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Bamboo furnitures

January 23, 2018April 16, 2018ecoparqueuruguay

Whenever my sister, Veronika is here, she spends most of her time building some amazing furniture from bamboo. So far she has made some bathroom shelves, a bench, trays… she is unstoppable and we seriously think that she was born to make this !

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Rocket/ Ruccola pesto

January 4, 2018ecoparqueuruguay

Rocket / Ruccola pesto made from plenty of fresh leaves & buttery garlic from the garden, lemon, walnuts, sunflower seeds, olive oil ! We made four jars today 🌱

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Organic garden 2.

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017ecoparqueuruguay

I really wanted to capture day by day our garden, to follow how everything grows, flowers but the last thing I take there is my phone.. So which ones are ready now to eat and how do we use them?
Rucola: the leaves are huge now, we will pick all of them this morning and prepare a rucola pesto which can be preserved for long. They also go well on pizzas, salads, with parmesan cheese of course!
We prepare lots of salads, we have dark purple, green and curly leaved ones and they never seem to get less and less…
Beetroots – which are used to make pickled beetroot or with vinegar sauce for fresh salad.
Carrots (some of them have two legs, looking like a dancing ballerina), fat radish – we made radish butter with herbs, between these rows some persil, dill standing proudly.

Some more spicy herbs:
Basil, loads of basil & mint! , thyme, lemongrass, lavender, rosemary… these are the essence for cooking, soups, teas, sauces, and smoothies!
We can’t wait the tomatoes to become red, in a couple of days we will be able to taste them!

The beating wings of the hummingbirds

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017ecoparqueuruguay

There are many elements which makes this place so peaceful , one of them are the birds !

With their constant singing, chattering, they add the natural music background to our life, they appear everywhere from the kitchen window to the top of the trees, hopping under the bushes , flying across the clouds.

We have many parrot nests (they are bright green ) and right next to them a falcons couples nest. Owls, eagles, red headed birds, super fast vivid blue hummingbirds are just a few of the varieties which amazes us here.

Thanks for Cecilia (falcon pic), Nelly (eagle pic) and mom (humming bird) for the photos.

The reward of nature

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017ecoparqueuruguay

In only one month, almost all flowers have blossomed, showing their unique colours which dressed our surrounding perfectly. At the same time the garden is already providing us vegetables and fruits with full of energy and a lot of taste , now it’s the season for sweet blackberries, crunchy carrots & healthy strong radish , and it’s only the beginning!

Santa Lucia River

October 21, 2017November 1, 2017ecoparqueuruguay

Since we arrived, the level and the current of the Santa Lucia river has changed so much. The sensation of looking at it however have not changed at all, it is absolutely the best feeling to be able to walk here every morning from your house in four minutes. A month ago the water came up until the middle of the trees, in 3 days it dropped down 8 meters , leaving us nice sandy beaches. We also have now our fishing spot ready which we tested yesterday at sunset!