Farm Life

12 Feb 2024	Flowing Seasonal Creek
11 Feb 2024	Granja Caimito - The story so far
09 Feb 2024	Concrete Work, Solar System, Rain in the Forecast - And an Announcement
02 May 2022	An update about Living on the farm
09 Jul 2019	Living on the farm
29 Dec 2018	Spent the night in the new house
03 Nov 2018	Working on the inside of the house
04 Oct 2018	Solar pump for the shallow well
31 Aug 2018	Air conditioner for the offgrid house
04 Aug 2018	Washing and drying with solar power
31 Jul 2018	It is moving day
23 Jul 2018	We got cows for the farm
22 Jul 2018	Putting up drywall and insulation
21 Jul 2018	Installing windows
19 Jul 2018	Solar power for the house
18 Jul 2018	Pasture eaten and trampled
17 Jul 2018	Automatic waterer for the animals
16 Jul 2018	Erecting the mongolian yurt the second time
15 Jul 2018	Wrapping the house in paper
14 Jul 2018	Electrical wiring
13 Jul 2018	Digging with the backhoe
12 Jul 2018	Sheep shelter and getting plans changed
11 Jul 2018	Decking the roof
10 Jul 2018	Roundpen for horse training
09 Jul 2018	Installing water pipe for the kitchen
08 Jul 2018	Every guy needs a backhoe
07 Jul 2018	Getting a horse and some wildlife
07 Jul 2018	Consumed by tall gras
27 Jun 2018	Water proofing the roof
26 Jun 2018	We got four Merino sheep
25 Jun 2018	Closing in the roof
24 Jun 2018	Adding a second half to the house
23 Jun 2018	Adding the Mongolian Yurt to the building
21 Jun 2018	Progress on the house build 2
21 Mar 2018	Progress on the house build
04 Feb 2018	Setting up the first electric fence
04 Feb 2018	All walls have been completed
21 Jan 2018	First time framing walls
21 Jan 2018	Day saved for delivery truck driver
13 Jan 2018	Decking for the subfloor
31 Dec 2017	Building the subfloor for the temporary housing at the farm
17 Nov 2017	Fixing a fence temporarily
16 Nov 2017	Veterinarian checks cows and vaccinates pigs
22 Oct 2017	Some metal work and planning for another building
18 Oct 2017	Finally some rain
14 Oct 2017	Rock and patches of concrete in the patio
13 Oct 2017	Cleaning up patio and workshop
07 Oct 2017	Planning the farm layout
04 Oct 2017	First lunch at new farm
03 Oct 2017	First impressions from the new farm
02 Oct 2017	New farm in Andalucia
26 Mar 2012	Two Opposites: Right-Brain Extrovert vs Left-Brain Introvert
20 Mar 2012	Riding Again
18 Mar 2012	Maximiliano - Training the trained horse
13 Feb 2012	Teaching cues to Maximiliano
22 Jan 2012	A Real Pickup Truck
11 Jan 2012	Peruvian Paso Maximiliano arrives and meets Max
04 Jan 2012	The young not always do as told
30 Dec 2011	Road trip: 4 states and a Peruvian Paso gelding
06 Dec 2011	Max the Haflinger
20 Aug 2011	Finally - Paddock right in front of the house
01 Apr 2011	Remarkable insect
30 Mar 2011	Water is essential for new pasture during dry season
06 Aug 2010	Farm plans on hold due to authority dragging their feet
01 Apr 2010	25 km and 10 river crossings
17 Mar 2010	Right of Possession and local authorities that fear to act
10 Mar 2010	Building a temporary horse stable
01 Mar 2010	Fine Peruvian Horses
18 Feb 2010	Meeting with the district administrator to complete the road
17 Feb 2010	Registering our brand
15 Feb 2010	Crossing the "Brazo de Chuluganti" river
13 Feb 2010	Jeep as Logging Tool
13 Feb 2010	First baby trees in the tree nursery
07 Feb 2010	Where no car has gone before: what a great feeling
04 Feb 2010	Progress on our dirt road
02 Feb 2010	We are building a dirt road in the jungle
30 Jan 2010	Analysis of legal problems with Right of Possession
28 Jan 2010	The last 300 meters
27 Jan 2010	A path on top
26 Jan 2010	Hauling a tree with the Jeep
14 Jan 2010	Cherimoya fruit was seeded
12 Jan 2010	Started to seed in the new tree nursery
10 Jan 2010	Very pleased with the wood transport rikshaw
09 Jan 2010	Wood Rickshaw
07 Jan 2010	Nice doors and final paint job for the offroad trailer
05 Jan 2010	Doors for the offroad trailer
04 Jan 2010	Going off the road with our homemade trailer
30 Dec 2009	Setting up a tree nursery
27 Dec 2009	Homemade offroad trailer
25 Dec 2009	Making signs
23 Dec 2009	Making our own trailer hitch
16 Dec 2009	No solution yet to the legal issues
10 Dec 2009	There is a better access road
07 Dec 2009	Agreements are not always honored by all parties
28 Nov 2009	Clamp slabs together to saw poles
27 Nov 2009	Turning the guayacan log into slabs
23 Nov 2009	Think like a cow: pasture
23 Nov 2009	How to make wooden marker poles
22 Nov 2009	Land survey in the jungle
21 Nov 2009	Searching for wood and finding a "quebrada"; More weeding
20 Nov 2009	Fixing up and cleaning the rancho
19 Nov 2009	A farm in the rainforest - but with great cellphone coverage
18 Nov 2009	Removing a large jobo tree to unblock the access trail
17 Nov 2009	Pedron's hoof is getting better
16 Nov 2009	Our first two heads of cattle
13 Nov 2009	Buying cattle from a local farmer
11 Nov 2009	No luck today with the cattle purchase
11 Nov 2009	Buying cattle via Blackberry
04 Nov 2009	Pedron receives a house visit by the medical team
02 Nov 2009	Vaccines for our horses
31 Oct 2009	Where the rainforest is
28 Oct 2009	Flower and fruits
26 Oct 2009	Food and beverage in the wilderness
24 Oct 2009	How to do a land survey
22 Oct 2009	Rights of Possession in Panama
19 Oct 2009	Seems like this will be the access road (2/2)
17 Oct 2009	Seems like this will be the access road (1/2)
15 Oct 2009	Luzero's accident and rescue
13 Oct 2009	Luzero, Toby and Pedron visit a teak plantation
04 Oct 2009	Some more offroad fun
02 Oct 2009	Exploring a true jungle
22 Sep 2009	Sustainable Agriculture Network
22 Sep 2009	Another attempt at finding a good route for the access road (2/2)
19 Sep 2009	Another attempt at finding a good route for the access road (1/2)
18 Sep 2009	Didimo's old and new home
16 Sep 2009	Our temporary home base
15 Sep 2009	The big trip to the farm for our new horses
14 Sep 2009	Horse Beauty Salon
13 Sep 2009	Picking up Luzero to join the others
12 Sep 2009	Saddles, Machetes, Lasso, etc.
11 Sep 2009	Finding horses
10 Sep 2009	Going all the way to the end of the road (2/2)
07 Sep 2009	Sometimes leaving can be difficult
07 Sep 2009	Going all the way to the end of the road (1/2)
07 Sep 2009	Figuring out where to build an access road
06 Sep 2009	How the farm looks like at the moment
06 Sep 2009	Farming in the rainforest of Panama
06 Sep 2009	Exploring the farm
06 Sep 2009	The final 2 km are on horseback
04 Sep 2009	How to get to the farm
04 Sep 2009	A farm in the rainforest of Panama
28 Dec 2008	Left the city behind and went 4x4

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