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Oliver grows many tropical fruits to share with friends, and plants to sell to those who want to grow their own.
Oliver’s greenhouse boasts a fruiting jackfruit tree, Surinam cherries, Starfruit, and more. He is most known for growing diverse varieties of avocados.
We deliver produce boxes for a reduced price at Ginnie Springs!
Order your produce box to arrive here by leaving a comment or text 352-210-0453. 
We deliver produce boxes for a reduced price at Gilchrist Blue!
Order your produce box to arrive here by leaving a comment or text 352-210-0453.
We deliver produce boxes for a reduced price at Off The Beet!
Order your produce box to arrive here by leaving a comment or text 352-210-0453.
This family-run produce stand carries all the standard produce and a bit more, usually much affordable than the grocery store!
Sources from south FL where possible.
Hours: 2-7pm, Sunday-Wednesday
If you live nearby, delivery is possible.
We love picking up fruit from David. He provides fruit that he picks up from small farms in southern Florida, as well as some select imports.
See what David has in stock!
We at Radical Roots are specifically sourcing milkfruit/caimito & coconuts from him during this season, which David acquired in Homestead, FL directly from a farm that also grows mamey, mango, sugar apple, and sapodilla. Look out for these being offered by us soon!
The Harper family raises cows in their pasture. These healthy cows are grass-fed & grain-finished.
They also grow other produce, including:
- watermelons
- squash
- tomatoes
- corn
- jalapeños
From a home nearby, Ash & Ember bakery mills organic wheat from Lindley Farms in North Carolina, making small batches of epic sourdough loaves.
The baker keeps a lush food forest for the enjoyment of family & friends year round.
Our distributor sources blueberries from a farm in Citra, FL.
This blueberry farm is also a u-pick! Grows blackberries, peaches, and flowers!
U-pick blackberries! Thornless 🙂
Wholesale produce grown in Florida and abroad.
The deal |
We love going to springs and we love delivering produce, so why not both? |
Our offerings |
$35 mixed produce box, or same/greater value custom order |
Place an order |
Text us at 352-210-0453. |
Sell us produce |
We love buying local, homegrown produce! Fruit, veggies, nuts, meat, dairy, cottage foods, etc. Text us and we can figure out a buying price. |
Let’s swim |
Join us for fun times in the water by texting us when you are free and what water activities you’re into. We provide a guided experience for donation. |
I saw some blackberries growing here.
This is the source of a lot of great produce and plants, run by my friend Eric. He sells at farmer’s markets around the Gainesville area.
He and his team grow:
- Collards
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Pineapple
- Papaya
and much more!
If interested in purchasing, meet them at Haile Farmer’s Market.
| By leela |
Modified on April 15th, 2025 at 4:49 am April 12, 2025 at 6:52 pm |
Mass Prison w/ Many Innocents
Many US immigrants from El Salvador have been extradited into this prison without due process. Once entered, there is no accountability about what happens to prisoners.
President Trump is inquiring with President Nayib Bukele if US citizens can be entered into their prisons.
Apparently there is an execution bloc at this facility.
| By leela |
Modified on March 29th, 2025 at 4:01 pm March 29, 2025 at 3:24 pm |
Trade Skills for Materials
Hi,
a very skilled friend nearby offers classes in:
- making compound salads
- making bone broth
- building worm castings
- biochar composting
- making mushroom logs
Classes start from $50 per person per session, or can be in exchange for equivalent useful materials, such as:
- several pounds of homegrown produce
- interesting edible plants
- pallets, slabs of plywood, cinder blocks
This list will change as needs are satisfied.
Inquire for a class in comments below.
This center performs a high amount of extractions and crown procedures on young children.
Please ensure that the biohazard disposal bins are untampered and handled appropriately by legal waste collectors, or hygienically composted.
I cannot stand the thought that my child’s teeth were harvested and processed into products.
There’s a farmer’s market here that needs more fresh produce venders. Fruits, veggies, mushrooms.
Still a young market, also needs more publicity.
| By Adventures |
Modified on February 6th, 2025 at 7:07 am January 31, 2025 at 6:04 am |
The Springs Experience
| By anonymous | December 17, 2024 at 8:57 pm |
Seraphim Center, multi-faith spiritual center. Sunday service @ 11:00 am. https://seraphimcenter.com/
Let’s eat tropical fruit and sow the seeds,
compost our manure with charcoal
avocado, jackfruit, lychee
Here is a huge old oak that has a profound connection to the land. Under it, you can discover deep insights.
| By leela |
Modified on August 2nd, 2024 at 2:34 am August 2, 2024 at 2:32 am |
Kate Hemingway Acupuncture
I provide acupuncture and Reiki both in person and remotely. I offer various one-on-one and group containers. If you’d like to book a session here with me in Gainesville I do a sliding scale of $85 – $125.
I absolutely love seeing and nurturing the divinity within each person. I believe we come to this earth with spiritual and creative gifts that we are meant to embody and share. I’m passionate about helping people transmute emotional blocks into their most powerful offerings to change the world.
I was trained in Reiki 6 years ago. I learned from three different teachers, each one offered something unique and powerful to me. I graduated from The Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in August 2023 and have been offering acupuncture in Gainesville since April 2024.
My number 860-874-7944
Instagram
@katehemingwayacupuncture
Email
katemhemingway@gmail.com
This guy was giving away crinoids from Tennessee!
- Jaboticaba
- figs
- mulberries
- persimmons
- pomegranates
- avocados
- plums
text 727-402-9745 for purchases and visitation
Future directions: building tiny homes, HipCamp, Airbnb, agritourism, permaculture and foraging workshops
| By Gainesville Eye |
Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am at 9:43 am |
Epic Mulberry Tree + Military Trucks
As seen by @_fruit__tella on IG
Kind of fruit tree:
Banana
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Tropical in temperate Mediterranean climate
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So very close!
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we're getting there!
Full Season Biweekly CSA
Oct-June $720
Full Season Weekly CSA
Oct-June $1400
Fall CSA example: Sweet potatoes, radish, zucchini, cucumber, eggplant, peppers, kale, lettuce, and arugula.
Winter CSA example: Beets, carrots, turnip, broccoli, chard, spinach, green onions, and parsley.
Spring CSA example: Potatoes, acorn squash, onions, cauliflower, cucumber, bok choi, arugula, and peaches.
| Ways to Purchase | Online |
| Payment Methods | |
| Wholesale Policy |
| Farm |
Siembra Farm |
| Contact |
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| Our Story |
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| Onsite Services | |
| Visitation |
Growing Practices
| Fertilization | |
| Weed Management | |
| Pest Management | |
| Other Practices |
Other places our products are sold:
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Products
- Basil
- Parsley
- Lettuce
- Bok Choy
- Kale
- Cauliflower
- Radishes
- Eggplants
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Strawberries
- Cantaloupes
- Summer Squash
- Butternut Squash
- Acorn Squash
- Peaches
| Ways to Purchase | at Saturday farmer’s market, CSA |
| Payment Methods | Cash, Venmo, EBT token (farmer’s market only) |
| Wholesale Policy | Direct to restaurants & businesses |
| Farm |
The Family Garden |
| Contact |
(352) 559-2172 info@thefamilygardencsa.com |
| Our Story |
The Family Garden has been in operation since 2007. Founded by Jordan Brown and his wife Diwa, the farm was initially located in Bell, Florida. In 2015 they relocated to east Gainesville, and bought the 20-acre parcel that we currently grow on. We grow all our fruits and vegetables using organic methods, selling both wholesale to local restaurants and businesses in North Florida, and direct to consumers at the Alachua County Farmers Market. The farm also runs a small CSA program. |
| Onsite Services | u-pick |
| Visitation |
Growing Practices
The Family Garden, or TFG, grows with dignity and respect for the land and the people who care for your food. The amazing thing about organic farming is that it doesn’t only benefit the farmer and the consumer, but also the the land and the people who tend to it. That’s why every season we strive to use the most sustainable and mindful practices possible. Not only does this produce the best food, but it also strengthens our connection to the land and enriches our lives. We’re committed to demonstrating the value of this connection, and the joy that it can bring to the entire community!
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Other places our products are sold:
- Alachua County Farmer’s Market, Sat 8:30-noon
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Kind of fruit tree:
In the region of Apopka, a gardener has a mango in ground, breadfruit in container
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Mango is generally assumed to be “too tropical.”
Grow Notes:
| By leela |
Modified on July 11th, 2024 at 6:59 am July 10, 2024 at 9:37 pm |
$2/lb Local Organic Jackfruit
leela says:
So many gardeners think this is impossible!
| By Gainesville Eye |
Modified on July 30th, 2024 at 7:34 pm June 21, 2024 at 7:58 am |
Eco Teaching Farm: Cob
Here at the eco teaching farm, there are examples of lush gardens, natural fiber materials, earthen constructions and recapture technologies.
This includes:
- Paper, Baskets, Pots, Figures, Utensils
- Cob Temple & Oven
- Rainwater Capture
- Biogas Reactor
To learn more, visit the ISKCON temple and ask about the Eco Teaching Farm managed by Akuti.
| By Gainesville Eye |
Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am at 10:11 am |
Biochar Workshop: 3rd Saturdays
They produce biochar here, from morning to 4
(Doesn’t meet July-September)
Kind of fruit tree:
Durian
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Ultra-tropical, hardly anyone tries to grow it
Grow Notes:
There are folks who struggle to grow durian in even more southern tropical climate; common belief has been that it’s the climate that’s the issue, but it seems more an issue of soil
If anyone can find this grower, check their growing practices
(This is an approximate location, apparently the tree is on Pine Island somewhere)
Kind of fruit tree:
- Jackfruit
- mango
- Avocado
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Considered tropical, local lore is that the region’s hard frosts would kill any of these trees before maturity
Reported by Year of the Durian
Within a few miles of here is a food forest stewarded by Craig, AKA Florida Fruit Geek.
The food forest was an orange orchard, comprised of grafted trees. The base of the trees were sour oranges, so when a hard frost killed back the grafted tops, the sour orange base started shoots.
Craig’s sour oranges are absolutely electric. For cautious eaters, I recommend them to be used as a salad dressing.
Craig runs a nursery from which you can order online.
Craig’s food forest includes:
- Oranges
- Clementines
- Mulberries
- Bananas
- Loquats
- Papayas
- Avocados
- Kale
- & much more (including a Jackfruit!)
| By leela |
Modified on May 26th, 2024 at 10:57 am May 26, 2024 at 10:56 am |
AI guns trained on children
Website w/ Calendar
Volunteer: Thursdays 11-2, 2-5
Farm Stand: Sundays 2:30-5pm
Weekly herbal circles: Sundays 2-4pm
Website w/ Calendar
Store: Walmart
| Item | Price |
| Plantain | Sale: 25¢ |
Notes:
Unlike other Walmarts, this one sources Latino produce and provides tons of plantains at a competitive price.
However, there were no Papayas when I was there.
Mamey Sapote is listed as produce they occasionally stock.
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| By Leela Maps |
Modified on April 6th, 2024 at 6:12 am April 4, 2024 at 4:19 pm |
Before After IDF Bombs
Nearby is a food forest.
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🌱 Plants
- banana
- mulberry
- sugar apple
- coconut
- barbados cherry
- avocado
📷
Kind of Animal:
Thousands of Beagles, dogs
Living Conditions and Duration (if known):
Cramped cages, subjects of horrific experimentation
Know of other animals in distress? Map an AID‼️ note!
I have met a witness to the destruction of large ammonite fossils, over 1 foot in diameter
The motivation for destroying fossils is to ensure the continuing operation of the mine, as these fossils are otherwise protected.
Additionally, Alpena has a much higher cancer rate due to proximity to mines.
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, heartbreak
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, family
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, stood up by famous neuroscientist
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, marijuana, narcissism, gender euphoria
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, sex, drugs, cybersecurity
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, marijuana, sleeping on a workshop storage shelf
Diet: vegan, cooked; grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruit, marijuana
leela says:
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Kind of fruit tree:
Banana
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Semi-public, where swimmers and walkers can access; native to SE Asia
Grow Notes:
Odd Todd’s is only open Thursday morning, Fridays and Saturdays.
This area is in a dead zone for major cell services, but you can get wi-fi if you ask the cashier to turn on the hot spot.
Local Businesses:
Microgreens
Gourmet Mushrooms
Kind of fruit tree:
Avocado, mature fruiting
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
This region is generally assumed to be too cold to grow subtropical fruit trees
Grow Notes:
Here there are bat houses that were installed for an Eagle Scout project by Justin Graham, December 20, 2010.
Refills Available:
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| By Leela Maps |
Modified on March 6th, 2024 at 4:39 pm March 6, 2024 at 4:36 pm |
“The Irony of Becoming What You Once Hated”
Reaction to massacres of Palestinians in Gaza.
| By Leela Maps |
Modified on May 7th, 2025 at 6:22 pm March 5, 2024 at 4:04 am |
To Do: Visit Mosswood Farm
Word is that Mosswood Farm is home to many permaculture experiments.
“Joe grows some 50 types of bananas, and has experimented with more tropicals up here than most people i know. His property uses biochar, self grown mulch, etc”
| By Leela Maps |
Modified on March 4th, 2024 at 5:28 pm March 4, 2024 at 11:16 am |
CCC: Family-Friendly Farm
Crones’ Cradle Conserve is an organic farm, open every day, 10am-3pm.
CCC’s store sells many plants & greens, as well as home wares, thrift goods, and locally-made foods.
Periodically CCC hosts ecofriendly events.
| By Leela Maps |
Modified on July 27th, 2024 at 8:09 pm at 11:06 am |
A Seat at the Table: Food Insecurity in Gainesville
Flavor: Ragumay is described as tasting “sweet and thick.”
Structure: Ragumay has seeded pods stacked around a core stem, surrounded by spiky stems that peel off when ripe.
Relatives: Based on this structure and origin location, it is probably related to jackfruit, cempadak, utu, breadfruit, durian and similar.
Source: “Fruitarian Farmer” on Facebook.
| By Leela Maps |
Modified on February 22nd, 2024 at 1:46 pm February 22, 2024 at 11:34 am |
Emergency Info
Here is the first aid kit on the 2nd floor of the Discovery Center.
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Contents
- Antibiotic Ointment
- Antiseptic Wipes
- Aspirin
- Bandaids
- Gauze
- Medical Tape
- Non-latex Gloves
- Thermometer
Access Instructions
Upstairs by the staircase, by the fire extinguisher
1st Floor Fire Extinguisher
First Floor Defibrillator
Evacuation Routes
first floor
second floor
Kind of fruit tree:
Cacao
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Super tropical
Grow Notes:
In ground
Grower: “My plan was never to cover it since it’s under the canopy of Mamey trees. Anyhow, it didn’t even get into the 30s this winter usually January has temperatures in the 30s but not even the high 30s reached this winter.”
Harbison Farm is a ranch market run by a very welcoming family. This is by far the nicest place to pick up produce, especially if you have explorative kids.
There are chickens, ducks, turkeys, Guinea fowl, and friendly dogs for the little ones to enjoy.
| By leela |
Modified on August 2nd, 2024 at 2:36 am January 18, 2024 at 8:03 am |
Harris Max, vegan realtor
Anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Alachua County? Would you rather work with a vegan?
Free pizza with every purchase
Harris Max, Pais Realty (352)283-1027
HarrisPaisRealty@gmail.com
Many tropical fruit trees have grown in this zone!
What’s the secret? Deep mulch!
Learn more about Unexpected Fruit Trees!
Many tropical fruit trees have grown in this zone!
What’s the secret? Deep mulch!
Learn more about Unexpected Fruit Trees!
Many tropical fruit trees have grown in this zone!
What’s the secret? Deep mulch!
Learn more about Unexpected Fruit Trees!
| By leela |
Modified on January 5th, 2024 at 3:35 pm January 5, 2024 at 11:23 am |
Papaya fruiting in January
Kind of fruit tree:
Papaya
Grow Notes:
At Ocala Community Garden, alongside plots with fruiting eggplants, tomatoes, zucchinis and cucumbers, brassicas (esp kale, bok choy), fennel, pineapple, and more.
Here at Loblolly Park is where jackfruit seeds were sown.
leela says:
It’s worth checking back later, and even bringing some biochar compost for future sows!
Key Foods stocks a number of tropical fruits, including:
- Mamey Sapote
- Dragonfruit (yellow, white)
- Pepino
- Tamarillo
- Starfruit
- Tropical Avocado
- Passionfruit
- Burro Banana
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Papaya
Urban Ore diverts waste from the dump to be reused and recycled.
Large sections include:
- Furniture: Tables, Chairs, Desks
- Doors & Doorknobs
- Windows
- Lamps, Light Fixtures
- Sinks, Faucets
- Toilets
- Bicycles
- Power Tools
- Luggage
- Records
- Clothes
The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse sells secondhand craft materials, tools, books, and household goods.
Large sections include fabric, yarn, paint, markers, and pens.
The Repurpose Project is a secondhand store that receives and sells materials, crafts, tools, etc at low cost.
See Sister Projects
Chun Ching has 3 distinct produce sections.
Front – fruit:
- jackfruit
- rambutan
- longans (sometimes from Florida)
- lychees (sometimes from Florida)
- dragonfruit (yellow, red)
- yellow mangoes in boxes
- red mangoes
- Thai bananas
- oranges
- asian pears
- apples
- avocados
- persimmons (seasonal)
- soursop (seasonal)
- cherimoya (seasonal)
- canistel aka eggfruit, yellow sapote (seasonal)
Back – bulbs, roots & savory fruits:
- ginger
- potatoes
- yams
- tomatoes
- green tomatoes
- shallots
- onions
- garlic
- durian (in freezer; $4/lb)
Side – refrigerated veggies:
- carrots
- celery (western, Chinese)
- leeks
- green onions
- broccoli (western, Chinese)
- bok choy
- choy sum
- gai lan
- basil
- mushrooms
- kohlrabi
- banana flower
- zucchini
- bitter melon
- okra
- eggplant
- bell peppers
- papaya
Are you a part of this store or a recent customer and would like to update this post? Contact in the comments or make a note!
This defibrillator is beside the pickle ball courts.
Here is where I scattered papaya seeds & skin in the naturespaces throughout the beautiful dispersed playground of Coehadjoe Park.
Here, there is a kid-friendly obstacle course, swings, slides and cool kid hangouts.
This office has deeded & insured land in Palestine to the Sheikh family, which includes my former housemate, Shereen.
Have your baby’s cloth diapers refreshed by professionals!
This service provider is interested in coordinating with compost diaper service.
Booth at the Ocala Downtown Market on Saturdays, 9-2.
Service Area
Phone #: (352) 304-8069
Discount store has a lot of $1 items, most is well below market rate, household goods & food; lots of plant-based/vegan options.
At this time there isn’t fresh produce yet.
| By leela |
Modified on December 2nd, 2023 at 4:34 pm December 2, 2023 at 4:32 pm |
Pick Me Up: Local Produce
A friendly couple vends produce from the back of their pickup truck most days, starting in the afternoon (2-4pm).
When I was there in December, they sold:
- collard greens,
- mustard greens,
- cabbages,
- eggplants,
- bell peppers,
- tomatoes,
- cucumbers,
- grapefruits,
- pineapples.
They only take cash and sell near the Dollar General, where cashback may be an option if purchasing from a cashier (but not self-service). Nearest ATM is at the Circle K ($4.25 ATM fee) across the street.
Conch Blow _ 50
Dream Interpretation _ 200
text 724-326-3426
“Our kale was still growing until a foot of snow dropped on it. Anchorage, AK.”
From Organic Gardening group on FB
Raspberries, watermelons and tomatoes fruiting in November
Protests against copper mine deal turn deadly in Panama
Roberto Cisneros/AFP/Getty Images
People protest during a march against the government contract with Canadian mining company First Quantum and its subsidiary Minera Panama in Panama City on November 3, 2023.
Anti-mining protests that have roiled Panama for the last two weeks turned deadly on Tuesday when a man allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators, according to police.
A chilling video posted by bystanders on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed a disheveled elderly man apparently frustrated with the logjam trying to force the protestors to remove a barrier blocking the Pan American highway about 50 miles south of the capital, before pulling out a pistol and opening fire. Panama’s National Police later said they arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the shooting.
The unusual scene of violence is the latest flashpoint in some of the largest protests to hit the Central American nation since Panamanians flooded the streets en masse to demonstrate against the dictatorship of Manuel Noriega in the 1980s.
For weeks, tens of thousands of protestors have vented their fury at a controversial mining contract given to Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of a Canadian mining company, to extract copper, a key component in electric car batteries.
The contract allows Canada’s First Quantum Minerals to restart an open-pit copper mine surrounded by rain forest for the next 20 years, with the possibility of extending for another 20 years.
Environmentalists say the mine could contaminate drinking water and devastate tracts of the 32,000 acres the company negotiated use of, in exchange for yearly payments of $375 million.
Panama’s government has promised, however, that the mine will bring thousands of jobs in addition to the badly needed revenue. First Quantum Minerals did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on the protests.
Roberto Cisneros/AFP/Getty Images
Teachers march to protest the deaths of two people during a demonstration against the government’s contract with Canadian mining company First Quantum and its subsidiary Minera Panama in Panama City on November 8, 2023.
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A march against the government contract with Canadian mining company First Quantum and its subsidiary Minera Panama in Panama City on November 3, 2023.
‘Panamanians are suffering’
Opposition to the mine has united environmentalists, indigenous groups and teachers’ and construction unions who see allegations of backroom dealings between the government and the mining company as further evidence of widespread official corruption.
The protestors accuse the government of selling off the nation’s natural resources at the same moment many Panamanians have been hit with the costs of rising inflation and are feeling the impacts of climate change.
“Panamanians are suffering from lack of water, suffering from droughts, principally in the central provinces, animals that die, harvests that don’t happen,” environmental activist Martita Cornejo told CNN en Español.
“The government did not guage the opposition from Panamanian society to a mining contract.”
But former US ambassador to Panama John Feeley said while much of the outrage is real, the new contract announcement has also presented an opportunity for some groups to try to force their own concessions and win sweetheart deals from the government.
“This is the horrible thing about Panama: Even when you protest corruption, you are probably facilitating it as well,” he said.
Weeks of road blocks set up by protesters have shut down the country, preventing farmers from bringing crops to market and sequestering Panamanians in their homes. According to Panama’s association of company executives, the standstill inflicts $80 million in daily losses to local businesses. Celebrations to mark Panama’s independence from Colombia in 1903 were also widely cancelled last week.
Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo has defended the mining deal after its announcement on October 20, saying the agreement would create jobs and revenue for Panama.
The mine had provided a rare economic bright spot for Panama where tourism has been slow to recover from the pandemic and the drought has reduced traffic though the Panama Canal, which is expected to a cause a drop of revenue of $200 million in 2024.
“We made the right decision, not the easiest one,” Cortizo said. “After a difficult and complicated negotiation for more than two years, a contract was agreed in 2023 between the company Minera Panama and the Panamanian State, which guarantees much better terms and conditions for the country.”
But as the protests have dragged on, Panama’s government has offered concessions that have done little to deflate the crisis: Last week, congress passed a moratorium on all future metal mining and Cortizo called for a nationwide referendum in December on the controversial project.
In 2017, Panama’s Supreme Court declared another contract to operate the copper mine as unconstitutional, forcing the mining company and government to renegotiate the deal.
Opponents now say they are hopeful that an announcement by Panama’s Supreme Court this week that it is examining the legality of the contract could once again kill the deal.
Whatever the resolution to the crisis, it may be too late to repair the damage done to Panama’s reputation in the region as a rare bastion of political and economic stability.
Large indoor workshop space, with cleared grasslands for growing food forest. Exorcise the old juju with eco-art!
USDA Hardiness Zone 8b: good for citrus, avocados, bananas, and much more.
leela says:
Would be a poetic spot to be ground zero for a viral food forest movement.
USDA hardiness zone 9b: papaya, cherimoya, sapote, citrus, avocado, banana
leela says:
I’m not big on houses, but I see value in it if there are gardener-curious people who want to split the house while me and other permies run workshops + cob on the surrounding land.
| By leela |
Modified on November 5th, 2023 at 11:35 pm November 5, 2023 at 11:32 pm |
$475k 112 acres on the Coamo River, PR
”
Nestled in the heart of Okeechobee County, this sprawling 720-acre property is a captivating blend of natural beauty and historical charm.
With vast pastures, serene flag ponds, majestic pine and oak trees, and the timeless allure of an early 1900’s schoolhouse and cracker house, this estate offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of Florida’s rich heritage.
Whether you’re envisioning a rustic retreat, an agricultural venture, or simply a haven for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts, this property’s possibilities are as endless as its acreage. Don’t miss the chance to make your dreams a reality in this tranquil Okeechobee oasis.”
Plants that grow in this climate
| By leela |
Modified on November 6th, 2023 at 1:02 pm at 5:01 pm |
$2.75m for 270 acres: Let’s Food Forest
“Here’s your chance!!! Opportunity knocks seldom but this is one of those times. WOW! What a rare find in the heart of the Lake Region of Florida.
Approximately 270 acres of gently rolling, lush, hay fields and wooded draws, located only a minutes to Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Ocala.
This lovely property has it all, dense forest, loaded with abundant wildlife including deer and turkey for the hunting enthusiast, beautiful ponds, open pasture for horses, cattle and hay production. There are numerous Sites amongst century old live oaks with picturesque sunsets overlooking the pond for your dream home and the peace and quiet of hard to find county living. Don’t pass up this unique and diverse property to create your own family legacy. In Alachua and Putnam Counties. {A-412}”
Facts and features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 0
Property
Property
- Fencing: Partial
- Waterfront features: Pond
Lot
- Lot size: 270 Acres
- Lot features: High & Dry, Wooded, Cleared/Field, Rolling Slope
Other property information
- Parcel number: 18874000000
- Zoning description: Agricultural
Utilities & green energy
Utility
- Sewer information: Septic System
- Water information: Well
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Melrose
- Subdivision: METES & BOUNDS
HOA & financial
Other financial information
- Buyer agency compensation: 2.5%
Other
Other facts
- Road surface type: Dirt
Jim Kovaleski sells over $1k of produce grown in his yard each week.
An organizer who advocated for the release of these chickens has been convicted of a felony. The jury was not allowed to see footage of animal suffering.
DXE message, 11/2/23:
“After 6 days of deliberation, the jury has found animal rescuer Wayne Hsiung GUILTY on three of the four charges in the #SonomaRescueTrial. This includes felony conspiracy and misdemeanor trespass at Sunrise Farms and misdemeanor trespass at Reichardt Duck Farm. The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on the felony conspiracy charge from the Reichardt action, resulting in a “hung jury” mistrial on that charge.
Wayne was cuffed and immediately taken into custody. He has a sentencing hearing set for November 30th. He will be in jail until then, without bail. We will be mobilizing at the sentencing hearing to support Wayne and defend the #RightToRescue. Please join us on November 30th in Santa Rosa.
Help us tell the world about this breaking news by sharing our posts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Wayne will be appealing this conviction, and this means he has the chance to establish case law in the appellate court. Winning an appeal would not only vindicate his actions but also set a legal precedent that would impact future animal rescue cases.
The mass open rescues at Sunrise Farms and Reichardt Duck Farm that led to this trial were last-resort efforts to aid animals after the authorities ignored repeated reports showing clear evidence of criminal animal cruelty. If the jury had been allowed to see the full extent of suffering at these factory farms, they might have understood that the intent of our actions was not to commit a crime but simply to aid severely neglected animals. This conviction won’t stop us from taking action we know is legally and morally right to aid suffering animals.
In fact, immediately after the verdict, DxE activists went straight from the courtroom to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office to report new footage from Sunrise Farms and Reichardt that shows sick, injured animals are still languishing at these facilities.
While the District Attorney has been wasting taxpayer money putting animal rescue on trial for the past seven weeks, DxE investigators have been busy documenting violations of animal cruelty laws and rescuing individuals in need of emergency medical care.
Today, we are sharing the stories of two of the animals we’ve saved in the past several weeks, Elsie and River, and we are demanding that the Sonoma County District Attorney finally address the rampant criminal activity at Sunrise and Reichardt. You can help by sharing our video about these breaking rescues on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. And stay tuned for more ways you can support.
Cassie”
Farm’s Phone Number: (707)-762-6314
Related: action at Sunrise Farms
| By leela |
Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:10 am October 30, 2023 at 5:55 pm |
Country Rhodes Family Farms
Produce includes:
- Apples
- Asian Pears
- Figs
- Jujubes
- Persimmons
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Grapes
- Melons (watermelon, ambrosia, cantaloupe)
- Cucumbers
- Summer Squashes
- Winter Squashes
- Artichokes
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cauliflowers
- Fava Beans
Castro Farms sells various organic vegetables, including:
- Lettuce
- Curly Kale, Tuscan Kale
- Celery
- Fennel
- Cilantro
- Parsley
- Cauliflower
- Romanesco
- Broccoli
- Radishes
- Carrots
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
Bounty of the Valley sells:
- Arugula
- Baby Spinach
- Zucchini
- Yellow Squash
- Tomato
In 16 days, my 22-month-old little one, her father, our cat, our rabbit and I will be on a one-way flight to Florida.
Looking up at my tropical fruit trees from my bed of synthetic materials.
The home we are leaving is a wood cabin at a nudist resort, 🌞 Lupin Lodge, in the Santa Cruz mountains near the Silicon Valley, where I am the only nudist resident who frequents the communal facilities.
Despite the vastness of this land and the moral support of its staff, I and other residents have been forbidden from gardening out on the land. Therefore, all the human residents & their pets are perpetually dependent on deliveries of food grown far away, in unknown conditions.
This 88 year old property, consisting of 112 acres of land, communal facilities, and private dwellings inhabited by ~60 people is being sold by the inheritor for $32.8m.
From this confinement, I have been slowly building a launch for BYTE: BackYard-to-Table Experiences, a decentralized local food movement that uses immediately available resources. However, I can only demonstrate this as much is immediately available to me.
As my baby deeply sleeps after breastfeeding, I slide out from under her and prepare myself a salad.
This salad comprises entirely of organic produce grown in of California, which I acquired almost entirely from a local farmers market.
Torn dino kale, from Castro Farms, is used to pick up noodles made of zucchini (zoodles), from Bounty of the Valley Farm, with Heirloom Organic tomatoes, Castro fennel, Country Rhodes lemon & avocado.
Interactive Salad Ingredient Map
I have many goodbyes to dispense at the Saturday Saratoga farmers market.
A woman in Palestine plants flowers in used Israeli tear gas grenades.
Palestinians deserve the right to water, land, freedom, and dignity, as do all human beings.
Photos by Majdi Muhammad for AP News in Bilin, the West Bank. Story from October, 2013.
| By leela |
Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:05 am October 26, 2023 at 7:37 pm |
Amazonian Dark Earth
ADE = Amazonian Dark Earth = Terra Preta Soil = Biochar Compost
| By leela |
Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:05 am at 5:47 pm |
PeaceLuck: build community, build peace
About our Feast for Peace
We must meet to see eye-to-eye.
This is a call to open borders for civilians to connect and build community that can break walls and unite.
Walls have fallen before and they will fall again.
Bring your freshest food made from local produce, or whatever is available!
Demolition tools may be of assistance.
Access Instructions
Gatherings on each side of the wall will need to approach with caution until contact can be made. If there are better locations along the wall, share them!
For safe mapping:
- set locations to nearby landmarks
- include vetting procedures
- use privacy settings (unlisted or visible to trusted accounts)
☮️
Share your PeaceLuck!
| By leela |
Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:54 am October 23, 2023 at 8:23 pm |
BOMB THREAT: Al-Quds Hospital
Kind of fruit tree:
Avocado
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Subtropical, usually grown in California and Mexico
Eugene is in USDA hardiness zone 6.
Grow Notes:
Kind of fruit tree:
Jackfruit
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Uncommon tropical
Grow Notes:
Approximate location, posted in the California Tropical Fruit Growers FB group.
Tree age: “my tree is a little over 7 years. I constantly prune to make sure most of its energy goes into growing large and consistent sweet fruit. It is about 9 feet high right now.”
Planting distance, fertilization, temperature: “just made sure to add plenty of compost close to a foot of it. It helps to raise the temperature a few degrees. It insulates the roots. Also I heavily plant so many of the trees help insulate one another and create a canopy over each other. Inside my garden it is a several degrees warmer since it becomes insulated with all green vegetation. Highly recommend to look how tropical trees grow in their native environment. All crowded”
Pruning: “I do cut the top to help manage the height but most importantly to help the tree focus it’s energy on producing larger and tastier fruit. I have not cut it back to 6 ft. I would imagine it would be ok since most of the fruit is produced on the main large trunks”
From the website:
“Earth Farm 9 is a vegan farm, an edible landscaping service, and an educational platform located in Southwest Florida. We wish to see all humans having an abundance of nutrient dense foods, sustainable living environments, and empowering educational systems. It is our mission to introduce as many people as possible to foods that are not found in standard grocery stores, to physically install systems across the planet that will feed many generations of humans, and to openly share our wisdom through www.earthfarm9.com, our social media platforms, physical publications, & live classes.
We promise to do the best we can at everything we do.
We aim to offer the same quality of service and products that we expect to receive from others. We wish to leave this world a cleaner, yummier, and more colorful place than the way it was when we came here.
Through diligent work and perseverance, we will succeed in our mission. We are not affiliated with any particular religion. We are students of life who want to see all humans live freely, live peacefully, and thrive!”
It’s time to rain fruit on those recovering from, and incurring, loss.
The gut-brain relationship is important to acknowledge:
Merely filling one’s belly with dry or rehydrated rations, regardless of whether they take the form of nostalgic cultural foods, is not sufficient for stabilizing the gut-brain that underlies our capacity for individual thought and achieving peaceful resolutions.
We need fresh produce to feel well and living.
To help us believe in our capacity for imminent peace, we need to experience a good, healthy model of living that resonates with our capacity to live with the land.
I urge:
- Produce baskets for peace
- Potlucks for peace
- Gardening for peace
- Raw Vegan workshops to shake things up
- Hug-a-tree social media to celebrate our fellow life forms being affected by the conflict
Meditation and yoga have profound impacts on our capacity to fathom peace, but the durability of their effects depends on our gut feelings.
☮️ PeaceLuck 🍀
Recipes for PEACE
+ Grain-free Tabbouleh by FullyRawKristina
+ Hummus by Cultivator Kitchen
+ Sprouted Hummus by Raw Vegan Rising
+ Mung Hummus by My Food Forest
+ Coconut Kebab by SunFood Living
+ Marinated Veggie Kebab by Forgotten Art of Living
+ Wraps by OKRaw & RawFoodRomance
+ Flatbread & Chicken by Carron
+ Creamy Seaweed Soup by The Healthy Life
Free plants!
Do you have a lush garden that has space for more fruit trees?
If so, I have some seedling fruit trees for you:
- Avocados
- Jackfruits
- Black Sapote
- Mangoes
- Lychees
- Loquats
- Mamey Sapote
- Guamuchil
- Cape Gooseberry
- Tomato
- Almond
Sprouting tray seedlings will need transplanting, for which I have many containers and ample rich soil.
Plus purple & pink petunias
BONUS: send an offer for sprouting trays or this little greenhouse + the irrigation that comes with it~ works great at growing tropicals in part-sun areas.
ABOUT: I started these seedlings from epically delicious fruits in a mix of local soils, compost, and biochar.
Bid/claim in the comments!
https://youtu.be/SEI2EVYXX7Q?si=EnGyONy7mStBGMQ3
| By leela |
Modified on October 18th, 2023 at 10:26 am October 18, 2023 at 10:11 am |
Khepra’s: Raw Burger
| By leela |
Modified on November 6th, 2023 at 12:59 pm October 16, 2023 at 8:24 pm |
Maps of Lupin Lodge [nudist resort]
I notice they general have guards at exit most of the time, causal not really giving much thought usually lollygagging away on their phone. not a whole lot of stuff locked away generally not too hard to shoplift from I’d rate it a 3/10 difficulty.
Notice there was no security guards and plenty of high-quality items not locked up in a part of Oakland that is kinda rich, notice that Oakland got the cops running around like chickens with their heads cut off, i would not expect this Corportation to remain open much longer due to the corporation having to file for bankruptcy
| By leela |
Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 10:37 pm October 15, 2023 at 10:36 pm |
Pangaea with Modern Borders
| By leela |
Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 10:29 pm at 10:27 pm |
Roald Amundsen’s 1911 Trek to the South Pole
From Wikipedia:
The first ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. He and four others arrived at the pole on 14 December 1911,[n 1] five weeks ahead of a British party led by Robert Falcon Scott as part of the Terra Nova Expedition. Amundsen and his team returned safely to their base, and later heard that Scott and his four companions had died on their return journey.
My grandmother says that I am related to one of his expedition members who intermarried with the Amundsen family.
| By leela |
Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 10:07 pm at 10:06 pm |
If Separatist Movements Were Successful [MAP]
| By leela |
Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 8:59 pm at 8:54 pm |
Comparing Australia’s Climates to Other Places
Similarities include:
- South Africa
- Chile
- California
- Florida
- Sahara Desert
- Sonora Desert
- India
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Buenos Aires
- Baja California
- Gulf of Mexico
| By leela |
Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 7:56 pm at 7:55 pm |
World Map of Inventions of Agriculture
| By leela |
Modified on November 11th, 2023 at 7:33 am at 1:34 pm |
Psycho-Tech: Resolving the Israel-Hamas Conflict
RECOMMENDATION:
Use water misters to spray psychedelics (e.g. MDMA, LSD, psilocybin) on hostile militants.
Most parts can be acquired at garden or hardware supply stores.
| By Matt |
Modified on October 13th, 2023 at 11:30 am October 12, 2023 at 8:33 pm |
Walgreens San Francisco Shoplifting tips most shoplifted Walgreens in America
Made national headlines for being the most shoplifting Walgreen’s in the country, most stuff is locked up even frozen foods and ice cream and can tuna, but still stuff you can hijack, I’ve heard people made unlocked items for them to put in their bags and then proceed to leave, i have had much ease to shoplifting here. no security but i have heard rumors of cop that is nearby that may make you surrender your items.
Has laid back security that mostly just stays at the front of the store, I have shoplifted with ease, I think they mostly used as scarecrows, but police station is one block away but i wouldn’t about if its under $950…
Over guarded for no reson one had two overpaid monkees bombard me for putting one Dr.Bronners bar of soap in my butt pocket, they push hard but i resisted and got with not too much difficulty, but im built like a tank.
100 mile race, won by Michael Arnstein
| By leela |
Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 11:45 pm October 6, 2023 at 11:43 pm |
3-13-23: mass migration
40 different stone fruits on one tree: plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, pluots, etc
| By leela |
Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 3:24 pm at 3:19 pm |
Lovin’ Off the Land: grow all our own food for a year
Nearby:
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By the time the early season crop is harvested, the canopy of the later season crop will begin to fill in. This is not only efficient but can help with weed management and soil health by keeping living roots in the soil and a plant canopy above the soil surface.
Soil health
By planting plants with different root structures together, you can aerate the soil and allow plants to pull nutrients from different parts of the soil profile.
- Plants with taproots or tubers like carrots or potatoes can help to break up compaction in the soil.
- Deep-rooted crops like melons and tomatoes pull water and nutrients from deeper in the soil profile.
Adding legumes like peas, beans and clover to your garden is another great way to maximize soil health.
- Legumes fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and reduce your total fertilizer needs.
- Legumes such as snap peas or green beans can be planted as a crop you plan to harvest, or you can sow a legume cover crop underneath your main crop, such as sowing cowpeas under sweet corn in a garden bed.
Mutual support
Some companion plants can physically support each other, reducing the need for staking or trellising. The most famous example of this is the three sisters model, which integrates corn, squash and beans.
- Corn provides a stalk for beans to climb, as well as a visual deterrent for squash insects such as squash vine borer.
- Beans provide nitrogen.
- And squash can be a deterrent to vertebrate animals like raccoons, which often eat sweet corn.
The three sisters model first emerged in Mesoamerica and has been used by many indigenous communities including Pueblo, Mandan and Iroquois tribes for hundreds of years. This model of combining corn, beans, squash and other vegetables is still the foundation of milpa farming systems in Mesoamerica today.
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At SunCafe Organic, Anthony K Owusu tried:
- lettuce leaf tacos (8/10)
- mini sun nachos (7/10)
- zucchini lasagne (9/10)
- tomato basil soup (4/10)
- desserts (10/10)
| By leela |
Modified on September 26th, 2023 at 9:05 pm September 26, 2023 at 9:04 pm |
Lithium Mining in Bolivia
“Hi, I’m a young Avocado Tree!
I’m looking for a place to settle, grow big, blossom flowers, and set fruit.
Could you get me to where I’m trying to go?”
- Yes
- Yes, but I’m in a hurry
- No, it’s not going to work
- Tell me more about you
“Is it a spot in earth to plant me where I’ll be protected from animals and have rich soil and water for a year or more?”
- Yes
- Maybe, not sure
- No, it’s a container that’s larger than your current one
- No, it needs work
2.Yes
- May my transplant friends join me?
- Yes!
- Yes, but it’s a private location
- No
3.Yes
Could this place be a meeting place for a Plantathon?
A Plantathon is an event where people do a gardening spree.
- Yes
- No, but it can use more plants
4.Yes
Make it a party:
Garden Party
4.No, but it can use more plants
GrowHere
A: Yes, but it’s a private location.
You can share a private place for them to join, just make sure to set the location on the map to be a place you’re willing to rendezvous, and make sure to include a method to contact you in the access instructions, such as leaving a note in the comment section.
2.maybe
What’s the issue?
- I’m concerned about water, soil quality or contamination
- I’m concerned about humans intervening
I need less water than you think, if you apply a generous layer of mulch around my base and biochar compost in my planting hole.
Concerned about soil quality?
Build and heal soil by applying biochar compost!
- Okay, I’ve applied biochar compost and mulch, and I’ve irrigated or water manually when I need water
- This is more than I can handle
2.More than I can handle
That’s okay! Someone else may have shared a good location.
GrowHere Map
- I’ll
May my plant friends join me?
GrowHere!
Looking for a date? Let your future loved one know that you care about Earth’s life by posting your profile:
Plant Cute
If you’re in a hurry, find a nearby
Plant Sanctuary
1.No, I’m not interested
If you don’t want to help me, please leave me where I am or put me in a safe place
2.More about
I came from an extremely scrumptious, organically-grown avocado.
I may have genes from a Hass, Pinkerton, Bacon, GEM, Gwen, or Fuerte avocado, or many others!
Just like you, I am a new variety that has characteristic inherited from both of my parents.
Unlike you, I can be cloned from any of my branches, or I can receive a graft to grow another variety of avocado.
EcoExperiment
Additional:
We, fruit trees, care about humans, because humans care about us!
Post a Sanctuary for humans
Post a Safe Space for humans
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
BYTE
Gwen avocados sold at $2.75 or 2.5 lb bags at $10/each.
I find these to be similar to GEM avocados: soft buttery and flavorful.
Wild Roots sources organic locally-grown avocado varieties from Arrowhead Farms (Watsonville), including Bacon and Pinkerton, at $4.99/lb.
Organic medium-large hass avocados are sold at $5.99/lb, or small hass at $5-6 for 6.
My favorite from this store is the Pinkerton and small hass avocados. The creaminess and flavor of these avocados are amazing!
| By leela |
Modified on September 26th, 2023 at 8:54 pm September 24, 2023 at 9:38 am |
Where iPhones are made
Kind of fruit tree:
Mango
Why this fruit tree is unexpected:
Native to India
Grow Notes:
SHARPENER/TACONE 3D PRINTER FILES
A volunteer at Pawprint Prototyping helped us print the veggie sharpener, scaled up the print to 3” wide with no sharpening.
Wide cucumbers and zucchini cut into handy edibowls! Top with anything you want! …As long is it isn’t too drippy 😝
This is the Willow Glen Ace Hardware Store where you can make a composting toilet.
Build Soil
- When you gotta go 💩, where do you go?
- If it’s a restroom that you can decorate, that’s a good place for a Composting Toilet!
- To make your own compost toilet, you need a few things:
- 2x five-gallon buckets
- 1x lid for five-gallon bucket or (optional) a toilet seat fitted for a five-gallon bucket
- Organic debris: a supply of wood shavings, peat moss, grassy compost, or similar
- 1x large cup, a small bucket, or similar
- Fill one of the five-gallon buckets with the organic debris. That is now the Medium bucket.
- Scoop some of the organic debris with the large cup into the second five-gallon bucket and put the lid on it. That is the Composting Toilet.
- TA-DA! The Composting Toilet is now ready to receive.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO
- Open the lid of the compost toilet
- Do your business in it
- If you use toilet paper, leave paper in the compost toilet.
- if you use a bidet, let the water fall into the compost toilet. Add a half scoop of organic debris.
- Add a scoop of organic debris from the Medium bucket
WHEN THE COMPOSTING TOILET IS FULL, OPTIONS:
- Add to a compost pile
- Add to depleted land
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Access Instructions
Buy the components at the store and assemble them.
Here is free mulch, in the form of redwood shavings & woodchips.
What is your plan for the mulch?
Garden:
Mulch
Spreading woodchips on bare soil can supply nutrients and retain moisture to help regenerate ecosystems.
Compost
Adding woodchips to your compost can improve the smell and add carbon & nitrogen.
| Post Compost Pile | Find Compost Pile |
Hugelkultur
Burying woodchip with layers of compost and soil to make a mound-shaped garden bed is a method to increase soil fertility and growable surface area.
From bark.today
Composting Toilet
Woodchips and charcoal make an amazing medium to scoop into a composting toilet after each use.
| Post Composting Toilet | Find Composting Toilet | Learn how to make your own Composting Toilet |
Biochar
If you pyrolyze wood, you make charcoal.
If you add charcoal to compost, you can produce biochar, a powerful soil conditioner that helps healthy growth of diverse plants, provides drought-tolerance and remediates (heals) contaminations, such as:
- heavy metals
- antibiotics
- herbicides
- pesticides
| Post Charcoal | Find Charcoal |
Fire
Redwood is easy to start a fire with, so it is a good kindling.
However, in a fire it crackles and is smoky, so it is recommended to incorporate other forms of wood to feed the full fire.
Please practice fire safety!
Fire can be beneficial to gardens by producing charcoal, which can be added to compost to produce a powerful remediation agent: biochar compost.
Optimize for producing charcoal by putting your fire out by pouring water on it or covering with dirt.
| Post Fire Pit | Find Fire Pits |
Art
Share the art you make with woodchips for all to find, saved for eternity!
| Post | Find |
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BYTE: BackYard to Table Experience
| By leela |
Modified on September 21st, 2023 at 5:55 am September 19, 2023 at 7:40 am |
Homeless Garden Project: Free Food Tue-Fri Noon
Kind of fruit tree:
Durian
Grow Notes:
Growing commercially 
Kind of fruit tree:
Durian
Grow Notes:
leela says:
Check out this mango plant!
| By leela |
Modified on September 4th, 2023 at 8:00 am September 4, 2023 at 7:59 am |
WedSun: REAP Climate Center
Please come for as long or as little as you like. Even a quick hello is okay with no need to RSVP. Please read through our volunteer page, it’ll answer a lot of general questions that you may have. There’s always a large variety of different projects taking place at any one given time but generally, we try to fit people where they feel most empowered.
Here is a brief overview of activities available. From gardening to making soil, crafting to lite construction, tinkering to engineering.
Generally, there are four types of activities:
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Ecological Light – watering, planting, trimming, spreading wood chips, working with sheep or chickens, general beautification
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Ecological Heavy – habitat restoration, tree planting, turning compost
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Building Light – building benches, fixing fences, signage, general beautification
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Building Heavy – building structures, installing fences & gates, putting up solar, erecting art & sculpture
One thing we ask prior to visiting is filling out our digital waiver, for Adults and Minors
Hope to see you here and learn together!
I wish for these fatty fruits…
- aguaje
- paso
- piton
- tagua
- copal
- ungurahua
- dabai
- engala/engkala/engkalak
They are found in Asia and South America, so I may have to travel to get to them, though I also wish that I could propagate them in the Bay Area and that I would be naked in nature when I try them.
🌥️
map-a-wish, wishlist | wishmap
Schedule: Thursday 9/14, 2:30-5pm
Learn how to:
- plan a garden with diverse edible crops, including compost & irrigation
- prepare dry dirt for planting
- start seedlings
RSVP by texting “Ready Ground” to 724-326-3426.
Donation-based:
Venmo @LeelaPlants | Cash $LeelaPlants | PayPal @LeelaHannSoden
Oliver’s Tropicals
Beekeeping Store
Freshest Refreshments
Splish-Splash Produce Dash
Get yer Beets at The Beet
April ➕ Jeff’s Produce Stand
Fruits by David
Eco-Devastation that Nobody Needs
Radical Roots
🐄 Harper Family Farm
🥖A E Woodfire Bakery
🫐 Citra
Sweet Berry Farms LLC
Distributor: USA Vegetables
🧄 Anastasia’s Garden
RadRoots Springs Produce
Alachua Pronunciation
This is a quiet parking lot
Sikkim is the first state to go fully organic
🥬 Boondox Tropicals
Fri Sat ⛱️ Produce Stand
Mass Prison w/ Many Innocents
Trade Skills for Materials
Valuable Waste
Dumping Body Waste
Bike week
Rn this FM needs…
The Springs Experience
Seraphim Center, multi-faith spiritual center. Sunday service @ 11:00 am. https://seraphimcenter.com/
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We should meet
wedding
Cosmic Connection 🌳
Pile o Greenwaste
I absolutely love that they built this bank and kept the Shumard trees in the parking lot and didnt cut them down
Kate Hemingway Acupuncture
beep boop
Seafood
Crinoids Dealer
Near here: Connaughton Farms
Epic Mulberry Tree + Military Trucks
Grocery
Fruit4All
Unexpected Fruit Tree
Gobble
Test Event
HomeGrower
Such a Helper!
She Deserves It
Siembra Farm
The Family Garden
Unexpected Fruit Tree
$2/lb Local Organic Jackfruit
Eco Teaching Farm: Cob
Fresh durian
Biochar Workshop: 3rd Saturdays
Fruiting Durian in Florida
Unexpected Fruit Tree
Durian Baan
C’s Food Forest
Forest in a Desert
AI guns trained on children
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Gill Tract
$Plantains
Before After IDF Bombs
Kill Zone
Massacre @ Al-Shifa Hospital
🌳 Food Forest
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Fossils Destroyed
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Unexpected Fruit Tree
Tip: Odd Todd’s
Fruiting 🥑🌳!
Bat Houses
Flowering Lychee
Refills
“The Irony of Becoming What You Once Hated”
To Do: Visit Mosswood Farm
CCC: Family-Friendly Farm
A Seat at the Table: Food Insecurity in Gainesville
Water Treatment
Cool tunnel!
Ragumay Fruit
Emergency Info
Unexpected Fruit Tree: Cacao
Kid-Friendly Place to Shop 🍅 🥬🍊
The Ital Diet
Forest Garden
Harris Max, vegan realtor
Sowed Rambutan
Zone 9b
Zone 9b
Zone 9b
Build Soil
Trash Bin
Produce Stand
Papaya fruiting in January
Sow: Jackfruit
Tropical Fruit @ Key Foods
Urban Ore
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
RP: Sister Projects in CA
Chun Ching Produce
Defibrillator
Sow: Coehadjoe Park
Mapkins
This land is her land
Clean Baby Booty
Darren’s Discount: My Review
Pick Me Up: Local Produce
✨Conch-ious✨
Her Rhododendron bloomed!
Kale in November
Raspberries in Fall
Climate Protest
Gerrymandering
Lounge AKA Living Room
$675k 🔺 Pyramids!
$1.1m 42acres 🐓farm
$1.3m 20acres🔹big house
$475k 112 acres on the Coamo River, PR
$1.5m 100acres: Rural w/ Hookups
$11m for 720acres
$32.8m for 112acre Nudist Resort
$2.75m for 270 acres: Let’s Food Forest
Blocking Weapons for Israel
Freedom House Farm : MiniFarm
Right to Rescue
See for yourself
Natives
The Remakery
Community Compost: bEartha
Country Rhodes Family Farms
Castro Farms
Bounty of the Valley Farm
10/30/23: Pergatory
Hippocrates Wellness
Permatours
Right to Grow 🌸💣
Amazonian Dark Earth
Afrakan Civilizations
PeaceLuck: build community, build peace
Abu Dalal massacre
BOMB THREAT: Al-Quds Hospital
WIEIAD frugivore
Breadfruit
Migz in Mud
Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥑
Jackfruit
The Marsh
Largest 🥑🌳 in 🇺🇸
POPOS Map: 🏙️🌳🖼️
Radicals!
Earth Farm 9
Food = Mood
Free Plants!
La Ecovilla
10/8 firing on revelers
“You own the narrative!”
Dance Party
Solidarity 🇵🇸
Leaving his Daughter
Help!
Farewell
10/10 🪖💃
Separated from Daughter
10/7: Qassam Brigades Seize Tanks
Gaza Skyline
LIVE View of Gaza
LIVEstream
No Evacuation @ Al-Shifa Hospital
Israel’s October Attacks
10/19: Among Massacre, Some Children Rescued
What I eat
Raw Porto Alegre
Raw Cafe
How to Transition
Raw Vegan Haul
Soltara Healing
Spread the knowledge
Orion Healing Center
Khepra’s: Raw Burger
Face of Fruit
Sundays: Karaoke at The Queen’s Arms
Maps of Lupin Lodge [nudist resort]
Whole Foods Haight-Ashbury San Francisco Shoplifting tips
Rite Aid Oakland shoplifting tips
Wandering Fruity Love
Steep Stairs 🌄 GWoC
Parkour down 999 Step Staircase
Pangaea with Modern Borders
Roald Amundsen’s 1911 Trek to the South Pole
Movement of Magnetic North
Skin Color 🗺️
If Separatist Movements Were Successful [MAP]
PostRussia Map
Map of Vegetarian Saturation of India
Comparing Australia’s Climates to Other Places
Map of Tasmania
Food Sources of Native Peoples
World Map of Inventions of Agriculture
Flat Earth Maps
Garden of Eden, Located by Tse Tsan Tai in 1914
Brazilian Exports Map
Map: Voting for Indigenous Voice
Age of Borders
Ancient Map: 1050-930 BCE
Psycho-Tech: Resolving the Israel-Hamas Conflict
🕴🏾MJ Tribute Dance
Seen: Veggie Bus
Tomb Raider 2: Level 2
Vegas Crime Simulator
True Crime: Streets of LA
Games Set in New York
Fallout: Miami
Walgreens San Francisco Shoplifting tips most shoplifted Walgreens in America
Trader joes shoplifting difficulty Berkeley
Trader joes shoplifting difficulty
soup kitchen Pottsville, pa
birth village
Ithaca Ecovillage
Exotic Dancer: Ms Pole Dance Australia
Roaming Sheepherder
Ultramarathon Won by 40 Year Old Fruitarian
Flow State
Auroville 🌳 Food Forest
WKEIAD
Offgrid Vegan
Unstoppable
damn i wish i was your lover
Love You, Boo
Be Frank 🌹
Fruitlove
Vegan ❤️
Fruit of the ❤️
Raw Love: Katerina
WFEIAD
Cathenge Sept 2023
💎 Jewel Cobin 🛖
Cob 🛖
Gillian Berry 🌿 WIEIAD
3-13-23: mass migration
“Banned Wagon:” Banned Book Truck
Ban on Sexuality Words
Secret Girl’s School
Emma
Raw Vegan Review
Freshest in the Bay
Stanford University Fruit Map
Summer-Fall: Tree of 40 Fruit
Lovin’ Off the Land: grow all our own food for a year
Floating Home made of Reclaimed Material
BnB
Fruitarian Wins Marathon
Companion Planting Guide
Au Lac: Review
Happy Healthy Human: Review
Video Review: Raw Vegan Restaurant
Dabai
Engkalak
Mansfield Park
Sleepless in Seattle: The Meeting
Mrs Doubtfire
The Count of Monte Cristo
Spending the Night with a Cave Man!
Dumpster Dive: Erewhon
Cacao Farm
Lithium Mining in Bolivia
Truth: Cashew Processing
TransPlant
Brokaw Ranch Booth
Wild Roots 🥑 report
Where iPhones are made
Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥭
Tacone
🚽 Composting Toilet
EcoCamp Coyote
The Adventure Starts Here
Homeless Garden Project: Free Food Tue-Fri Noon
June-August: Durian
Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian
Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian
Aguaje
Adventure test
Seen: PEACE Truck
WedSun: REAP Climate Center
Van Dyke Ranch
I wish I could try…
EcoTraining #1: Ready Ground (9/14)
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