This weekend, due to flooding and rain and flooding and wind and flooding and rain, we stayed locked up in the hills of Pantrepant. This was a great weekend, relaxing. home. cool. food. On the right you can see what is usually a dry pasture. This picture was taken today, 3 days after the serious flooding.
On Friday we worked in the Wind Tunnels making new beds, clearing a new tunnel and planting two rows, one row of Bull´s Blood beets and another one of Touchstone yellow beets. These, due to the flooding in the surrounding areas here having ant trouble. Ants where digging out the planted seeds in the dry wind tunnels. To control this we increased the soil humidity and applied BT on Sunday. This doesnt seem to be working as of today, so this afternoon will apply Vinegar and Chili mix, which is supposed to keep ants away from the area.
Saturday and Sunday Tony was giving us cooking lessons. We had gotten a chicken about 3 weeks ago, but had absolutely no idea what one does with frozen chickens. Saturday we learned how to cook chicken in a sauce and made rice and greens. Sunday we learned how to make fried chicken. This knowledge is of utmost importance in Jamaica. Chicken being a staple food. Tony used to own a restaurant near Wakefield.
I think this post is going to be only pictures from now on. Enjoy
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| Mr. Donkey, usually lives by the river but flooding drove him up. |
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| Cocky, the evil dog, killed a kitten today. We had to tie him up. |
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| Three course meal! We are getting better every day. |
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| Had to take care of some cow wounds today. |
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| Finally a clear sunset, after two weeks of rain. |
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| Master Brayer #2 |
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| Tractorado |
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| Rain lluvia pioga raga rain lluvia |
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Luis R. turning compost. 2 of the 3 piles are ready and will be
applied to the wind tunnels upon transplanting. |
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In the 18th century sugar cane plantation ruins on
Pantrepant |
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| Pineapple. Hurt my back. Lots of work. |
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Cave exploration. These caves have a pre-Spanish (1400 or so)
carving on the walls. |
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Flooded wind tunnels. This is pack choi planted
three weeks ago. Up on top you can see the
same pack choi almost ready for harvest. |
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| Home. |
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| Good Night (Even though this is sunrise...) |
On Friday we worked in the Wind Tunnels making new beds, clearing a new tunnel and planting two rows, one row of Bull´s Blood beets and another one of Touchstone yellow beets. These, due to the flooding in the surrounding areas here having ant trouble. Ants where digging out the planted seeds in the dry wind tunnels. To control this we increased the soil humidity and applied BT on Sunday. This doesnt seem to be working as of today, so this afternoon will apply Vinegar and Chili mix, which is supposed to keep ants away from the area.
Saturday and Sunday Tony was giving us cooking lessons. We had gotten a chicken about 3 weeks ago, but had absolutely no idea what one does with frozen chickens. Saturday we learned how to cook chicken in a sauce and made rice and greens. Sunday we learned how to make fried chicken. This knowledge is of utmost importance in Jamaica. Chicken being a staple food. Tony used to own a restaurant near Wakefield.
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