The town of San Fernando In the midst of the fast-paced Permaculture Design Course, we got one day off. I was tempted to stay back and...

Final PDC Presentation To finish the course and receive our Permaculture Design Certification (PDC), we had to complete the final task of...

Our Permaculture course group holding medicinal plants after our course with the Guatemalan natural medicine expert, Dr. Armando Cáceres...

Homes and hives of native bee species that Granja Elisa conserves ALL bees are important. Not just those that produce abundant honey. We...

Visualizing when to plant/ propagate different types of plants according to the moon cycle Throughout my time living in Central America I...

Seeds from around IMAP that Gregorio collected for our workshop When we think about seeds we usually imagine little tiny things we hold...

Cristian giving us a demonstration of a soil pH test Soil is the foundation of all production and it will be difficult to produce...

Gregorio smiling proudly in his food forest July 10, 2024 For 10 years, Gregorio has been creating a self-sustaining food forest for his...

July 7, 2024 Preparing the ceremony materials and the many, colorful candles After being a volunteer at IMAP for a month, I decided to...

Small-Scale Production Plots for the Local Community, Pachitulul In the evenings after I finish work at 5pm, I walk down toward the lake...

June 21, 2024   Huertos Familiares: Building a Family Garden The rain poured and pounded all night long and into the morning. We started...

June 25, 2024 Stomping down the microorganisms to store them anaerobically Microorganisms!! I wrote some about microorganisms during my...

June 22, 2024 Native Kitchen-- Amaranth Colorful, red and yellow stalks of amaranth create a beautiful scenery throughout the garden...

June 14, 2024   The Mesoamerican Institute of Permaculture I boarded a bus to the Lake Atitlan and while the first half was a quick drive...

May 2024 Traveling from Mexico to Guatemala After two incredible months in Chiapas, Mexico, I traveled back down to Guatemala. While...