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...

The Colegio Bolivar Sustainability leader, Jessica Gomez, a long-time friend and supporter of the Bolivar Garden approached me at the start of the year asking if the Agricultural Plant Science class...

The garden once again grows and produces food and vegetables for our community. A couple of racemes of bananas were taken to Chris´s cafeteria for our school workers where they were used for desert...

Following the heartbreaking discovery that we have been attacked by broca, Hypothenemus hampei,  we decided to quantify the extent of the damage and use it as a great learning opportunity. Students...

New connections through Bolivar Garden Saturdays A new year and new opportunities to work with other schools and colleagues.   Professor Lionel Manrique of Colegio Philadelphia reached out to me...

After two years of presenting projects to symposiums and returning back after pandemic it was decided that students needed to get back to writing scientific monographs and honing their research...

Manuela Borerro and Sara Escobar raised the standard of senior projects at Colegio Bolivar this year conducting innovative and original research on palma areca. The title of their project was...

Alejandro Ortiz and Juan Estaban Martin conducted research on intercropping plants, Arachis pintoi, (Mani forerjero), Zingiber officinale (Ginger) and Curcuma Longa (Tumeric) with bananas rather than...

Maria Camila Tatis, a senior in the class of 2024, not only is a great student who is now going to study dentistry in Bogota, Colombia, but also has an incredible skill and talent. She is an expert...