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Mandala Garden

Succulent Gardens

Two sections of our Mandala Garden were changed over the last few months. We are featuring succulent plants in these areas and are happy with

Keith "Quito" Mack August 8, 2023

Projects

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Syntropic Farming

In early 2022 Lua do Arco-íris started a pilot Agroforestry project on our property in Gouveia MG, Brazil. Agroforestry is a method that grows trees

Keith "Quito" Mack July 19, 2023

Projects

About a week ago we had a tractor do some work to improve drainage during the rainy season. The work was planned to channel the

Keith "Quito" Mack June 14, 2023

Projects

In early November we started making adobe bricks. We wanted our team to have some experience and practice make the bricks and building with these

Keith "Quito" Mack March 18, 2023

Projects

We are building a new Eucalyptus Log Storage Shed in the Mandala Garden area. It is getting close to completion. Right now it is being

Keith "Quito" Mack November 22, 2022

Video

There was a brush fire that burned through our future area of houses. There was not any huge damage. It actually burned off all the

Keith "Quito" Mack October 3, 2022

Projects

Our Mandala team has been working towards getting our Mushroom Pilot Project started. About two weeks ago they put all the pieces together and our

Keith "Quito" Mack September 25, 2022

Projects

Our Mandala Team at Lua do Arco-íris is working hard to get everything ready for planting our giant bamboo seedlings at the start of the

Keith "Quito" Mack August 25, 2022

Projects

We are happy to have a new Firebreak Road near the main highway. This Firebreak will help keep fires from spreading into the Lua do

Keith "Quito" Mack August 17, 2022

Syntropic Farming

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Syntropic Farming

The Syntropic Forest pilot project is now two months old. We are seeing a lot of new growth and are really happy with how everything

Keith "Quito" Mack March 22, 2022