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So this most recent valley trip yielded some great progress on our base camp. The base camp is just about finished with. It looking like a legit structure already. We have completed all the bamboo and palm walling as well making a great palm roof. We are basically experimenting, but i would like to incorporate [...] Read More
by Hannah Hurricane Willingham
Posted In: Farm to Table Living, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala
My mother has always been a big component of pushing me to write thank you letters, even when I didn’t want to. Mama always said a thank you letter goes a long way, especially when it is hand written. Well, this week I wrote thank you letters to some of the women who have welcomed [...] Read More
by Sarah Tyler
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Display on Agriculture, The Creation of a Culture
“Life on the Frontier” is a glimpse into the lives of Kalu Yala’s adventure-driven, Spring 2012 Interns as they begin their epic voyage in this unique social experiment — building, conducting research, charting their observations, establishing community relations, and finding comfort in their new humble abode. Once again, we welcome you to the junglescapes of [...] Read More
For more than one week now, western Panama has seen violent demonstrations and riots between two opposing forces. First are the indigenous community of the Ngobe-Bugle, Second are the national Panamanian police forces. The protesters have managed to shut down a section of the Pan-American highway(which links the country to Costa Rica). All this has [...] Read More
by Aki Saunamäki
Posted In: A Home Grown Economy, Crafted Investing, Our Global Community, The Creation of a Culture
Sustainability economist and author of the book Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson thoroughly addressed the problem of the ecological limits of a finite planet in one of his recorded conference speeches that I happened to find a couple of days ago online. I was fascinated by this public speech and will definitely put his book [...] Read More
Though the existence of change is constant, its rate alters given time and place. No doubt, the rate of change is rapid here. Whether I’m in the jungle or in the city, biological change seems hyperactive. In both contexts, plants animals and landscapes are drastically morphing. Read More
by joe mckittrick
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, Farm to Table Living, Our Global Community, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
let us build the future not fortify the present let our mark be a good one and not a quagmire for our children to clean let us leave the trees and the rivers to grow and flow untrammeled by human hands let future generations drift and dream to the sounds of wind rustled leaves and [...] Read More
by Zac Long
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala
Zac Long Week 1&2: 80 hours 1/29/12 Kalu Yala is a sustainable work in progress. The goal for our company is to create a sustainable community in the valley of Panama. This community will be a place to live as well as a place to travel to or stay for a night while passing through. [...] Read More
by joe mckittrick
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Our Global Community, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
I awoke from a dead sleep with a terrible sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was four days before my flight was to depart for Panama, and I still had no idea what in Gods good name I was doing. The room shrank; and in the waning hours of the night pitch [...] Read More
Hannah tells how the women in San Miguel are revealing the fabric of the Panamanian culture Read More
So this most recent valley trip yielded some great progress on our base camp. The base camp is just about finished with. It looking like a legit structure already. We have completed all the bamboo and palm walling as well making a great palm roof. We are basically experimenting, but i would like to incorporate [...] Read More
by Hannah Hurricane Willingham
Posted In: Farm to Table Living, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala
My mother has always been a big component of pushing me to write thank you letters, even when I didn’t want to. Mama always said a thank you letter goes a long way, especially when it is hand written. Well, this week I wrote thank you letters to some of the women who have welcomed [...] Read More
by Sarah Tyler
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Display on Agriculture, The Creation of a Culture
“Life on the Frontier” is a glimpse into the lives of Kalu Yala’s adventure-driven, Spring 2012 Interns as they begin their epic voyage in this unique social experiment — building, conducting research, charting their observations, establishing community relations, and finding comfort in their new humble abode. Once again, we welcome you to the junglescapes of [...] Read More
For more than one week now, western Panama has seen violent demonstrations and riots between two opposing forces. First are the indigenous community of the Ngobe-Bugle, Second are the national Panamanian police forces. The protesters have managed to shut down a section of the Pan-American highway(which links the country to Costa Rica). All this has [...] Read More
by Aki Saunamäki
Posted In: A Home Grown Economy, Crafted Investing, Our Global Community, The Creation of a Culture
Sustainability economist and author of the book Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson thoroughly addressed the problem of the ecological limits of a finite planet in one of his recorded conference speeches that I happened to find a couple of days ago online. I was fascinated by this public speech and will definitely put his book [...] Read More
Though the existence of change is constant, its rate alters given time and place. No doubt, the rate of change is rapid here. Whether I’m in the jungle or in the city, biological change seems hyperactive. In both contexts, plants animals and landscapes are drastically morphing. Read More
by joe mckittrick
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, Farm to Table Living, Our Global Community, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
let us build the future not fortify the present let our mark be a good one and not a quagmire for our children to clean let us leave the trees and the rivers to grow and flow untrammeled by human hands let future generations drift and dream to the sounds of wind rustled leaves and [...] Read More
by Zac Long
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Designing the Village, The Creation of a Culture, Voices of Kalu Yala
Zac Long Week 1&2: 80 hours 1/29/12 Kalu Yala is a sustainable work in progress. The goal for our company is to create a sustainable community in the valley of Panama. This community will be a place to live as well as a place to travel to or stay for a night while passing through. [...] Read More
by joe mckittrick
Posted In: Adventures in the Tropics, Our Global Community, Voices of Kalu Yala, Wandering Thoughts
I awoke from a dead sleep with a terrible sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was four days before my flight was to depart for Panama, and I still had no idea what in Gods good name I was doing. The room shrank; and in the waning hours of the night pitch [...] Read More
Hannah tells how the women in San Miguel are revealing the fabric of the Panamanian culture Read More
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