On Tuesday the 24th March a group of children from the Nido were accompanied by their teachers on a visit to the garden, where they saw the greenhouse, collected some coffee and saw the biodiversity that we have grown and managed in the garden. By all accounts, and by the look of joy […]
This week has been by far one of the busiest yet most rewarding weeks at Colegio Bolivar, especially as we in the science department have been at the forefront of Sustainability activities for our Sustainability Week. The week began with the opportunity to bring in Tomato expert David Bravo, his wife and Luna their dog […]
On Saturday the 23rd November, Dr Sonia Ospina and her 20 agroforestry students from UniValle, sede Palmira, came to visit Colegio Bolivar to learn about the two agroforestry systems we have in place and to visit a functioning composting area run by our very own Carlos Castillo – second right hand man to the garden, […]
Agrosavia in Palmira has a large collection of different clonal types of Theobroma cacao, the scientific name for cacao. On the 29th March, all agriculture students together with myself and Mrs Katie Neal visited Agrosavia to learn about cacao, see their collection and visit their arboretum of tropical fruit trees. The day started with us […]
During Agriculture class we were pleased to host a visit by Dr Julian Mateus of Agrosavia and Javier Gutierez from Hidroequipos, to have an open discussion about our proposal. They looked at the plot, answered questions regarding our plans and gave advice on whether to select one cultivar or multiple clones. Students were actively engaged […]
During our Bolivar Garden Saturday this month, the school was visited by Dr Vaast to discuss the viability of planting cacao at the school. The following The area is well suited to the planting of cacao The first step is to peg out the area in a 3mx3m triangular system to see the carrying capacity […]
Fernando OKA, the owner of Okafe Roasters in the north of the city, is a renowned coffee expert and barista. He roasts our coffee, Don Simón, to a medium roast and gives us advice on how to improve our cup profile. He visited Colegio Bolivar today to teach our students about coffee tasting and what […]
Mr Gabriel Artunduaga Cuellar of Empresagro came to the school today to give a talk about plant nutrition and nutrient uptake by plants. His background in agronomy was put to great use with both gardeners, teachers and students experessing interest and asking questions of him during the course of his first session – a talk […]
