Compostable Products and Why we will Continue to use them

Compostable Products and Why we will Continue to use them
A little while back I was sharing a beer with my friend Charlie from Degree 18 Juice Bar and he shared with me about a company here in Puerto Rico called Caribe Compostables where he buys his compostable serving containers.  He shared why it was important for him to invest...

Rossi Naturals Kitchen is officially Open at the Farmers Market

Rossi Naturals Kitchen is officially Open at the Farmers Market
Growing organic produce is such a rewarding endeavor that we think everyone should do it.  We grow food to be as self sustainable as possible and we have learned over the years how to prepare what we grow in ways that pleases the complicated pallets in our household. Our food preparation is determined...

Building a Veggie Garden at Degree 18 with their entire Crew

Building a Veggie Garden at Degree 18 with their entire Crew
So much to do and so little time is how the saying goes, but there is always time to help build a veggie garden in our community.  On November 13, 2018 we broke ground on transforming an unsuspecting back yard at Degree 18 Juice bar in to a veggie producing micro garden with a greenhouse.

Transformation and Expansion of our Organic Urban Farm

Transformation and Expansion of our Organic Urban Farm
2018 has been a very hard working but rewarding year for our urban farm.  We began by taking our urban farm off-grid thanks to the installation of our solar system on January 10th & what followed was a year of making changes all leading to the formation of our non-profit organization ...

Put Anamu in your Teas & watch your Health Improve

Put Anamu in your Teas & watch your Health Improve
Anamu (aka Guinea Hen Weed & Petiveria) is used in teas, extracts & other forms.  It is native to southern USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and South America. Anamu is used in teas, extracts, capsules, powder and other preparations. The leaves and roots are used with medicinal purposes.  It is...

Growing Sweet Potatoes for Year Around Yields

Growing Sweet Potatoes for Year Around Yields
Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas) are one of the highest yielding crops in our permaculture farm. We rotate the sweet potatoes around different planting areas so that we are able to harvest every month. Sweet potatoes are native to tropical areas around the world, they love warm climate and do not mind a lot of rain for

Wood Garden Boxes in our Permaculture Urban Farm

Wood Garden Boxes in our Permaculture Urban Farm
As we lay our garden boxes in place our urban farm is coming together nicely, but I thought to explain why we are putting garden boxes in this area of our farm. Our farm "Finca Rossi Naturals" (Finca is Spanish for farm) is located in Rio Grande by the Yunque National Rainforest.