Mike Richwine Blog

The source of the Columbia river

We may have had a breakthrough on the Internet. Nope, no phots are loading I made it thru a week, dirtiest place I have ever been to, but totally fascinating. I will share more when I can

Permaculture class category belize

This mornings class is about bee keeping, And planning zones. This course designation is a Permaculture Design Course. PDC. Needless to say that most discussions about plants are “food forest plantings” not annual horticulture. Mike Richwine

Monday from Belize

Good morning. The rains stopped yesterday and it is gorgeous- not wet. Weather looks dry rest of time. Our first two days go like this:  up at 6:30 – no shower – stop by dry-composting toilet – more about that later, to the meeting area for breakfast. Breakfast today is great with croissant like biscuits […]

About Belize

Belize is a wonderful country with diverse climates and some of the most wonderful beaches and water in the world.  The underpopulated country – 350,000 population is English speaking and works off a US dollar dominated economy.  The former British Honduras has a history dated all the way back to the Paleo-Indians, Maya Indians, Spanish […]

Permaculture Design & Starhawk

As i said in my Permaculture page, the area is full of “edge” people – one of the beliefs of Permaculture is that the edge of ecosystems is where all of the diversity and new plants are grown.  I believe it is also so in our society.  I look forward to meeting and working with […]

What am I doing here?

Maya Mountain Research Farm is two miles upstream in a dugout canoe from San Pedro Columbia, Toledo, Belize zoom in or out to see where Belize is – zoom in and you wont find any beaches or cities where we are. [wpgmza id=”1″]