There is nothing more delightful in the baking 30 degree heat than to cool off and hydrate with these delicious organic watermelons. Only just one cup (154 grams) of watermelon has many nutrients, including

Every week I receive new pictures and updates from Indonesia so we can continue to create fundraising posts supported by fundition and tribe steemup for important sustainable projects in the local community

Papayas grow easily and quickly in the right climate. From seed to fruit it can take as little as 6 months! We planted these papaya trees on the organic farm in North lombok, Indonesia last August and

Listen to the soothing sounds of cow bells in Indonesia. Cows are particularly important to rural people, they help plow the land, these cows aren't bred to be eaten (altho a cow maybe sold and sacrificed

There's a certain time of year the local sasak people of lombok Indonesia play with wooden spinning tops. Men will gather together to smoke and spin tops in the season just after the rain eases off. Kids

Here is a glimpse into tradational farm life in North Lombok. Right now the rainy season is easing off and its time to start harvesting rice and peanuts. As you can see no expensive machinary is used.

We've been harvesting corn on our organic farm in North lombok. Corn or maize was first domesticated by the Mexican people over 10,000 years ago and now is cultivated all over the world Corn has many uses

More earthquakes continue to rock Indonesia, this part of the world on the Pacific ring of fire is a hot spot for seismic activity This is why we are determined to build an earth dome home in Indonesia,

Just as our friends began to sleep back inside their own homes, more tremors have started back up forcing the inhabitants of North lombok back to sleeping outside in tarpaulin tents like this one pictured

As part of the intiative with the people of North lombok we were commissioning coconut bowl to sell online and be distributed here in Europe. The coconut bowls were brought of the village people of Anyar

The wet season continue bringing rain each to day to feed the plants and fertilizer the soil. This large patch of land was previously used to grow a cassava crop in the dry season which was solely organic.

Okra also known as lady finger is an easy grower in sunny hot climates. The plant does not need much care and grows abundtly. Did you know that okra flowers? You can begin harvesting okra three to four

To raise extra money to build an earth dome home in lombok so we can teach local people how to build an earthquake proof dwelling. We will be selling sustainable products from lombok: coconut bowls and

When I arrived in lombok last July we prepared a piece of dry land that had no been previously contaminated by any chemical or water run off. We planted some easy to grow organic vegtables here are the

Since the earthquake last summer many people in lombok have still been living in temporary shelters. We recently donated extra tarpaulin to secure these shelter for 5 families with donations from family,

35 coconut bowls have been made from people in the local community, a small village in North lombok, providing work for those who have lost their jobs since the earthquakes. I hope to be able to sell these

Bananas of course grow abundantly in tropical climates and are a very sustainable crop. As you can see from this picture, these bananas are square shaped. These banana plants were already on the plot of

An update on the Coconut bowls: Quite a few have been made soon they will be shipped to Europe where I will photograph them, start selling them on an online shop and promoting them. Profits will go towards

Coconut bowls are extremely popular here in Europe where we don't have access to coconuts! They are abundant in Indonesia. Right now many people in the North of Lombok island still do not have regular

I'd never experienced a major Earthquake before, neither had anyone under 40 years old in Lombok. According to the local people the last memorable of earthquake was sometime in the 80's and even for this