making bocashi

Our time at the farm

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November 20th 2006
We eventually arrived at Riomuchacho farm a bit shell shocked after our long and winding bumpy journey and got straight into the course making a bacteria culture for the land, with our 8 other fellow students, there are also around 20 other volunteers, this made for a lively farm with plenty going on. We were given one of the best accomodations, a bamboo house on stilts with a resident fruit bat ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Canoa

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more