Opuntia ficus-indica For the past 3 weeks, we stayed on a prickly pear farm in Sicilia, near Caltagirone. Caltagirone is a town located in southeast/east central Sicily, in the province of Catania.It's a beautiful town and known for its long history of ceramics production [1]. We were introduced to a lot of information about fruit…
Continue reading ➞ ITALY – Caudarella: Organic Prickly Pear Farm
We just finished our first WWOOFing experience at Bosco Falconeria, a 25-acre organic farm in Partinico, Sicily. We learned about organic farming, agriculture "by subtraction," how to maintain vineyards, prune olive trees, make vinegar, and how to harvest grapes and make wine!Bosco Falconeria is an organic farm with primarily grapevines. In our final week at…
It has been a week since we have arrived in Sicily. If you read our last post, you will know that this is our first stop in our "Year of Travel," and also our first WWOOF farming experience. And ohhhhh boy, was it a long journey! Quick Recap! What's WWOOF? “Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms…
In our last post, we promised you exciting news. So here it is! We have thoroughly enjoyed spending the summer with family and friends in Puerto Rico. Fue un verano rico rico en Puerto Rico ❤ And now with the summer coming to a close, our year-long, Vida BoriKor adventure officially begins: WE ARE OFF…
Vida BoriKor 