Day 11 Photos

 

                                           Cape, Eli, Sofi, Jules, and Lily cutting up Papaya


                                               

                                                 Nuria and Isa grinding up Squash and Beets 


   

                                                 Jules scooping the seeds from her Papaya



                                            Our guide, Ambra, teaching us about fermentation


   

                   Some of our students with our guide, Sam, teaching us about some uses of soil       



                                                                      Sofi holding manure



                                Our guide, Sam, showing us different plants and their use in permaculture


                                         Sam, giving us our permaculture lesson before we explore


   

                                                       Ariela holding ground-up Squash


                                            Nuria holding beet in the process of fermentation


                                                 Gala digging into the fermentation bucket


                                                                Niko grating his Papaya



                                                        Nuria holding up fermented Beet

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