Hola Amigos! For the last ten days we have been staying and working at Chacra Millalén (http://welcome.to/millalen). This farm is home to a family (Josephine, Fabio, & 11 year old Juan), a partner (Lorenzo), and a long-time part-time resident/participant (Charles), along with two delightful dogs. There is an intermittent flow of temporary workers (like us), tourists who rent rooms, and neighborhood dogs. The farm production comes from approximately 30 bio-intensive garden beds (about 3´ x 10´) and numerous fruit and nut trees (almond, walnut chestnut, apple, and peach). No chemicals are used for the farm´s production and only hand tools are used in the garden beds. Our work so far has included harvesting chestnuts, walnuts, and apples and preparing garden beds for the next planting. We are sleeping in an unheated room located over the kitchen
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