Off the beaten path to the Bosque


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February 16th 2010
Published: February 23rd 2010
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Hi all! Well I´m hear in rural Michoacán...off the main road and hitchhiking into town (with friends) just like I´d said I wouldn´t do. Just goes to show that you can never really make promises. Anyways, I got here okay from Morelia (which is actually not that far away) and everyone here is nice and friendly - I´m living in the forest WWOOFing at this place called The Bosque, visit http://ww... Read Full Entry



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Patzcuaro food prepPatzcuaro food prep
Patzcuaro food prep

but meat's not my thing...
Emily and Rose puttin on the apronsEmily and Rose puttin on the aprons
Emily and Rose puttin on the aprons

i like all the pots in the background
Alicia, our bread teacherAlicia, our bread teacher
Alicia, our bread teacher

she makes bread every monday to sell in her hometown. those are buckets of bubbling starter, and that's the wood-fired oven in the background
And meAnd me
And me

we kneaded and kneaded and kneaded.....
So THAT'S how they do it!So THAT'S how they do it!
So THAT'S how they do it!

I always wondered how on Mexican bread there is often different colors and shapes on top - now I know how to do it!
Bread break for lunch!Bread break for lunch!
Bread break for lunch!

lentil soup with tortilla-wrapped avocados and home-made queso
Into the ovenInto the oven
Into the oven

all heated up...you can't see it but the coals are pushed to the side
The kitchenThe kitchen
The kitchen

with us and the fam munchin out
Golden empanadasGolden empanadas
Golden empanadas

filled with home-made strawberry jam
the chicken coopthe chicken coop
the chicken coop

my favorite cob building here
the art studio!the art studio!
the art studio!

full of creativity and materials to implement
"Extasis" - cob house in progress"Extasis" - cob house in progress
"Extasis" - cob house in progress

well, the walls have gotten significantly higher since i've been here, i don't think i'll get to see it finished.
Are you hungry?!Are you hungry?!
Are you hungry?!

cuz i am! tortillas, guac, beans, arroz, veggies, onions, fruit, juice....perfecto!!
The totem poleThe totem pole
The totem pole

Beto (local person) used to know nothing about wood-carving a fe years ago but now he's a genius!



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