Category: Farm Diary

Today I planted an Achacha (Garcinia humilis) that I got from Dash. Achacha is originally from the Bolivian Amazon basin and is a close relative of…

Today I planted a Garcinia celebica also known as Seashore mangosteen. The fruit is segmented just like mangosteen and is slightly sour and has an apple…

Today I planted a cashew nut tree that we got from Dash and Erika. Cashew is native to Northeastern Brazil but over half of the 4 million tonnes of…

Today I planted a black pepper vine to climb up a jaguar cacao tree. Black pepper takes a long time to start producing peppercorns. Our oldest one is…

I tried Cempedak for the first time and it is a marvelous fruit. It’s very similar to a jackfruit but smaller with less latex… well this one was, and it…

Today I planted a fig tree that we got from Melanie. Sometimes you plant a tree and everything goes so perfectly that you know it’s going to take. This…

This morning a red-billed leiothrix was trapped in the drying house. It hopped on my finger to pose for shot and it flew away. I planted a breadfruit tree…

There is always room for cacao. Planted another one today!

Today I planted some small stuff… six ground orchids that’s been sitting in the nursery for a long time. These are most likely some sort of nun’s hood…

Our friend Stephen brought over some delicious lychee and longan. First harvest of the season! Today I planted a similar fruit and lesser known tree…