudar con la cosecha y atender el altar a la sagrada femenina. La belleza y espíritu de Quillari seguramente traerán muchos regalos a su corazón, como lo hace al mío todos los días.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildwqIgKLEfnlTffcqZOoPCUkYBqAqMB7vZRsrHT7EDcllB_4qgTzSX-sAxnMs1IaBvRM6lWvUuoHV39jg3Fa8kNG8otkjHMZX93gFOtFyzOkoRVR4y6UX0f_F-LPzlB7L9l7KodqWvnSZ/s1600/DSC03470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildwqIgKLEfnlTffcqZOoPCUkYBqAqMB7vZRsrHT7EDcllB_4qgTzSX-sAxnMs1IaBvRM6lWvUuoHV39jg3Fa8kNG8otkjHMZX93gFOtFyzOkoRVR4y6UX0f_F-LPzlB7L9l7KodqWvnSZ/s320/DSC03470.jpg" width="213" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />Harvesting starts everyday at 8:30am. Come play on our little farm with us!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">La cosecha comienza todos los días a las 8:30 am. ¡Venga a jugar a nuestra pequeña granja con nosotros!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildwqIgKLEfnlTffcqZOoPCUkYBqAqMB7vZRsrHT7EDcllB_4qgTzSX-sAxnMs1IaBvRM6lWvUuoHV39jg3Fa8kNG8otkjHMZX93gFOtFyzOkoRVR4y6UX0f_F-LPzlB7L9l7KodqWvnSZ/s1600/DSC03470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779856829149005704.post-73421050716714702542011-05-01T22:11:00.006-05:002011-05-02T16:38:05.177-05:00It's Harvest Time! - ¡Es tiempo de cosecha!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVZt_cbhv_-HllcglAmSEfsMU9DEMBEh4EyQ5d727Vqvn-ZSBODwvIFsBYWeu6S6Q13vvMnnrhwhYPz2rJjczs24kLpTGPhyphenhyphenDKift7UQ86qh3Peujzk_PeTDOX397NINefStmhx09AbK4/s1600/DSC03435.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVZt_cbhv_-HllcglAmSEfsMU9DEMBEh4EyQ5d727Vqvn-ZSBODwvIFsBYWeu6S6Q13vvMnnrhwhYPz2rJjczs24kLpTGPhyphenhyphenDKift7UQ86qh3Peujzk_PeTDOX397NINefStmhx09AbK4/s400/DSC03435.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, we started harvesting basil, lettuce, chard, mustard, bok choy, radish and turnip greens.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ayer, comenzamos a cosechar albahaca, lechuga, acelga, mostaza, bok choi, y hojas tiernas de rábano y nabo.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsNgjdOQIg-x8D95itrbXXs9QUBlMIRE9tRy6bfVsJQJz12QFhol49ihYCYD2Kc9SsEJSw1AlxPhYqhV279lg8IL4sNOsqPdQwHYfWvOtGg3qILYu5aaujLct-eHRAH9OyqFnvA0RKuI8/s1600/DSC03433.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsNgjdOQIg-x8D95itrbXXs9QUBlMIRE9tRy6bfVsJQJz12QFhol49ihYCYD2Kc9SsEJSw1AlxPhYqhV279lg8IL4sNOsqPdQwHYfWvOtGg3qILYu5aaujLct-eHRAH9OyqFnvA0RKuI8/s400/DSC03433.jpg" width="266" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until we make arrangements with the vegetable stand across the street, our goods are available at the front of entreAmigos.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Hasta que hagamos un arreglo con la verdulería al otro lado de la calle, nuestro alimento estará disponible en la entrada de entreAmigos.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AaByihIAovdZ_Z-Dk2JnXduGTJYcmJeocdjXMCbc6M8BxCt6dAkbE8JgY3FWVEbQB-QQNNn2p_kyQMCbVGlodfDijP97k4al3z_p9OLKxPlX5kTv6MMiYzyEBYzP0emcx_de7nfWoVzJ/s400/DSC03432.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If the bags are too full, just take what you need, and please leave a donation in the jar at the boutique counter.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Si las bolsas están demasiado llenas, sólo tome lo que necesita, y por favor deje una donación en el jarrón en el mostrador de la boutique.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsNgjdOQIg-x8D95itrbXXs9QUBlMIRE9tRy6bfVsJQJz12QFhol49ihYCYD2Kc9SsEJSw1AlxPhYqhV279lg8IL4sNOsqPdQwHYfWvOtGg3qILYu5aaujLct-eHRAH9OyqFnvA0RKuI8/s1600/DSC03433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Someone has been eating in the garden already! We built our garden fence to keep dogs and cats out, but we forgot about the iguanas... Got to support your local native fauna!<br /><br />We will be harvesting basil, lettuce and mustard greens tomorrow morning. Harvest starts at 8:45am. Please bring a bag if you intend to take some greens home.<br /><br />Today was a hot day. After the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temazcal">Temascal</a> (Sweat Lodge happening next to the garden at 11:00am every other Sunday (next temascal will be Sunday May 15)), I walked the garden and noticed signs of heat stress.<br /><br />Tomorrow we'll be observing each garden to collectively determine if any of them needs water. It will be revealing about how some beds fared, after (purposefully) not being watered for a week!<br /><br />See you in the garden!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">¡Alguien ya ha estado comiendo en el jardín! Construimos nuestra malla para mantener a los perros y gatos fuera, pero olvidamos las iguanas... Hay que apoyar la fauna nativa!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Estaremos cosechando albahaca, lechuga y mostaza (hoja) mañana por la mañana. La cosecha empieza a las 8:45 am. Favor de traer una bolsa si quiere llevarse algo para casa.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Hoy fue un día caluroso. Después del <a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temazcal">Temazcal</a> (al lado del jardín, domingos intercalados a las 11:00 am (el siguiente será el domingo 15 de mayo)), caminé por el jardín y noté señas de estrés por calor.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Mañana observaremos cada jardín para determinar colectivamente si alguno de ellos necesita agua. Será revelador ver cómo les fue a algunas de las camas, después de no haber sido regadas (a propósito) por ¡toda una semana!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">¡Nos vemos en el jardín!</span>POKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565994373209761555noreply@blogger.com0