#appleguava

When all of my neighbors till every square inch of their land, all the critters come to my yard for safety and a new home. Not sure if I’m happy about that 😒 ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #paidiumguajava #appleguava #haiti #ayiti #rodents #stoptilling #nopesticides #sharingiscaring #foodforest https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDEHaLlbkJ/?igshid=11ifdbopq26ev

From the moment a fruit is harvested, the clock starts to tick. It doesn’t die when it’s harvested, but continues to take in oxygen and live for days or even weeks. However, removed from the mother plant, vitamins and nutrients are being used to continue to live, leaving fewer for us when we finally get them home off the shelves. I’ve always been about cutting out the middle man and little Relly going direct to source. Here is my absolute preferred method of eating fruits just in case you didn’t get what my #ForestTofFace hashtag was all about. Nothing but pure life in every bite. ・・・ #growninhaiti #Guava #psidiumguajava #appleguava #pinkguava #grownfromseed #agroforestry #reforestation #freshisbest #directfromsource #eatlocal #growlocal #localization #fresherfoods #haiti #ayiti #nutritious #freshanddirect https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdrFNilRNl/?igshid=10nlww5j6bmql

A fresh snack from the forest after a day of hard labor. All it takes is one bite to remind myself exactly why I do it all. I can’t even count how many people have eaten from my forest so far and it’s really only the beginning! ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #psidiumguajava #appleguava #delicious #sweet #perfect #showmethatpink #juicy #satisfying #growth #reminder #grateful #foodforest #agroforestry #reforestation #plantedfromseed #propagation #foodsecurity #sharingiscaring #foresttoface #notfarmtotable #cutthemiddleman #sustainableliving https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qdmjZFGbC/?igshid=1x7q6zb897gkf

Are you guys tired of seeing these guavas yet? If they weren’t so good, I promise I’d be tired of eating them lol. This is how we put full use to them: • guava skin to make Kampot (fruit tea) • first layer of pulp for jam • seeds for planting • core for juicing Absolutely nothing wasted. I can hear my compost pile complaining but it’s just going to have to settle. Taking in all the benefits possible from our food forest. ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #psidiumguajava #appleguava #harvest #abundance #propagation #processing #jam #juice #kampot #zerowaste #haiti #ayiti #foodforest #agroforestry #homestead #livingseedbank #reforestation #growth #fruit #tropicalfruit https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YXkqdlo7O/?igshid=ra9x8mf1ugiq

The primary purpose of our food forest may seem as if it’s for food but the truth is that the purpose is for the seeds! A living seed bank of diversified species of various tropical fruits from all over the world. Although I have been eating well, the potential of spreading the these seeds produced from seeds that I myself planted is where the real magic happens. One forest simply isn’t enough, we all deserve to live in abundance and unity with nature. As you all know, we freely give trees out of any fruit that we are growing to anyone willing to plant and care for them. Better yet, start getting some seeds in the ground yourself to know the joy of creating abundance on your own. ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #appleguava #psidiumguajava #bounty #seedharvest #agroforestry #reforestation #foodforest #livingseedbank #grownfromseed #withlove #haiti #ayiti #organic #sustainableliving #growyourfood #feedyourfuture #plantatree #thetimeisnow https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Idh9Olm51/?igshid=1h0tj46wt4czz

Already looking like guava jam to me 🤤 ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #psidiumguajava #abundance #foodforest #agroforestry #feedyoursoil #soilfeedsyou #massive #appleguava #tropicalfruit #haiti #ayiti #treeripened #organic https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IYmbilH3z/?igshid=1m3k2hjac373n

Just in case you were wondering.... I’m STILL harvesting guavas and the tree is STILL flowering for yet another cycle. It’s going on close to a year that these guavas have been producing non stop!!! I wish I knew what exactly it is that I’m doing that’s causing this. I’m definitely not complaining 🤤 over 300 people confirmed that these are the best guavas they’ve ever had. Probably native to Cantral America and southern Mexico. The guava has been dispersed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of three American continent by animals and humans for millennia. Spanish and Portuguese traders took seeds to Africa and Asia. Guavas are rich in pectin and can easily be made into jellies, jams, and marmalade’s. To obtain the juice, the fruit is boiled and the seeds strained. The resulting juice is used to flavor drinks, ice cream, yogurt, and sodas. The pulp is used in many desert recipes such as cake fillings, chutneys, pies and relishes. Guavas are a great source of vitamin C and are rich in other fibers and minerals like potassium and manganese, vitamin A, and folic acid. They also contain high amounts of caratenoids and polyphenols, which act like antioxidant in humans. The leaves have been used extensively in traditional medicine to treat digestive disorders and inflammation. ・・・ #growninhaiti #guava #psidiumguajava #appleguava #haiti #ayiti #abundance #foodforest #reforestation #preservation #agroforestry #plantedfromseed #tropicalfruit #treeripened #freshlyharvested #gardenfresh #snacktime #munchies https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Oh0GSlze0/?igshid=1f37wqzkmu4x2

New flowers in the forest always make me smile except my trees don’t ever seem to stop flowering once they’ve gotten started. This guava for example has been in season for the past 5 years! ・・・ #growninhaiti #Guava #psidiumguajava #appleguava #haiti #ayiti #abundance #foodforest #agroforestry #foodsecurity #diversity #livingseedbank https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqFnXXLDbo/?utm_medium=tumblr