Flowers & Plants, Page 8

#GoOrganic: Meet Moringa Oleifera

Caoba Farms specialize in the cultivation of organic produce, mostly edible green leaves and some super foods such as kale. At Caoba …

If you visit the mercados, markets, in Guatemala you will the the busy flower shops creating these flower crowns for Día de …

Within two weeks the harvest time will commence around Antigua Guatemala for corn. Normally, maize is harvested from the end of October …

Guatemala 1 Monsanto 0 Guatemala repealed the ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by the United States as part of the “free” trade agreement. The …

Another crop that I have found on my walks through the hills on the skirt of Volcán de Agua is coffee. These …

I enjoy talking to and interviewing the campesinos I encounter on my morning walks on the hills of the skirt of Volcán …

Fact #1: Right now we are in what Guatemalans call the Winter season, although in reality, we are in the middle of …

As I have shared with you before, the ceiba tree (Ceiba pentandra) is very important in Guatemala. For one, the Ceiba tree …

Did you know that Guatemalan’s National Flower, the Monja Blanca [white nun] is an orchid? If you like orchids, flowers or gardening, …

I read that the significance of the blooming of magnolias represents the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. Well, we’re about …

Perhaps this is why Guatemala’s slogan is “El País de la Eterna Primavera” or “The country of the Eternal Spring” for those …

In La Antigua Guatemala, flowers bloom all year round. These white flowers actually bloom around mid autumn. We call them varsovias in …

As many of you know because we have discussed previously, Guatemala does not have the traditional four seasons. Well, really, we do, …

Is it the remains of rain or the dew from sunrise, what do you think? If you any of you guys are …

I never get tired of reminding you guys about the vibrant rich and saturated colours one finds in Antigua Guatemala year round, …