tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64620169037728010642024-03-14T00:21:32.672-07:00CuraDuranature and environment, culture and art, and a healthy way of living come together at the beautiful Caribbean island of CuraçaoInge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-90384339366247126572017-03-24T10:30:00.003-07:002017-03-26T06:49:33.863-07:00Volunteering at Curaçao <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A
few days ago I returned from Curaçao. I spent three weeks there.
Maybe you think: “Curaçao, Caribbean, beaches, palm trees,
dolphins, blue drinks”? Yes, that's Curaçao too. And I did visit a
beach and swim in the Caribbean Sea. But I did a lot more.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">During
those three weeks I stayed at the 'kunuku' (plantation) of Aishel.
She has bananas and papayas and other fruit trees, a field full of
large pumpkins, nice herbs and a small nursery (mostly moringa
trees). Her land is large, half of it is all 'mondi' (nature, wood).
Some twenty meters from her own house there's a wooden cabin. That
was my 'vacation home'. But not yet the first night. It had to be
tidied up and cleaned first. So the first night I slept in a hammock
between the trees. I prefered that over sleeping on the couch in the
living room, even though there was some rain. Next day we made the
cabin ready for my stay. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> bananas and papayas </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Aishel
is a busy woman, she has a lot to do, not only on her plantation.</span> So she needed help. I got some tasks to do at the
plantation: watering the plantation (opening a tap in a drip system,
waiting for 5 minutes, then closing this one and opening the next
one, etc.) each morning; watering the nursery twice a day (with a
hose) and cutting the tree-killing rubber vines </span><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(</span></span><em><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cryptostegia
grandiflora</span></span></em><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">).
And I did some household jobs. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><i>nursery </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">There
are more jobs to do, but these ask for strong muscles … Now
sometimes Aishel calls a German student, a young man who likes doing
tough work. Instead of paying for the gym he now gets paid for it.
And he gets a nice tan in the burning sun. Of course Aishel would
prefer having volunteers doing this kind of work too. That's why I
promised her to write this ad: </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WWOOFER(s)
needed! </span></span></b>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">At
the beautiful Caribbean island of Curaçao urgent help needed for an
organic plantation. Do you wake up early every morning? Do you love a
tropical climate? Are you in good condition? Are you more of a worker
than a talker? Can you recognise the bad plants from the good ones?
Are you persisting? Do you like camping in a non-luxurious
accomodation (your own tent, a hammock or a wooden cabin)? Are you
not afraid of tiny bugs (that might sting or bite)? Yes, are you that
person? Then this will be the perfect vacation or 'sabattical' for
you! You only pay for your own transportation and for the food that
doesn't grow in the plantation. I recommend it, I enjoyed it very
much and will return there as soon as I can! </span></span></i>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While
I was there an outdoor bathroom was built, of pallet wood. When
that's finished an outdoor kitchen will be made next to it. So the
life of the camping guests will become a little better … you won't
have to use the bathroom and the kitchen in Aishel's own house, like
I did. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Inge
Leonora-den Ouden- </span></span>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-56211749486548521742016-12-30T11:17:00.000-08:002016-12-30T11:17:12.562-08:00Project Plan <div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Next step in the process ... </span></span></div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Project
idea </span></span>
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</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">realise
CuraDura at Curaçao (make it happen) </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">care
for people (including myself) and Earth </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">eat
healthy, live healthy, experiment, share the abundance </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ol start="2">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Founder</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Inge
Maria (Leonora-)den Ouden, illustrator, certified energy savings
advisor and permaculture designer (soon) </span></span>
</div>
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</div>
<ol start="3">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Place</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Curaçao,
there where's room to realise it</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">needed:
shelter and land and the abundance nature and people offer </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">a
place accesible for all kind of people (and animals) </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">developing
into a permaculture food forest & educative centre (incl.
eco-camp) </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
<ol start="4">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Product(s)
and service(s)</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">education
/ advice on permaculture and a healthy lifestyle; other courses /
workshops; garden products; creative crafts products; gardening work
</span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">trading
(exchanging) and sharing </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">colaboration
with likeminded people</span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ol start="5">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Market</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">target
audience: everyone who's willing / interested </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">distribution:
at the spot and elsewhere if there's room / transportation </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">development
of permaculture → more clients and more produce </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">PR:
mouth-to-mouth and internet; provide news for newsmedia </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
<ol start="6">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Co-operation
</span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">encourage
colaboration of existing organisations, like v-Ital, SOL, Koperativa
Fresku i Orgániko</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">'each
one teach one' </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ol start="7">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Human
resoources </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">who
wants to join can do so whenever and in anyy way they want</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">share
the products together </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">free
and voluntarily </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">at
their own risk </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<ol start="8">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Investment</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
invest my strength, skills, commitment and knowledge (and curiousity)
in this project </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<ol start="9">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Finances</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">basic
principle: no money, only the existing abundance</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">needed
means: space (room / land), time, natural growth, 'waste material',
fysical and emotional commitment </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">in
some cases it might be necessary to use money, to pay or get paid
(preferably those two are in balance) </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
<ol start="10">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Planning
for three years</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">in
three years: experiments are going on, the shelter is being built,
there's rainwater catchment, the food forest is growing and
producing, workshops (on healthy lifestyle), exchange markets and
other activities are organised </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">we
do not use money, there's abundance </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Practical
steps: </span></span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">search
for people who are willing to help (likeminded)</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">search
for land, provided by someone backing the project </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">observe
the place thoroughly, think over all possibilities, brainstorm with
others </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">keep
all permaculture principles in mind </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">use
what's there and what you receive </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">make
good use of offered services and materials </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">think
of the best function(s) for the offered materials </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(re-)use
as much as possible of the water, soil and materials </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">make
good use of wind and sun, but prevent their negative influences </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">build
the network of likeminded and positive people </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">chances
for all kind of people </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">produce
what's needed, based on what's available and possible </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">quality
over quantity </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">don't
do too much, let others do their part and colaborate </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">see
the positive side of 'failures' and 'mistakes' </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">take
a next step when needed / possible </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">if
needed adjust the plan </span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Plan
originally written in Dutch 2016 Dec. 4-7, by Inge Leonora-den Ouden </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Translated
in English 2016 Dec. 30. </span></span>
</div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-7444786167583200612016-12-08T10:09:00.002-08:002016-12-08T10:09:30.513-08:00Moringa trees <h1 class="western">
<i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Moringa
(</span><span style="color: black;">Moringa oleifera</span><span style="color: black;">)
is native to the Indian subcontinent. Now it grows in tropical and
subtropical areas all over planet Earth. </span></i></h1>
<h1 class="western">
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<h3 style="line-height: 0.43cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #38761d;">Functions of Moringa:</span></h3>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leaves
<span style="color: black;">are loaded with vitamins, minerals and all of
the essential amino acids. Eat them in a salad, or dry them and use
as herbal tea. </span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Flowers
and pods you can eat as vegetables too. <a href="http://www.treesforlife.org/moringa">www.treesforlife.org/moringa</a>
</span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Every
part of the tree, from the bark to the leaves to the roots, is used
in traditional medicine. </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fodder
for cattle, increasing their milk production. </span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT" style="line-height: 0.43cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">A
plant-growth spray made from </span><span style="color: black;"><i>Moringa
oleifera </i></span><span style="color: black;">leaves
increases crop production. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT" style="line-height: 0.43cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">Treatment
of the soil, to eliminate a portion of the toxic heavy metals and
to activate the micro-organisms.
</span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=moringa&pageSize=10&index=40">http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=moringa&pageSize=10&index=40</a>
</u></span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Control
of nematodes: in a research situation</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
the population of nematodes (species Meloidogyne incognita and
Rotylenchulus reniformis) was significantly affected by moringa
plants growing togteher with tomato plants.
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03235408.2013.768062?src=recsys"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03235408.2013.768062?src=recsys</span></span></a></u></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-89020268866103629342016-11-27T12:19:00.002-08:002016-11-27T12:19:20.434-08:00News of CuraDura and v-Ital <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was a long time ago, not meaning
there was no news … on the contrary: there was so much to do, there
was no time left for writing! </i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First that is the case with Roland and
v-Ital. Roland lives on the island of Curaçao for a year now. During
that year he planted a food-forest, and he started his organisation.
The difference between living in the Netherlands (before) and in
Curaçao (now) is striking. Although this Caribbean island is part of
the Dutch kingdom, its rules and laws are very different. Or you
could say: most of the rules do not exist at Curaçao. There's so
much freedom to do what you want … I (Inge) can't
imagine it fully (I only was there a few times for a month).
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Roland had an underpaid job
there, but suddenly there was the opportunity to start an organic
farm, together with some others.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then he started organising networks:
one for the organic farmers on the island, the other for their
potential clients. He met Gianne Balentien, who already started a
cooperation of clients for organic foods: Koperativo Fresku i
Organíko. Meetings, lectures and courses brought more people
together. They visited farmers, made some videos there, like this
one: <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3y80wn3Qfo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3y80wn3Qfo</a>
</span></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In November they started with a
'vegetable and fruit bag', all locally grown organic products. The
succes was overwhelming. There's long waiting list …
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of all those things happening
at Curaçao, my feelings for the island are coming back. Some time
ago I said I wanted to stop CuraDura (and hoped someone else would
continue the blog and FB-page). But I know now Curaçao is really
'addictive'. My mind was full of ideas for starting permaculture (and
eco-tourism) there … I tried to slow down those thoughts, because
also here in the Netherlands there's much to do for the permaculture
… But now on both sides of the ocean the interest for permaculture
is growing, and in a country like the Netherlands there's more need
for people who are able to change laws and rules (which I can't) …
maybe there's more I can do there on the island in the Caribbean …
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I am still here in the
Netherlands, I am doing the online course for the PDC (Permacultuur
Webschool van Maranke Spoor & Lucas Brouns
<a href="http://webschool.permacultuuronderwijs.nl/">http://webschool.permacultuuronderwijs.nl/</a>
) and I work as a volunteer at the community garden of Permacultuur
Meppel (no website, only a FB-page). Thus I am enforcing my skills
and permaculture knowledge. And, as you see, I am writing for
CuraDura again! -Inge Leonora-den Ouden - </span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-50739185846349211592016-06-12T08:03:00.002-07:002016-06-20T01:29:48.238-07:00Wild vegetable called Bembe here in Curaçao <div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The soft, succulent leaves of Bembe have more omega-3 fatty acids than in some fish oils. If you are a vegan and pledge to avoid all animal products, here is the answer! Go for this healthy dark-green leafy vegetable and you can forget about fish! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Botanically,
this herbaceous leafy vegetable belongs to the family of
Portulacaceae and scientifically known as Portulaca oleracea. Its
English name is Purslane. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">There are varieties
which differ in leaf size, thickness, leaf arrangement and pigment
distribution. This hardy plant requires relatively little water and
soil nutrients. It grows well in sunny climates. The plant grows up
to 12-15 cm in height as a low-lying spread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>History
of Bembe in Curacao</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Nowadays
no one is interested in consuming this plant and it grows everywhere
and does well in this dry environment.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Here
are some photos I took.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Health
benefits of Bembe (Purslane)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">This
wonderful green leafy vegetable is very low in calories (just 16
kcal/100g) and fats; nonetheless it is rich in dietary fiber,
vitamins, and minerals. </span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Fresh
leaves contain surprisingly more omega-3 fatty acids (a-linolenic
acid) than any other leafy vegetable plant. 100 grams of fresh leaves
provide about 350 mg of alpha-linolenic acid. Research studies show
that consumption of foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the
risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and help prevent the
development of ADHD, autism, and other developmental differences in
children. </span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">It
is an excellent source of Vitamin A, (1320 IU/100 g, provides 44% of
RDA) one of the highest among green leafy vegetables. Vitamin A is a
known powerful natural antioxidant and an essential vitamin for
vision. It is also required to maintain healthy muscles and skin.
Consumption of natural vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin A is
known to help to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers. </span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Bembe is also a rich source of vitamin C, and some B-complex vitamins like
riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine and carotenoids, as well as dietary
minerals, such as iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and manganese.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Selection
and storage</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Wash
fresh leaves and stem in clean cold running water in order to remove
any sand and residues. After removing from water, mop it with soft
cloth to remove any moisture in them before storing in the
refrigerator. </span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Bembe can be kept in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days, but should be
eaten while the leaves are fresh and not wilted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #70ad47;"><b>Preparation
and serving </b></span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The
stems and flower buds are also edible. Trim the tough stems near
roots using a sharp knife. Cook under low temperature for a shorter
period in order to preserve the majority of nutrients. Although
antioxidant properties are significantly decreased by frying and
boiling, its minerals, carotenes and flavonoids may remain intact
with steam cooking.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Here
are some serving tips:<br />Fresh, raw leaves can be used as salad and
as vegetable juice.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Fresh,
tender leaves are used in salads. Sautéed and gently stewed stems
and leaves served as a side dish with fish and poultry.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">It
has also been used in soup and curry (Goni soppu curry) preparations
and eaten with rice and ragi cake (ragi mudde) in many mouthwatering
Purslane recipes in South Indian region, especially in parts of
erstwhile Mysore province of Karnataka state.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Stir-fried
and mixed with other like-minded greens such as spinach and
vegetables, it makes favorite dishes.</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color: #70ad47;"><b>Warning
</b></span>
</span></div>
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<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Bembe contains oxalic acid, a naturally-occurring substance found in some
vegetables, which may crystallize as oxalate stones in the urinary
tract in some people. 100 g fresh leaves contain 1.31 g of oxalic
acid, more than in spinach (0.97 g/100 g) and cassava (1.26 g/100 g).
It is therefore people with known oxalate urinary tract stones are
advised to avoid eating such vegetables belonging to Amaranthaceae
and Brassica family. Adequate intake of water is advised to maintain
normal urine output. </span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-81355982853071657972016-05-21T08:56:00.002-07:002016-05-21T08:56:50.585-07:00More crowdfunding <h3>
<span style="color: #274e13;">Thanks </span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Roland thanks you all. He received the 700 euros he asked for! </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He's
still busy packing and sending the moringa tea to all addresses. After buying all needed materials there was some money
left. He used it to buy some coconut and eucalyptus trees and
vegetable seeds. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Roland
is inspired for the proces of building up a cooperation with
other small enterprises in a way fit for the future. A small amount
of money can lead to big changes! His vision is more than an
enterprise, it's a new society around healthy agriculture in Curaçao
and Suriname. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h3>
<span style="color: #274e13;">Waterpump </span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There
was a old pump in the garden, to get the water from 60 meters deep. They used the water for the garden and the washing machine. But it
was broken, could not be repaired again. The tap water of Curaçao is
not good for plants, and very expensive. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They need 600
euro to buy a new one. Now Roland asks 12 people to donate 50
euro each. This investment can be rewarded with some options: </span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">pay
back with intrest (1% average), next year on the same date;</span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2
litres of home pressed extra virgin coconut oil; </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">50
euro value of moringa tea; </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1
litre of coconut oil plus 25 euro of moringa tea; </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a
package of organically grown vegetables and fruits (what and when
depends on the shipping); </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a
personal coaching skype session with Migarda Raphaëla (see
http://www.anda-creations.nl/skype-sessie-succes-nu ) </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a
calabash (gourd), hand painted with a (symbolic) painting of your choice; </span>
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">or
you donate the money as a gift. </span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is to show how this 'new society' can work. Better than to
put your money on a bank account, is to invest it in a positive
future. </span>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do you want to be one of those 12 people? Donate here: IBAN NL42 INGB 0006 7995 46 of
A.C. van Reenen in Curaçao. Add the option of your choice. </span>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-34394938744750353452016-04-17T05:40:00.002-07:002016-04-17T05:40:45.900-07:00Greening Curaçao part 2<div style="border: none; line-height: 0.48cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 1; padding: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">So
you understand: only mulching is not sufficient at Curaçao. Best
would be to use wood chips, a layer of 12 cm (5”). Because I don't
have wood chips, I had to find a way using materials I do have. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
have a large poly bag, it can last at least a year in the sun. I cut
it and laid the parts on the soil. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In
this way the soil can stay moist a little longer.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For
two hours I pump air through the water, using a fish-tank-pump. The
water is passing an 'emploder', existing of two vortex shapes and two
magnets. This makes the water more lively. Then I add bokashi compost
and epson salt to the water. This makes the water comparable to
rainwater. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.53cm;">This
water mixture I use to wet the soil several times before planting.
Then I planted Tayer leaves (Tahitian Spinach, Xanthosoma
brasilense).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Next
time: more plants and more on the emploder. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kind
regards, Salomon, Eco-village SOL </span></span></span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-84766323051162672052016-03-27T08:06:00.000-07:002016-03-27T08:06:15.416-07:00Lectures on permaculture at Curaçao<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Koperativa
Fresku i Organiko' (Cooperation Fresh and Organic) organised an
evening of lectures in Papiamento. First
speaker was Gianne Balentien. She told how people become more aware
on healthy food. We, consumers and gardeners, shape the future. We
have to take it in our own hands. That's why this evening was
organised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then
guest speaker Ruben Prince explained the basic principles of the best
solution for agriculture at Curaçao very well. The main principle is
restoration of the soil. At Curaçao the soil is rich in nitrogen,
but poor in organic materials. He recommends making compost. A
compost pile has to be four parts carbon (plant materials) on one
part nitrogen. Every four days you mix your compost. If you keep the
compost moist, after 28 days it's ready for use. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watering
plants with the tap water of Aqualectra is not good. The pH of this
water is too high, it's about 7 or 8, while plants need about 6.5. It
contains chlorine too, killing all organic material (that's what it's
for). </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because
of the erosion the temperature in the uncovered soil rises to 45
degrees (C) during the day. Such a high temperature kills everything
living in the soil. So the soil must be covered, this is done with
'mulch'. Mulch is a layer of organic material (leaves, wood chips,
grass, cardboard, paper) of about 20 cm, to cool down the soil
temperature to about 23 degrees (C). That's a nice temperature for
your tomato and pepper plants! </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then
he told about the iguanas: feed the enemy! Plant a reserved part in
your garden with 'iguana food', so they'll stay there and won't eat
your edible plants. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More
information on permaculture, f.e. the chicken tractor, manure (how
much and when to use), etc. you can visit him at his terrain near
Sint Joris, where he is busy providing Curaçao professionally with
organic food products. </span>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-52876796795358794942016-03-09T11:04:00.001-08:002016-03-09T11:04:44.660-08:00Just call it GREENING THE DESERT <div style="line-height: 0.53cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 1;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As
you know at Curaçao it's hot and the soil is often eroded. There
isn't much life in the soil there. In this blog Salomon shows us,
in pictures, how to make the life turn back into the soil. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">coconut
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">carbon
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">bokashi
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the coconut peel and carbon in water with the fluid bokashi compost
for 24 hours. The microbes enter the coconut peel and the carbon. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.53cm;">Then add
cow manure. Keep the soil wet for a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Then
start planting. More on the plants will follow later. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In
such a hot country protection from the sun is really needed! You can
do this with wood chips, at least a 10 cm thick layer. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.53cm;">Bokashi
is a fermentation of vegetable and fruit rests with Effective
Microbes. It's done in a special airtight closed bucket.</span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-17098973827599178102016-03-05T07:13:00.001-08:002016-03-05T07:13:11.140-08:00Thanks<div style="line-height: 0.56cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 1;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.56cm;">Roland
wants to thank all who donated for his crowdfunding. The amount of
money he asked for is not yet there, but now he can start his next
project (small greenhouses).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In exchange for
your donation you'll receive some Moringa-tea. Roland is drying
leaves, flowers and bark of the Moringa tree for that tea now.
Moringa is called a 'wonder tree'*. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If
you did not yet donate, or if you forgot to add your address for the
Moringa-tea … the crowdfuncing action has not yet ended ;-) </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Bank
account NL42 INGB 0006 7995 46 of A.C. van Reenen, Julianadorp
Curaçao. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">*Link
about Moringa in Dutch
</span><span style="color: #0068cf;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><a href="http://www.wanttoknow.nl/zo-kan-het-ook/van-wonderboom-tot-dagelijkse-voeding/" target="_blank">http://www.wanttoknow.nl/zo-kan-het-ook/van-wonderboom-tot-dagelijkse-voeding/</a> </u></span></span></span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-32540998616298078322016-02-22T05:13:00.002-08:002016-02-22T05:13:41.933-08:00Crowdfunding for V-Ital <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenhouses of shadow cloth </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After experimenting for some months at
Curaçao, Roland understands 'greenhouses' are needed to grow
vegetables in this climate, on this soil. The 'rainy season' ended,
it did not bring the expected amount of rain. Green is changing into
yellow and brown. September or October, the start of next rainy
season, is far away. Permaculture can do a lot of good here, even
change the climate for the better!
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Growing vegetables at Curaçao during
the dry season is only possible with 'greenhouses' of shadow cloth.
That's an investment. Roland is glad he found a paid job at Curaçao
(tourism). But to build some small 'greenhouses' with a wooden frame
and shadow cloth, he asks for help. Greenhouses keep iguanas out
too, animals eating vegetables. And Roland wants to start
with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZXq9_1z-O8" target="_blank">aquaponics</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Iguana at Curaçao </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He calculated: for those investments he
needs a total of 700 euros. He asks you all to give him 10 euros.
Within a few months he'll send you a bag of moringa tea. Those who give 20 euros will get a bag of marva (wild origano) tea too.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bank account is: NL42 INGB 0006
7995 46 of A.C. van Reenen, Julianadorp Curaçao. Mention your name
and address so you can have your herbal tea(s). Thank you.
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banana circle
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this video Roland and his friend
show how they made a 'banana circle': <br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXnjBzP77vc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXnjBzP77vc</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon to come: the vegetables growing at
Rolands permaculture garden now. </span></div>
Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-1676060574203368642016-01-28T11:27:00.001-08:002016-01-30T23:58:42.634-08:00New garden adventures at Curaçao<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Cura%C3%A7ao-706528842781626/timeline" target="_blank">Roland</a>'s
wish since many years was: to visit Dinah Veeris, the famous
herb-woman of Curaçao. So he did, as this video shows: </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrbqCQWdIc0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrbqCQWdIc0</a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 11pt;">Drougth
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A
concern Dinah shared with Roland was the drougth of the soil. Even in
the rainy season. Many medicinal species disappear because of burning
sun, blowing wind and the totally eroded soil. Growing vegetables is
a problem too. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
island's industry pumps away much of the groundwater. But that's not
all. The people have the habit of sweeping their garden clean. They
remove all undergrowth. So the soil is freely available for blowing
with the wind and flowing in muddy streams when there's a rainstorm.
No nutrition is left in the soil. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 11pt;">Videos
of solutions </span></span>
</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Roland
showed his efforts to start composting. Compost is indispensable for
the soil. The next video shows his new experiment: 'Hügelkultur'.
Organic materials are hidden in the ground, on which vegetables will
grow. The organic material fixes the moisture in the soil. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz17f-4fuZA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz17f-4fuZA</a>
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">How
he builded a 'greenhouse' is shown here: </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQR2SrWd0wk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQR2SrWd0wk</a>
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As
you see the purpose of this tropical 'greenhouse' is to give shadow.
So it's made of green 'shading cloth'. An easy way to irrigate with
plastic bottles is shown here: </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98jU7bKaI8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98jU7bKaI8</a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 11pt;">Green
grass growing </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">After
two months of rainy season the barren terrain turned to green. Grass
was growing all over! Roland first reason to let it grow was to hide
his okra plants and small moringa trees for the iguanas. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Almost
daily handy men came at his door, offering to help get rid of the
grass (for a few guilders). But the garden flourishes with the grass.
The sun does not burn on the soil anymore. The falling leaves stay in
the grass and start composting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 11pt;">Greening
deserts </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
next step will be: mowing the grass, but leave it there as mülch.
Together with branches and leaves of trees, the grass is a source of
energy given by nature. There's no need to buy manure. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In
this way even deserts became green again. In Brasil agriculturers
apply the principles of the rainforest, by covering the soil with
organic materials. The soil turns more and more fertile. It holds
humidity, the temperature drops a little and it even gets more rainy.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: 11pt;">A
greener Curaçao </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Roland
is very glad he can help Curaçao, and the climate in the long run,
with his experiments. More people see the benefits. They ask him for
help to turn their terrain into a green oasis. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">He
is also happy with this terrain at Bandabou: </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All
vegetation there will stay. The paths will remain. This terrain will
be a centre for teaching permaculture. Roland will start some
Hügelkultur there, swales along vegetable beds and other experiments
to show interested Curaçaoan people how permaculture works. </span></div>
Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-66288269530597957542015-12-13T09:52:00.001-08:002015-12-13T09:52:39.854-08:00Developments at Curaçao <h2>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Permaculure
develops at Curaçao </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Band'abou
is the western part of Curaçao. Here used to be the agriculture.
Nowadays there isn't much left. Roland's family still owns an old
'kunuku'* with lime house, but the land is overgrown with Neem and
Noni trees and Kadushi, an edible cactus. The good news is: Roland
has permission to start a permaculture project there! <br /><i>*Kunuku
means something like 'vegetable garden'. </i></span>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Locally grown
veggies </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Looking
for organic food in the supermarkets Roland didn't find much. There
are imported products, the same brands you see in Dutch supermarkets
(organic brands too). No local organic vegetables or fruits … yes,
one exception: fresh sprouts (micro-greens) with the brand 'Nos
Kunuku'. He bought a box. At home he googled and found the facebook
page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nos.kunuku/">https://www.facebook.com/nos.kunuku/</a>.
He made an appointment with the owner, Henny Barbolina. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">Nos
Kunuku </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Four years ago Henny changed from regular agriculture to organic. He
knows the permaculture principles and tries to apply them as much as
possible. It's a way of development. He says permaculture is like
nature in the tropical rainforest. There is always an abundance of
food, not grown by humans, but by nature itself. No energy is wasted.
He discovered 'aquaponics', based on old knowledge combining culture
of fish and vegetables. In this video Henny tells about aquaponics,
about the importance of local production and exchange with other
permaculturists (in the USA mainly):</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZXq9_1z-O8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZXq9_1z-O8</a>
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">Eco
Village SOL </span></span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From
the Netherlands Roland had e-mail contact with Salomon Bomberg of Eco
Village SOL (facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ecovillagesol/">https://www.facebook.com/ecovillagesol/</a>
). Salomon wants to start Curaçao's first 100% self-sustaining
community. It's not only agriculture, but a centre for development
and exchange of knowledge. Salomon did research on green techniques
as well as personal growth. He is very interested in Fibonacci's
findings on numbers in nature. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">Numbers
and permaculture </span></span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Salomon
showed Roland the land he is cleaning, together with some volunteers.
In the past it was a junkyard, full of rusty car parts. A part is
already cleaned and changed into Salomon's own specific sort of
permaculture. He experiments with numbers, trees planted in pentagon
and hexagon shape. In this video he tells about it:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPoB_Of2UBs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPoB_Of2UBs</a>
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He
has some cows too, for them he is making stables and grazing fields
in a hexagon shape. It is divided in six parts, while the cows graze
one part on the other parts new grass grows. You can see it in this
video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y8hL9_c0O8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y8hL9_c0O8</a>
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Salomon's
greenhouse is a double dodecagon, or a lemniscate, the shape of
'flowing energy'. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Info, photos and videos by Roland van Reenen, (v)ITAL, facebook page: </i></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Curacao-706528842781626/"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Curacao-706528842781626/</u></span></span></span></a></div>
Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-19490345802313879712015-12-09T02:13:00.002-08:002015-12-09T02:13:36.441-08:00News from Curaçao<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: #38761d;">A new permaculture garden at Curaçao
</span></h2>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Roland
enjoys the tropical climate of Curaçao. But he found out the
difficulties too. Curaçao is an island with a low groundwater level.
When it rains most of the water flows down to the sea, taking the top
layer of soil with it. The wind blowing all the time makes it even
dryer. Leaves falling from the trees don't stay underneath, but are
blown away. So there isn't much natural composting. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Roland
decided to help nature in his garden and made a video of it:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7cvDPcwn3Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7cvDPcwn3Y</a>
</span>
</div>
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<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: #38761d;">Fruit trees
</span></h2>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Roland
was very happy to see plenty of room for a foodforest garden around
the house. And some large fruit trees are there already! Mango,
soursop, noni, pomegranate, marva, moringa, a coconut palm and a
seagrape tree. And there is an Aloe vera (as usual in Curaçaoan
gardens). Roland discovered even acerola-cherries are growing in his
garden. But there are iguanas too, they like to eat from the trees
before there is time to harvest! </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Iguanas
also like eating small seedlings and cuttings. So all seeds are sown
in pots in the 'nursery'. There the first bananas are growing, as
well as cassava or yucca (Rolands favourite) and turmeric. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h3 class="western">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Soon to come:
Roland visits other permaculturists at Curaçao</span></h3>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-51795941984945873072015-11-18T10:48:00.001-08:002015-11-18T10:48:28.707-08:00(v)ITAL <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Roland left his job in the Netherlands
behind and started something new in the Caribbean region. </i></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo: hibiscus, medicinal herb from Suriname </span></span></div>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suriname </span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roland was in Suriname several times before. He has friends in remote jungle
villages, who grow their own food in the traditional way, without the
use of chemicals. Click this link for a video on their agricultural
methods, f.e. the use of Neem leaves as a natural insecticide.
<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3S--OTSInQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3S--OTSInQ</a>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomboti </span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last October he went there again. After
a long boat trip along the Suriname River, he arrived at Pikin Slee.
The foundation Totomboti has a museum there. They promote both
traditional Saamakkan art and work of artists who live there now.
Also the foundation helps preserve the natural surroundings of the
village, where shamans find their medicinal plants. This jungle is
like a living farmacy! </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He also visited friends with
permaculture and organic farms, and the <a href="http://www.matoekoe.com/">Matoekoe</a>
project helping handicapped children with the products of an organic
farm.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roland started the connection between
these projects in Suriname and his project at Curaçao. His goal is
to share the knowledge these people have. The name of his project is
(v)ITAL. ITAL is the word for (traditional) organic food in
Suriname, coming from Jamaica, meaning the combination of 'I' (the
human being) and 'nature'.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One more video on organic farming in
Suriname: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utVFQDT36Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utVFQDT36Q</a>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curaçao </span></h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnoM-M3DRPdQb1d8ZjJoBmymwOv8BQpplh8R0fypjVF2WEBPsalf6W9HHGVpqV64akLN_ymfaQfQXYZfkQvc42iH9pYRSdBrCSkUKx2HMG7IYIZ1NnLEtGBJTRCr104hAt24kGEmREiBy/s1600/pomegranate.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnoM-M3DRPdQb1d8ZjJoBmymwOv8BQpplh8R0fypjVF2WEBPsalf6W9HHGVpqV64akLN_ymfaQfQXYZfkQvc42iH9pYRSdBrCSkUKx2HMG7IYIZ1NnLEtGBJTRCr104hAt24kGEmREiBy/s200/pomegranate.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 3<sup>rd</sup> Roland arrived
at Curaçao. He was surprised to see the large garden around the
house of his partner. Plenty of room for an edible garden! Also a
small tree with fruits suprised him, it was just like the handpainted
plate he got as a goodbye gift from the Dutch collegues he left: the
pomegranate! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roland contacted Salomon of eco-village
SOL too. You will read more on that another time. And you can follow
his Facebook page
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Curacao-706528842781626/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Curacao-706528842781626/</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or Instagram
<a href="https://instagram.com/vital_organic_suriname_curacao/">https://instagram.com/vital_organic_suriname_curacao/</a>
</span></div>
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</div>
Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-57271494510718542222015-08-29T05:54:00.001-07:002015-08-29T05:54:28.010-07:00Kalalu <div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This
is the first of a series of articles about edible plants growing at
Curaçao. The information for this articles is provided by Salomon
Bomberg (Eco village SOL) and Carlos Leonora (Inge's husband). </i></span></span></div>
<h1 class="western">
<span style="color: #38761d;">Kalalu (organic or wild spinach) </span>
</h1>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
official name is Amaranthus dubius Mart ex Thell. In English it's
'spleen spinach' or 'Chinese spinach'. At Curaçao they call it
kalalu (pronounce kah-lah-loo) and most people consider it a weed.
Only a few know it's a high growing plant they can eat like spinach.
It grows all over our land. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<img src="http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Photfile%20Images/Amaranthus%20dubius%2014b%20RRS.jpg" /><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">In the kitchen</span></h2>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the past at Curaçao this 'weed' was eaten by the poor people. They
mixed it with mashed potatoes or with 'funchi' (corn flour, like the
Italian 'polenta'). If possible they prepared 'stoba' (stew) with
some meat, onions, garlic, hot pepper and kalalu, to serve with the
'funchi'. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">As a cure </span>
</h2>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kalalu
is also a medicinal herb. As a herb tea it helps calming asthma
attacks, for both adults and children. The leaves and flowers are
cooked in boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Then the tea is sieved
through a cloth. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
cloth, wetted in kalalu tea, also can be used. Spots of eczema are
treated with it. For some consecutive days these spots are packed in
the wet cloth. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div>
<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Feeding the chickens</span></h2>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chickens
love kalalu, so it was often used as chicken feed in the past. We
started feeding it to our chickens and now experience the eggs are of
better quality. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.botanypictures.com/plantimages/amaranthus%20dubius%2006%20AN%20curacao%20malpais.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.botanypictures.com/plantimages/amaranthus%20dubius%2006%20AN%20curacao%20malpais.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
never saw this plant with a disease, it's a strong plant. In spite of
all advantages of kalalu, most supermarkets don't sell it. </span></span>
</div>
<div lang="nl-NL" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-82875316079705383142015-08-05T11:41:00.000-07:002015-08-05T11:41:21.769-07:00Permaculture Curaçao: CuraDura project changes<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<h2>
<b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Permaculture Curaçao: project changes </span></b></h2>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CuraDura was presented as a starting
project at the island of Curaçao. Now we have some reasons to change
our direction. Following the principles of permaculture often leads
to changes.</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<h3>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Permaculture at Curaçao </span></h3>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The project (an eco camp site at
Curaçao) is still something we look out for. But now it's more like
something you see vaguely in the far distance. Before we can reach
it, we have to follow the path that's right in front of us. What do
we see there? Eco Village SOL! A project already taking shape (<a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/2015/05/eco-village-sol.html">read
more</a>).
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This project needs more attention. It's
the first real Eco Village at Curaçao. Salomon and his voluntary
helpers are doing their very best to apply permaculture's principles.
But they are a very small minority. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<h3>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The challenges of Curaçao</span></h3>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Permaculture or organic farming isn't
easy at this Caribbean island nowadays. Halfway the twentieth century
almost all inhabitants started working for the oil refinery. Farmers
left their land, smaller gardens were neglected, the old skills were
(almost) forgotten. Then the situation changed again. Less workers
were needed at the refinery. Many people left the island (most of
them migrated to the Netherlands, easy with their Dutch passport).
The politics of Curaçao changed their view to large scale tourism,
like other Caribbean islands.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In general people at Curaçao don't
know anymore about the rich possibilities of the soil under their
feet. The use of certain trees, shrubs and herbs as food, medicine or
material … only few people still remember. How to build a house of
local materials, how to have a cool house without airco, how to use
your own force, without being dependent of factories and stores,
subsidies, etc.; this knowledge must still be somewhere, hidden in
people's minds.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<h3>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discover that hidden
treasure! </span></h3>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the new direction of CuraDura:
rediscovering that knowledge, finding the people who still remember
and who can tell about it. Activating these people so they want to
share their knowledge. CuraDura will provide the needed platform.
First it's here at the internet. The next goal is to organise real
life workshops.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No matter where you are: Curaçao, the
Netherlands, or anywhere else. If you can add to the knowledge needed
to apply the principles of permaculture at Curaçao … all you have
to do is <a href="mailto:i-m-leonora@hotmail.com?subject=CuraDura">contact
CuraDura</a>. Together we'll figure out the best way to go on
together.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not so long ago Roland contacted us. He
is going to Curaçao soon. He and his Curaçaoan friend are very
interested in permaculture. They want to support CuraDura. First
thing they are going to do there is help Salomon at Eco Village SOL.
Roland had a very nice plan: he will make videos! His videos of Eco
Village SOL, and other subjects related to permaculture, will become
part of this blog. Don't miss it: submit!
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-12244404290567712222015-05-04T09:41:00.001-07:002015-05-04T09:41:28.862-07:00Eco village SOL <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Information on our partner project at Curaçao </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Eco Village SOL </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eco Village SOL is a project at the island Curaçao. Salomon Bomberg has started it some years ago. After some try-outs at different spots, he found a piece of land at Santa Catharina. It's close to the bay of Sint Joris, in the eastern part of the island. Even though part of the 4 acres of this land was a dump for used cars, it's well situated and has potential for Salomon's plans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Mission and vision </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
mission of Eco-Village SOL is to become a 100% self-sustaining
community, dedicated to research and education on the environment and
sustainable living and tourism. It will be a model for a new way of
living, a place to heal, grow, re-awaken deeper aspects of ourselves
we have forgotten in the frantic and hectic pace of our
industrialised world. It's a playful, creative and spontaneous
journey and an intense unfolding of what it feels like to be alive,
connected and nurturing towards ourselves and the fragile eco-system
in which we live.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Eco-Village
SOL envisions a world of diverse ways of being, united in harmony
with each other and the planet, a world supporting the nourishment of
each person's self-expression.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eco Village SOL is focused on </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">becoming a model of sustainability at Curaçao </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">incorporating the latest green technologies in design and infrastructure </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">actively encouraging teachers and workshop hosts to come and teach various aspects of personal growth, organic farming, sustainability, green technologies, etc. to children and adults </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">promoting the research, development and use of earth-centered technologies </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">encouraging and promoting cross-fertilisation of ideas and resources among ecological organisations and the Curaçaoan population </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">becoming a center where people can live and work on various eco-related projects </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">developing and nurturing a sense of community </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">becoming a center for teaching, exploring and encouraging cooperation and action towards a sustainable Curaçao </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How is it doing now? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Salomon has started creating the eco village at the 4 acre piece of land. Together with a group of five people, most young volunteers, he is cultivating the land in an organic way. They do their best to apply the principles of permaculture. They are creating a model for permaculture on the island of Curaçao, they are pioneers here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are digging some wells. More animals will come to join the two cows: chickens, goats, more cows. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are no financial means. That's why the workers are volunteers, who are motivated by the vision and mission of Eco village SOL. Donations are used for the equipment. A pick-up and a tractor are available for use when needed. To get some income, Salomon designs and creates gardens for others. But most of his time he works at Eco village SOL. Selling products of the land (starting in the near future) will provide the money for the projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First the housing for the workers will be built. The lodges and other buildings will be made of natural materials as much as possible. The buildings will be designed like organic structures, for example domes. There will be a presentation room, a restaurant and some kind of accomodation for tourists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Eco tourism </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the future Eco village SOL will attract tourists who want to experience this way of living and who want to contribute to the independence of the Eco village. In the Sustainability Center students will have the opportunity to follow lectures and get explanation about new, sustainable techniques. This place will be hosting a think-tank of various environmental and sustainability organisations. Conferences on related subjects will be organised. Guests will have access to all aspects of the community. They can dine at the organic restaurant, where they can eat the food right off the land. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Eco-Village
SOL will become a resort that enriches nature, rejuvenates the
community and guests and applies: bio-architecture, water harvesting
and recycling, permaculture, cold fusion, gravity, electromagnetic
and plasma technology, holistic healing, </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">agnihotra</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
and resource based economy. It seeks to cooperate in a
non-competitive manner with other organisations for the benefit of
humankind.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>More information and pictures: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ecovillagesol">https://www.facebook.com/ecovillagesol</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Permaculture </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Permaculture is the match maker, creating passionate love affairs between rain and plants, humans and animals, and ultimately achieving systems that produce enough natural resources to provide for their own maintenance and reproduction. In this type of system the primary concerns would not be mass production and economics, but 'people care' and 'earth care'. Because successful permaculture requires great inputs of knowledge of natural systems, creativity and expertise in a number of different areas, the ideal of 'people care' encourages individuals to share both their crop yield and their knowledge and talents. 'People care' also encompasses the ideal that, just as an individual should care for the earth, the earth should care and provide for that individual. Each permaculture system is thus developed and personally tailored to suit the needs and desires of the individuals for which it provides. “ </span><br />
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-7169304036693514052015-04-06T06:15:00.004-07:002015-04-06T06:23:26.023-07:00A nice spot to start the project <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I visited Curaçao. I was there for the Plein Air painting festival, as well as to do some research for the Cura Dura project. Before I went there I was in contact with Salomon Bomberg, who started Eco Village SOL at the island. He is a busy man, working on his eco farm near Santa Catharina, together with his brother and some boys (who are educated on the job there). Still he found some time to show me another spot where an ‘eco village’ is possible. I consider that spot ideal for Cura Dura! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just outside the outskirts of the neighbourhoods of Willemstad, before the more natural part of the island (Banda’bou) begins, there is an open terrain. A new, ‘green’ housing project is planned there (by FKP, Fundashon Kas Popular). It's called 'Wechi' (or 'Weichi'). At the south of that plan there is a natural hilly ridge. It is not part of the housing plan, but an ‘eco village’ is planned there, with the help of Salomon. Now he doesn’t have much time anymore for that plan, but together we could do it! Will you join us? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to know more? Please contact me, Inge. </span><br />
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-41968767102303760142015-04-04T03:51:00.003-07:002015-04-04T03:51:27.492-07:00News from Curaçao<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NEWS soon to come ...<br />It's about this interesting 'spot': </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-29024049807584897102015-01-31T22:50:00.000-08:002015-02-14T11:32:54.682-08:00Join us! <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">… giving advice from wherever you are, via internet? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Inge Leonorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396706187418867930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462016903772801064.post-64391354624322365162015-01-28T11:52:00.001-08:002015-02-09T01:52:53.613-08:00CuraDura<h1>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">What is CuraDura? </span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A plan, project, idea, dream, … providing a basis for activities, in
which nature & environment, culture & art, and a healthy way of living
come together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This future project I describe here as if it’s already existing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Where? </span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At the beautiful Caribbean island of Curaçao! At a quiet central spot,
starting point for hikes in nature, trips to the beach or to Willemstad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Who? </span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It involves different target groups. It’s an ‘eco-camp’ for tourists. It’s
an accommodation for workshops, attracting both locals and visitors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We, the project-group, come from different directions. We’re tied
together by our love for Curaçao, for nature and for humanity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Curaçao isn’t regarded ideal for camping. Nevertheless this is almost a
camping site. Imagine an oasis; small (2 and 4 person) holiday-homes shaded by
palm trees, separated by cactus bushes and a garden full of fruits and
vegetables (‘<a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/p/basic-principles.html" target="_blank">permaculture</a> food-forest’). A larger central building. All built in a sustainable,
eco-friendly way, with local natural materials such as palm leaves. Still
everything modern tourists need is there. Electricity and hot water from solar
panels and a comfortable designed interior, with smart natural ventilation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Even for die-hard-campers who bring their own tent there is a
tree-shaded field. Hammocks are available! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Our aim is to make it possible to fly from Europe or USA to Curaçao (and
back) and have your <a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/p/basic-principles.html" target="_blank">CO2-emission</a> ‘zeroed’ by your accommodation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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work for a diverse team of Curaçaoan people. It provides education for
co-workers and visitors. As far as possible it gives access to all kind of
people, including handicapped and disabled people (and their helping dogs). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Of course different people like different things. This is the place-to-be
for nature-lovers, art-lovers, active families who want to go to the beach some
days and join organised activities other days. There's a lot of room to play for children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A choice of creative, artistic, educational and sportive activities both
indoors and outdoors. The central building gives room to the indoor activities. Outdoors there's the play-field and trips to interesting spots on the island, by
foot, bike or mini-bus. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Our activities are <a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/p/basic-principles.html" target="_blank">healthy, peaceful and eco-friendly</a> … <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The <a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/p/basic-principles.html" target="_blank">permaculture</a> garden provides healthy fruits and vegetables. Our
kitchen prepares healthy meals and smoothies with these products. Next to the
‘restaurant’ there’s a ‘spa’, using regional herbs and sea-products for
treatments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Also healthy is the quiet natural environment. We (you too) help this
environment stay healthy, even become healthier! So a rule is: no smoking! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A workshop is a short course, one to a few hours, on one day. We offer
an opportunity to local and international ‘teachers’ to teach about something
they know. Short creative, cultural or artistic workshops, but also education
on aspects of nature, environment, sustainable solutions, health, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We hope to provide a choice of different workshops and trips every day.
For everyone: old and young, tourist and local, all together. This
‘togetherness’ is an extra cultural aspect … people from very different
backgrounds get to know each other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You want to do more? You can work in the <a href="http://curaduracuracao.blogspot.nl/p/basic-principles.html" target="_blank">permaculture </a>garden, the
kitchen or the service (and get paid!). You can organise your own workshop,
trip or other activity. And there are many activities organised by different
organisations all over the island. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Of course it isn’t cheap. But you will get value for your money. Our
goal is not to get rich, but to make this sustainable project a success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If you have barely enough to pay the flight … you can bring your tent
and camping gear and work for us to earn your stay! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">What’s
exciting about this small island? </span><span style="color: #5e913b;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Curaçao has hundreds of wonderful beaches at the South. Willemstad is on
the World Heritage list. These two facts most tourists know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">There’s so much more … the list could be endless … CurAloe aloe vera
plantation, Ostrich safari, windsurfing at Sint Joris Bay, Dinah Veeris herb
garden, kayak trips, Hato caves, salt lakes, Christoffel mountain and national park, Shete
Boka at the North coast, the old plantation houses, some of which now are
museums (varying from modern art to the not-so-nice slave-trade history of the
island), etcetera, etcetera. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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