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A number of practices were common on numerous farms we visited. These included aviaries
(bee keeping), vermiculture (worms) and biogas.
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Bees were kept and honey produced at a number of farms we visited.
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The commercial area for honey production at Finca Marta.
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Fernandito Funes at Finca Marta introduced the students to stingless
bees (meliponines) and honey.
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Inside the bee hive.
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A close look at the hive shows the
honeycomb and the receptacles for collected pollen.
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One bee acts as the gatekeeper
for the hive.
Although stingless, the bees can bite to defend
the hive.
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Fernando said the tricky part about bee tending was when they swarm. While we were visiting another farm there was an unexpected swarm!
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At El Retiro project, they had a different kind of bee hive.
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Worms cultivation (vermiculture) was a part of most farms we visited.
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Worms were used for developing vermicompost.
This farm used a traditional shade structure.
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This farm had the worm cultivation under a tree canopy and used metal hoops covered with muslin cloth for shade.
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Vermicompost
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Biogas is produced as a heating source on the farm from animal manure.
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Animal shelter with solar panels.
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Inside the animal shelter.
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Manure is washed out of the animal shelter.
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Manure collection pits.