Planting Chinese Vegetables

A test planting of various Chinese vegetables, is being carried out in Naturewalk, Permalife Farms.

The returns on these crops look very attractive, but the test planting will reveal all:

Preparing the ground for planting

Preparing the ground for planting

Preparing the ground for planting

Seedlings for planting

One seedling planted just 10,000 to go

Seedlings in the nursery

Naturewalk Furniture Manufacture

New milling and manufacturing equipment was delivered to and installed in the Naturewalk Furniture Centre in the Pavonas Craft Village last week.

All the equipment is installed, commissioned and running.

11 month old teak tree

Plants certainly grow quickly in Naturewalk, Costa Rica.

Here is Stefan Bryant, the Naturewalk Forestry Engineer, standing beside an 11 month old teak tree.

This tree was 18 inches high 11 months ago when it was transplanted from the Naturewalk nursery.

Just look at it now!

Stefan Bryant, Naturewalk Forestry Engineer beside an 11 month old teak tree in Naturewalk 3

Vanilla in Naturewlk 1

Vanilla vines in Naturewalk 1 have started to flower and produce vanilla pods:

Pavona School

Pavona village is located in Naturewalk.

Naturewalk contributes towards the running of the Pavona Shcool and Tim Ryan who handles tours and trekking at the Naturewalk Adventure Center, gives regular English classes there:

The Rain has Arrived

After a very long, very very hot dry season, the rains have come to Naturewalk. Here is the view at the farm center yesterday

ATV tours in Naturewalk

ATV tours of Naturewalk are now available.

These are "expedition style tours" and are not the standard tourist fare. They include multiple river crossings: