Flores Permaculture

The 20 Guinea Fowl eggs that I ordered on the internet 2 years ago, hatched four healthy keets under a broody hen.  This year the four adults are breeding well and are giving me 2 fertilized eggs daily.  There was a power play by the males, and now one male gets both hens and the other male is lonely.  Those guys fight rough!  I thought the loser was going to die for sure. Above are my two year old adults and genetic starting point for my new flock. The guineas boss around the chickens, but the rooster still gets his fair share of food. So far, I have 8 new keets and hopefully more coming before summer ends.  I keep them in their own cage to be sure they do not stray into the jungle and get eaten or lost. Above the keet pen is seen within the larger adult fowl pen. The parents patrol the area, keeping  threats far away.  Apparently they can take on snakes, rats, cats and dogs. I had a fun surprise in the genetics with several white keets

I have been steadily clearing boggy areas of our property and planting more Taro.  I think I have enough plants now to feed the farm and visiting friends year round on these tasty vegetables. The original Taro patch is below. My boys enjoy playing under these massive leaves, a good way to stay cool in the summer months. I am now incorporating Water-cress into the Under-story of the Taro with great success. Below are two cultivars of Taro with Water-cress thriving among them.  In the periphery is Nasturtium, another summer salad favorite.  This is my second Taro Patch. A closer view... Below is the newest Taro Patch, it is still filling in, but soon it will be larger than the previous two patches combined. Below is another view of the Third Patch with Sweet Potatoes growing in rows in the drier areas of the land.