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Flor de Arroyo
Today, my father would have turned 89 years old. He loved this farm, even though it was not his and he had no connections to Uruguay except through my mom. He saw a value in preserving family heirloom, something he… Continue reading
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Of trash and biodiversity
This is actually already Blog#12!!! Never thought I would write so much 😊 It feels like Ron and I have been collecting trash, cleaning out houses, and generally cleaning for most of the past 6 months. We finally figured out… Continue reading
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Winter solstices and justice
This year is full of winter solstices. Well, at least this is my assumption. This past winter solstice last week was actually fairly bright and shiny. We have had some wintery conditions with temperatures below +15°C, cold gusts of wind… Continue reading
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Apparently, floodplains aren’t wetlands…
Sorry for my silence. Things have been quite hectic since the wedding with way too much work, closing of the H2020 project WATERAGRI, emotional good-byes at the wee hours in my morning while I was giving closing webinars and presentations… Continue reading
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Floods are for floodplains
(The Rio San José from the Valdés bridge about 10-15 kms upstream from our farm on Saturday 16 March 2024. There was little room left between the bridge and the water.) I have been wanting to write this blog for… Continue reading
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Family time
I grew up mostly with my inner-circle family: my mom and dad, and my big brother. We were too far away from my Uruguayan, German or my Nicaraguan family members (the latter spread out throughout the US and Central America).… Continue reading
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Of water and wetlands
In principle, we have water. But we had to send Maria, our long-standing helping hand in the neighbourhood, down the water well to stick the pipe in the right place. The pump was sucking sand rather than water. With only… Continue reading
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Wild life or Wildlife
Ron has been getting up early in the mornings slightly before sunrise to take advantage of the cool morning hours and the beautiful twilight. Unlike in the evenings the mosquitos seem to be less aggressive towards him in the morning.… Continue reading
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A sea of water hyacinths
We arrived!!! We arrived on Thursday 1 February 2024 to a whooping 30+°C. After some shopping we got to the farm and have been busy the last few days in getting settled. The farmhouse has not really been lived in… Continue reading
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Uruguay: water world? Or maybe not so much?
So much water!!! Uruguay is a water rich country. It sits on the Rio de la Plata, the estuary of the Rio Uruguay and the Rio Paraná. It also shares one of the largest aquifer (3rd largest according to Wikipedia)… Continue reading
Tamara Avellán 