Another Day in Paradise | Life on a Costa Rican Homestead | Vlog Episode 2 

Syntropic ag has such unbelievable potential, not only in agriculture itself but also in the way the principles and ideas can be applied to many aspects of life. Best of luck on your journey! Its a fun rabbit hole to dive into :)

Absolutely, what a great shout, thank you!! To one day have soils that look as black and lovely as that would be a dream come true. I gotta start making biochar!

@@FarmerNateCR You're on it!😄

Thank you so much for tuning in! Here’s to 50k in 2 years 😊

@@FarmerNateCR without a doubt brother ✌

Much appreciated! Thank you for checking out the channel

I’ve heard wonderful things about rancho mastatal! I hope you enjoyed :) The ants are something else! the sheer number of them, and the coordination… I’m glad we’re not on their menu 😂 so incredible to watch them especially when they’re all on the move like that

Think of Chinese terraces on a slope to give yourself inspiration.

So much great content there, I’m overflowing with gratitude 🙏thank you for taking the time to share all this! I lived on a homestead in Florida before I moved to Costa Rica and the man who ran it passed the simple but vitally important adage on to me: feed the soil, feed the soil I have so much to improve and I’m so grateful that I now have people like you to help me!

A great question! I briefly looked into Starlink but I don’t think it’s in Costa Rica yet and seemed way too expensive for me at this point. Luckily, my brothers house at the start of the property is hooked up to wifi from the municipality so I go down there to upload!

Things are getting pretty weird with climate in the states, huh?? Best of luck with the journey to relocating. I’ve heard Panama is a beautiful country!!

@@FarmerNateCR and working to make other people $$$rich$$$ is for the birds keep up the good work man mucho good vibes headed your way

I appreciate this so much, thank you! As for the seed selection - so much easier to work with nature than against her, right?! Sometimes that means shifting our palate and breaking out of our comfort zone, but I think life gets a whole lot more fulfilling when we start working towards syncing up with the natural world instead of trying to bend it to our will :)

What’s your favorite Okra recipe? I have a handful of okra growing now! They are such beautiful plants but the flavor of the raw pods is pretty interesting to say the least 😂 And great point with the beans/legumes :)

@@FarmerNateCR You can either cook okra very fast or very slowly. A lot of people around here put them in soups in the winter, and it thickens up the broth naturally, but the okra is kind of woody, and when left in soup too long, I don't like the slimy texture it gets when the woody part swells. So if you want to try that, cut them across the grain so you have discs not long pieces. My Indian friends wash them, roll them in chickpea flower and curry spices and roast them in the oven - I bet it would be even better over an open campfire. I like to cut them into discs and cook them on the stovetop with onions and a bit of oil. (The red okra turns green when you cook it, kind of like shrimp it is easy to know when it is done. Okra is a beautiful plant and I believe it is in the hibiscus family. It looks super green and tropical around here when everything else had crisped up and faded out in the summer. I plant it right in front of my big South facing window in my kitchen and it gives me great dappled light when the window could making me blast the AC to try to keep up. It gets as tall as my Gutters on the house but if you have something that would appreciate the shade it might be a good nurse plant for you.

@@tantrictami you are a wealth of knowledge thank you so much!! Definitely gonna be trying all those out in time - the coated and roasted is gonna have to be first on the list, reading that made me hungry! Also great idea with using okra as a nursery crop. All this info is going into my notes, I’m super grateful!!

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Thanks for tuning in James! What are chooks??

@@FarmerNateCR chickens! lol

@@Robbo0090 🤣 learning something new everyday! My brother actually has chickens down by his part of the farm. There's currently 4 baby chicks - so cute! They'll get featured on the channel soon enough