Coffee is an incredible plant. It is a shade tolerant bush that lives for many years, producing a small red fruit whose seed is roasted, brewed, and enjoyed all over the world. Guatemala produces over

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Quality over quantity. That is the new mantra we’ve adopted around here at Atitlan Organics. Guatemala is such a an amazing agricultural paradise, we can’t help but get excited about the vast diversity

! There are very few things in this world that bring us more joy than a freshly brewed cup of coffee to help ease into the morning. Knowing that it comes from our own organic farm only makes it that much

Today we are excited to welcome a diverse group of international students to our “Intro to Natural Building Course”. This is the 2nd year we’ve taught this course and we are grateful and humbled by the

Here at Atitlan Organics, we can’t get enough of fresh, organically-grown herbs. We use them in a variety of ways; everywhere from housemade gourmet salad dressings and marinades, pestos, infused vinegars

Last week one of our guests was lounging on the balcony in hopes of witnessing the Super Blue Blood Moon when he spotted a fiery glow down below. Alarmed, he rushed down to discover a hefty-sized pile

Pigs in the Hen House?!?! Greetings Steemians! Finally getting more time freed up to post again. It has been a crazy couple of weeks for us, wrapping up some courses, putting out fires, and more. To start

Greetings Steemarians! It has been quite a while since my last post. I have been quite busy doing the following: Teaching an Introduction to Permaculture Course Buying lots of Cryptocurrency during the

Greetings all! Even though my passion is permaculture and digging in the dirt, if you met me now, you may think otherwise. Steem has captured all of my attention. I love this platform. All the different

"Pattern recognition is the precursor to design." Dave Jacke Up til now, the first six permaculture principles that we covered could be thought of as bottom up principles. This means that they

Waste does not exist in nature. There is no such thing. All byproducts and remains of things past are reused within the system, leading to an increase in abundance and inter-connectivity. Waste is just

We interrupt our regular programming to bring you this breaking news: Street Chickens Eat Snake for Breakfast! These street chickens are not your average chickens. They are the roughest, hardest, most

Thanks to @jonpetrich for his post on his 2018 homesteading goals ( This post inspired me to clarify my own goals and share them with you guys. Top Three 2018 Homesteading Goals One - Sell Salads We have

"Always favour biological solutions." Bill Mollison, Founder of The Permaculture Movement "Always favour biological solutions." This is my preferred way to interpret the 5th Permaculture

Greetings Steemians! Shad here, from Atitlan Organics. I want to take a break from the Permaculture Principles to share a new video on how to plant a Food Forest. Tomorrow we will get back into the principles!

This is part two of information about Principle #4. In the garden and on the farm, we want to apply self-regulation to our systems so that they function smoothly. We set it up, define the parameters, and

"Pattern recognition is the precursor to design." Dave Jacke, of Edible Forest Gardens I love this quote. To me, it throws back to principle one, which is Observe and Interact. We must always

Christmas music. It's not only about work!!! My wife and I decided to leave the homestead on Christmas night to go to out for some live music. I wanted to make this post for several reasons. First, I wanted

"The yield of any system is only limited by the creativity of the designer." Bill Mollison, founder of the Permaculture Movement I love that idea so much, Ill write it again! "The yield