Category Archives: Soil
My journey at Paititi Institute started six months ago, right after I spent a life-changing 3-month stint at the home of PRI, Zaytuna Farm, completing both a PDC and 10-week internship under the tutelage of the masterful and inspiration-oozing Geoff … Continue reading
Contrary to what may would assume, the soil quality in the tropics is very low and at the Paititi Institute our ground is pure clay. Soil building has been a major focus since we established the center and in the … Continue reading
Biobone (also known as Phospheto) is a homemade soil amendment akin to double-burned bone available in some nurseries. The technique was pioneered by Eugenio Gras and provides plants with three key minerals they require for healthy immune functioning and pest … Continue reading
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most amazing displays of symbiotic relationships one can experience in the world. This complex and layered eco-system thrives through the many systems and cycles that interweave through the layers of canopy, creating one … Continue reading
We will gain much joy, healing and abundance by collaborating with nature, and as humans, we have gifts to give her as well. Just as worms, microorganism and fungi cycle organic matter and transform it into a super fertile soil by simply living their truth, we two have the power to co-create and bless all that we touch. We are not separate from this natural system we call earth after all. As with all of natures magical processes and infrastructures, we are another organism (made up of organisms) that plays a crucial role in the balance and progress of the whole when we act from love. The choice is ours!… Continue reading
