Though a good deal of work was done early on to construct the staircase the agric students were all involved in digging out terrace #1 and constructing the stone wall. Now with smaller groups working on the terrace path and terrace #2, and with the addition of a saw, Laura, Manuela and Gabriel have secured […]
We continue to work on Terrace number 1, our 18 m flat terrace. The wall has been finished though we still need to pack the remaining four meters of stone wall with grass sod to compact it. The path is near completion, thanks to the hard work principally by Carolina, Valentina, Juan David and Juan […]
Diego Arias, turned into our Father Christmas, with the kind gift of an old but trusty wheelbarrow. Gabriel and Manuela have both been responsible for painting it Purple, and a number of students (Christian, Gabriel, Juana, Isabela and Juan Guillermo) have already been using it to transport soil from our new terrace to fill in […]
After the Christmas holidays we came back to an overgrown hillside, and weeds and bamboo shoots growing, in our partially constructed terrace. Weeds were weeded and the bamboo shoots were dug out and replanted at the side of the garden, by Juana, Isabella, Catalina, Laura and Gabriel. They are looking “a bit dead and withered” […]
One of the most important aspects of the agriculture course is inclucate the idea of reducing consumption, reusing equipment and resources and recycling materials where possible. When I came into the Limoncillo carpart at the start of the year I noticed a lot of used wood, planks in cement filled plastic bottles and logs cut […]
We have started back in earnest, returning to a slightly overgrown hillside garden. Work continues on our three main construction projects: the first terrace, the stairway, and the path at the top of the garden linking the two water tanks and the compost areas. All the students are continuing writing their monographs. Two chapters down, […]
After determining the location and size of the first terrace -it is located close the shed and entrance to the garden, running parallel to the stream – a dry-stone wall was built by all students. G and Nick working on measuring the first terrace Valentina, Carolina, Gabriel, Juana, Laura and Juan David digging the […]
The Top Path project is being managed by Manuela, Nick Nasser and Martin. They are in charge of constructing a path that will run for about 15 m from the first to the second tank and to the compost bins: it will measure about 1m in width. To date they have staked out the path after […]
The compost area will be central to one of the major themes of the garden. That is, to recyle and re-use resources. The school produces a lot of organic waste, in terms of food waste and paper/carton waste that can be recycled for nutrients to help plants grow. Four compost areas will be constructed. Andres […]
One of the main garden projects has been the construction of an earthen stairway. In order to get from the bottom of the garden to the water tanks, compost areas and higher beds a staircase has been started by a group of students including Juana, Valentina, Carolina, Laura, Juan David and Gabriel! The main stairway […]
