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Renovations: Roof patching, shower re-modeling, and bathroom building
With fewer volunteers and interns on site, we’ve been able to get started on infrastructural updates around the farm. This has included re-thatching roofs, expanding the floor on the dorm currently...
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Plant Power: Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomateous herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the same family as ginger, Zingiberaceae. Native to South Asia, a documented 133 species of Curcuma have been...
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A Day in the Life
By Lee Cherry, Animal Husbandry Intern At Project Bona Fide there never is a dull moment. My day starts around 3:30AM when our naked-neck rooster starts his cockadoodledoo-ing letting everyone know...
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Updates from the Field: September 2015
By Sabrina Kerin, Program Coordinator The past three months have been full of the buena onda (good vibes!) and awesome visitors and volunteers that this place tends to attract, as well as some...
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Updates from the Field: January 2016
The high-lows of wet season: lush landscapes, abundant fruit and flowers, cooler evenings, biblical thunderstorms, knee-deep mud, moldy clothing, and all. Fall was full of hard work in the annual...
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A Day in the Life: Mona Krenbauer
By: Mona Krenbauer, Field Coordinator Hallo, Hola, and Hello! Soy Mona de la Finca Bona Fide… Hey everyone – I’m Mona from Germany, and I spent my last seven months on this beautiful farm on Ometepe...
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Fruits of Bona Fide: Bananas
By: Farah Motani, Education & Volunteer Coordinator One of the biggest eye openers for me coming to Bona Fide was learning about bananas (musa acuminata). Who knew that the seemingly simple fruit...
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Plant Power: Katuk
By: Paige Myers, Intern The Power Plant is a section of the blog designated to sharing some the awesome plants we grow here on the farm! This issue we’re talking about Katuk; a leafy green originally...
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Renovations: Structural and Power Updates
By: Farah Motani, Education and Volunteer Coordinator With so many hands on site during the busy dry season, we were able to accomplish a number of structural renovations to improve our spaces and make...
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Updates from the Field: August 2017
By: Farah Motani, Education and Volunteer Coordinator The past year has been a whirlwind of activity at Finca Bona Fide, with up to twenty volunteers on site as well as multiple student groups,...
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