🌼Traci🌼

Writer. Mother. Farmer's wife. Student of Life. Milker of cows.

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2024-01-29 22:19:19

We had a very special delivery today! Michael has been wanting to incorporate some very specific plants into #FoodForest, but has had a hard time getting good seed for them. A while back he found a nursery specializing in these rarer varieties, and he placed an order.
We've been waiting for their arrival since before Christmas, and today was the day. The holes have already been prepped, and he is already out planting them.
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¡Hoy hemos recibido una entrega muy especial! Michael ha estado queriendo incorporar algunas plantas muy específicas en el #BosqueComestible, pero ha tenido dificultades para conseguir buenas semillas para algunas de ellas. Hace un tiempo encontró un vivero especializado en estas variedades más raras e hizo un pedido.
Llevamos esperando su llegada desde antes de Navidad, y hoy ha sido el día. Los huecos ya están preparados y él Michael ya ha salido a sembrarlos.
#BosqueAlimentario #AgriculturaRegenerativa #Agroecología #Permacultura
#FoodForest #RegenerativeFarming #Agroecology #Permaculture
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2024-01-28 23:09:43

Do ya'll remember months ago when I posted about planting out a #cacao nursery? Well, those plants have mostly prospered and little by little they are getting transplanted into their permanent homes. The goal for this week is to get the last of nearly 1500 baby trees in the ground.
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¿Recuerdan cuando hace unos meses publiqué sobre un vivero de #cacao que Michael estaba armando? Bueno, esas plantas han prosperado en su mayoría y poco a poco se están trasplantando a sus hogares permanentes. La meta para esta semana es sembrar el último de casi 1500 árboles bebé.
#BosqueComestible #Agroecología #Permacultura #GranjaRegenerativa #Permaculture
#FoodForestFarming #Agroecology #PermacultureFarm #RegenerativeFarming
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2023-11-15 10:23:14

This is #OffTopic for me, but I need some #advice.
I'll be traveling to the US and Canada in summer 2024 for 2 months, but I will not be on "vacation" from work. I need a solid wifi connection wherever I go.
We'll be visiting some fairly remote areas where cell coverage is spotty at best (the Kootenays, rural Ontario, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan). How in the world can I guarantee a wifi connection in my travels?
#DigitalNomads #traveler #TechAdvice #WriterCommunity #RemoteWorker
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2023-11-05 11:28:25

A couple of weeks ago, the same day we had to bury our cow, my neighbor called to let me know their dog had attacked Pacheco, our beloved toucanette. Because he's never been caged, he has developed quite a range for his daily adventures.
I immediately ran down to claim him. I found him sprawled out, gasping for breath, and looking bad. I brought him up to the house, expecting him to pass at any moment.
But he didn't. By some miracle, he survived.
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2023-09-10 12:17:02

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@npub1r3u…srva @npub1xfk…f3v5 that's gotta be it. It grows but doesn't thrive here. Theres no harm in pushing its boundaries, though 😁

2023-09-10 02:20:13

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@npub1r3u…srva @npub1xfk…f3v5 nope. It's really uncommon. Which is surprising, considering the climate. I wonder if it might be an altitude? We're at 1300 mt.

2023-09-10 02:18:12

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@npub1xfk…f3v5 @npub1r3u…srva it's pretty humid here - plus it's planted fairly close to the river, so there's always humidity in the air. Everything down here grows like mad, except the vanilla!

2023-09-09 09:05:53

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@npub1r3u…srva @npub1p9h…n3uq we have one vanilla plant that Michael has been babying for over a year now! They're not very common here for some reason, and this was a very special gift from a very dear friend. Any advice for helping it to grow? It seems to be struggling.

2023-09-03 21:55:41

Our farm is pretty isolated and we don't get many visitors. When we do, I always feel a fresh sense of inspiration and motivation to keep doing what we do.
Farm tours allow us to explain the philosophies that guide us while showing what they look like in action. It's an opportunity to talk about the evolution of systems and our hope for the future. Seeing other people's appreciation for and interest in what we do is incredibly validating.
#PermacultureFarm #Agroecology #Farming #Gardening
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2023-08-27 10:13:01

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@npub1cmv…qyse Many fruits that can be found here also once thrived and/or are native to Venezuela as well. It's fascinating how cultural differences and the social/political histories of each country have played such a strong role in what people eat!

2023-08-25 13:57:41

I've been quiet for a few days because I am currently in Colombia. When I asked what I should purchase to bring home, I got a list of fruit seeds. 😆 Now I have to go and hunt down certain exotic fruits to eat!
Rollinia, fresh acai fruit, yellow dragon fruit, gooseberry, and others...
Oh, the joys of partnering up with a diversity obsessed agroecologist farmer. 😂😂
#Agroecology #FoodForest #FoodForestFarming

2023-08-16 10:20:58

Michael swears this smells like abundance, success, and progress. 💩
#farming #gardening #compost #permaculture #homesteading
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2023-08-15 20:35:18

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@npub1zqd…e6fj 🤔

2023-08-15 20:10:12

The latest harvest of #corn is hung up to dry down. Eventually it will get milled into cornmeal, but first we get to admire its gorgeous colors!
#Permaculture #Agroecology #Gardening #Organic #Farming #Homesteading
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2023-08-15 20:00:44

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@npub17az…5jcv beautiful! We love the yellow pear variety! They're very rustic and hardy in our experience.

2023-08-13 11:29:32

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@npub1vwv…fe8q ummm. Yes. 100%

2023-08-13 11:28:26

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@npub147c…27uk wow - I would have never imagined that! Here in the tropics, it's not hard to propagate by cuttings, but can hardly be considered common and even less so, invasive. We just planted a forage variety along a main fence way for biomass and animal fodder. We've also got the sticks of a prolific fruiting red variety rooting in - and we're dreaming about eating the fruits 😅. I wonder why it wouldn't be invasive here, but up north jt is? 🤔

2023-08-11 16:03:32

Beautiful, but not to be touched. Without meaning to, my partner just wrapped his hand around this badass #caterpillar. His workday ended immediately. He said it felt like 10 simultaneous scorpion stings. 😱
Anyone know what kind of #moth or #butterfly this might turn into?
#Nature #Badass #Tropical #Agroecology #RespectNature
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2023-08-08 11:02:52

Just some thoughts...
#agroecology #farming #gardening #permaculture #farming #RegenerativeAgriculture

2023-08-07 10:49:55

Things that seem perfectly normal on the farm these days.
#Agroecology #Farming #SmallFarm #Homesteading #FarmKids

2023-08-05 20:40:35

Don't worry, if anyone is in danger here, it's Pedro (the cat).
#Caturday
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2023-08-05 11:37:29

I wrote this #blog in response to some of the great questions I've gotten on some of my recent social media posts. I'm glad to finally get it published and out in the world! Feel free to give it a read, leave a comment, or share if you'd like.
https://traciraymond.com/2023/08/05/do-nothing-farming-agroecology-and-pig-pastures/

2023-07-22 20:14:42

Inspired by questions and comments about our pig pasture system, I thought I'd share some pictures of the current plantings we've got coming in.
Two pastures have been planted out with a multicolored dent corn. As that corn dies out, the climbing beans that are just starting to take off will take over their stalks. At the ground level, volunteer tomatoes, squash, and even a watermelon are sprawling about. In more bare patches where the corn didn't thrive potatoes have been planted.
#Gardening
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2023-07-22 20:05:11

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@npub1y74…m86n Can you see them? They look like weeds.
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2023-07-22 13:21:49

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@npub14ma…jm3g We have a pasture system the pigs rotate through, so the tomatoes have a chance to grow, produce, and die back before the pigs come back around again to turn everything under.

2023-07-21 12:46:59

These tomatoes are a product of Fukuoka's #DoNothingFarming method.
They are harvested from volunteer plants that pop up in the weeds growing in our pig pasture plantings. We carefully seed our pig's slops with our favorite rustic local varieties, some of which have been developed here on our farm.
Every week we harvest pots and pots from seed that our pigs worked into the soil. How awesome is that?
#NaturalFarming #RegenerativeAgriculture #Organic #gardening #Agroecology
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2023-07-13 23:30:44

Toucan update. We originally thought these two were Black Mandibled Toucans, which are the most common type around here. But as their feathers started coming in, it became obvious they are something else. We're thinking they're some kind of Collared Aracari, but their marking and eye color combination don't match up with any description we've yet to read.
They're starting to take flight, and have fun following us around the outside areas of the house.
#TropicalBirds #Rescue #UnexpectedPets
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