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Back to Marizá Epicentro Permaculture Farm – this time in Winter

Joe — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:57:33 +0000

A red-headed bird in the late afternoon Marizá sun In early June I returned to Marsha’s Marizá Epicentro permaculture farm. I loved my summer visit and looked forward to seeing the farm in winter. Being tropical, June days were still … Continue reading →

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Mariza Epicentro Permaculture Farm, Tucano, Bahia, Brazil

Joe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:36:10 +0000

Sign to Mariza Epicentro in front of a cactus species used to secure property boundaries In early December I enjoyed a wonderful nine days on Marsha Hanzi’s Mariza Epicentro permaculture farm. I first met Marsha at a wedding in New … Continue reading →

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Mariza Epicentro, Tucano, Bahia, Brazil, Food and Crops Part 2

Joe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:33:11 +0000

Continuing on from Food and Crops Part 1. This species of cacti is grown in the Tucano area for both animal and human consumption. The shrubs behind the cactus are grown for a windbreak The final cashew fruit left on … Continue reading →

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Mariza Epicentro, Tucano, Bahia, Brazil, Food and Crops Part 1

Joe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:30:12 +0000

Mariza Epicentro grows many crops organically and following permaculture practices for both animal and human consumption. These include corn (the primary crop), cassava, cacti, cashew, mango, pumpkin, herbs and vegetables. Every day a cook prepared hot breakfasts and lunches in … Continue reading →

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Mariza Epicentro, Tucano, Bahia, Brazil: Domestic Animals

Joe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:27:26 +0000

Mariza Epicentro kept several species of domesticated animals including pigs, chickens, goats, sheep, cats, ducks and Geraldo the goose. Chickens eagerly awaiting a feed The juvenile pigs enjoying food leftover from the kitchen. The wooden contraptions around their heads are … Continue reading →

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Mariza Epicentro, Tucano, Bahia, Brazil: Wild Animals

Joe — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:23:27 +0000

At the start of December I spent 9 wonderful days at Mariza Epicentro, Marsha Hanzi’s permaculture farm in the Tucano province of Bahia state, north-eastern Brazil. This, the first of several themed posts, contains photos of wild animals from or … Continue reading →

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