Belize is where I am for the next several weeks putting my permaculture skills into practice.
Coconut palm being planted with mulch below.
My first day in Belize I hit the ground running. Went and bought a ton of local produce in the nearby town of Spanish Lookout and then set on home to make a small snack for dinner. My Cracklin’ Cucumber was on the menu and chips on the side, and as always… it did not disappoint. After a tour of the site and a run down of the to-do-list we began tackling it the next day by transplanting coconut palms that began taking root wherever they landed. That would take several days in total to finish before we set upon our next task of bushwhacking around the banana grove. What a workout, for I had never been so sweety in my life!
Take that banana! Well, you have to weed them out so others survive.
Somewhere in the mix bofore the later task, we made a coconut station for processing the ripe ones in search of their water, flesh (soft and hard), and finally the sponge (this is what would feed a sprout as it grows). All of these are so good in their own right, especially fresh. I have a honed my machete skills and can crack one open in under a minute. Belize, I still cannot believe I am here! What an adventure. Next I’ll share with you a place I visited while here.
Xinatunich, what an amazing Mayan complex!
