The Farm in Ecuador - High Elevation Tropical Farming and Our Self Sufficient Future

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2 жыл бұрын

High up in the Ecuadorian Andes, almost directly on the equator in a remarkably mild climate at 2350 meters (7710 feet) above sea level, sits a perfect piece of land and the site of my next project. It's a little small for a productive farm, but with a little planning and smart use of the space I hope to transform this field of weeds into a beautiful food forest, greenhouse, solar heated tilapia pond, my family's home, and a place where visitors can rent cabins and experience life on our farm.
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@thelostcreole 6 ай бұрын

I am your neighbor. We have 6 hectáreas near Gualea. Elevation 1200m. We started out with fruit trees then coffe and caco. We now are farming animals with about 1 hectare of cacao

@FallofftheMap 6 ай бұрын

Wow, I love the Gualea area. I spent a lot of time looking for land around there and Pacto but at the time the options were a bit out of my budget. Such a perfect climate over there. As the crow flies I’m really close but by road it’s about 2 and a half hours.

@divinaflamingarrow9556 10 ай бұрын

I am so glad you did this and shared on video❤.

@FallofftheMap 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ameliaberton4411 Жыл бұрын

I just saw your video for the first time!!! Wow what a beautiful place to raise a family and enjoy life the way is intended to be, with nature!!! I’m Ecuadorian and envious of you since I live in NYC for 39 years now and can’t wait to retire and go back; I’m from Esmeraldas but raised in Manta!! Enjoy your beautiful place!!!

@hydrazi 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I wouldn't think you need fertilizer with that soil.... what a gorgeous place!

@rexriver1 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful spot! Wishing you great success in getting it going.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Friend, you returned to Ecuador, very well, good to know that you are safe and sound, have a good day

@Buildingenjoyment 8 ай бұрын

Nice piece of land. Water is life. Having a flat piece is such an advantage. Try finding a good source for compost or goat manure.

@FallofftheMap 8 ай бұрын

I can get manure easily enough. It’s all over the road near the farm. I make my own compost with cut grass and weeds from the farm mixed with kitchen scraps

@HarhaMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty!

@peaceandlove5214 Жыл бұрын

I Will migrate to Ecuador and start my farm there.

@niko_walks 2 жыл бұрын

If ever there was a video to take one’s mind off of faraway hot claustrophobic places, this would be it. I greatly enjoyed the views and your thoughts/plans for the future

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thank Mike. I’ve actually rewatched it a couple time just to remind myself why I’m here and what I’m working for.

@cryptogringo2440 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Wishing you all the best!!!

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@More_Row 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful property.

@etekone. 2 жыл бұрын

Very good videos Buddy, never stop I want to see when you build the house.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Your project is very good, so you save yourself from non-organic and fumigated food, your food will be healthier and will be directly to your table from your farm, The land of Ecuador is very virgin free of pesticides and chemicals is natural land

@fortwoods 2 жыл бұрын

This is a dream worth working for. Awesome!

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s been a long time coming. I started dreaming about a place like this 10 years ago.

@pawel115 2 жыл бұрын

Cool project can't wait to see it finished and Man what a views love it.

@rantasia360 2 жыл бұрын

We're excited to follow your journey there. Enjoyable and well done. Thank you...

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I can’t wait to get back there and make the next video

@pipe2devnull 2 жыл бұрын

Excited!

@etekone. 2 жыл бұрын

I want to return to Ecuador and do the same inspired by your work. There is no better life than the country and here in the United States it is wonderful but very expensive. 😎

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I think of the US as a great place to work and go shopping, but not a wonderful place to live or raise a family. The cost of living, cultural wars, commute, and work schedule all wear me down. It feels empty, like you’re working just to stay afloat, and that it’s impossible to truly build something for the future and improve life for your children. In Ecuador it feels like it’s possible to build something that will help the family for generations. Of course it’s not possible on Ecuadorian wages though, so the combination of working outside of Ecuador but investing the money in Ecuador seems like it will work.

@matthewvisokay3732 2 жыл бұрын

You need to work on cardio! Haha, love what your doing its awesome brother!

@SuperFinGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Breathtaking place, literally.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

You mean the thin air? Yeah, it takes a few days to adjust at that elevation, especially for hiking up and down the hills. It’s not a difficult adjustment like Quito though, at least for me. I found 2400m to be kind of the magic number. Above that an I feel like the elevation is constantly dragging me down, even after I’ve adjusted. Below that and I feel fine once my blood thickens up a bit.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap Exactly, the ideal height is below 2500, if it is in 2000 to 2300 much better, it will be perfect

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, exactly. In this particular microclimate I would have preferred 2200m, but there wasn’t anything available that met my other requirements. The property I found was close enough and ideal in other respects. At 2050 meters you start to get occasional sand flies, and below 2000 the sand flies can get bad.

@custardd5506 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I never get sick of your videos. Wow! What an amazing view. Breathtaking. Keep us posted on the progress! Once the accomodation is finished, book me in for a holiday..

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it. My timeline to get some rental cabins built is likely to be a bit slow. Hell, it took me 8 years just to find the perfect location.

@custardd5506 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap Take your time! I'll still be booking in. Excited to see the progress.

@Gabyenelplaneta Жыл бұрын

Nice video 🎉 and if you know about another land over there… let me know please, what about the price ??

@DJTheMetalheadMercenary 2 жыл бұрын

That's one beautiful spot for sure! I'll definitely have to come visit once you have the guesthouses built brother. Regarding the pond, not sure what freshwater fish are common in Ecuador but i'm sure there's something similar to what Trout is up here that would do better than Tilapia, it's a good move either way as the fish will make that retention/ reserve water extremely fertile for the soil. Look forward to more of this! Stay safe in the meantime friend.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

We do have trout and I would prefer a trout pond, but I think I’d need more water exchange than I can pull off. If I had a little stream I would do trout for sure. I’m hoping that by circulating water through a black plastic water line in the sun I can heat it enough to keep the water warm enough for the tilapia and in doing so create a slightly warmer area near the pond where I can grow bananas. It’s kind of an experiment.

@DJTheMetalheadMercenary 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap Interesting, and interesting! Look forward to seeing that.

@genearbogast7525 2 жыл бұрын

We are tracking Brother !

@obsequies7 2 жыл бұрын

this will be exciting to watch as your food forest grows and matures over the years

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I hope so. I’m most excited to see if my little solar heated tilapia pond experiment will work. I’m going to try to circulate the nitrogen rich water through my plants in a greenhouse and then back to the pond while creating a warm zone around the pond to grow bananas. It’s going to be a lot of work and investment to set up the solar water heating system, so if the experiment fails I’ll be pretty bummed.

@alexcamacho5230 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Ecuador. Thanks for loves this country like yours

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Ecuador really is one of the best places in the world.

@alexcamacho5230 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap when we grow up, we learned to apreciated the worth of the ground and plants that live in there. Enjoy your projetc, success for you and your family

@d4v3tm 2 жыл бұрын

amazing views, definitely needs a cabin or a house up there

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m going to make an attempt to build my house and cabins myself. It looks like I’ve got the right soils to do some sort of low cost natural building like cob or waddle and daube.

@johndoe12434 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Hope to get a place down there at some point

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Cool. Do you know what part of the country and what climate you want?

@k_and_m8745 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a wonderful piece of land. We bought in Pedro Vicente Maldonaldo and are loving it. Our property is not as big, however, it is capable of growing some great vegetables and fruit. We chose here because we wanted to immerse ourselves in the culture and for the climate. Sitll watch for your videos. Stay safe

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, I’ve been to Pedro Vicente Maldonado a few times. It’s one of the areas I considered buying property. I’m jealous of the growing climate, but not the mosquitoes.

@bananapatch9118 2 жыл бұрын

That is AWESOME ! I’d love to try it but I’m clueless….59 and have always lived the city life. I look forward to watching !

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Well, feel free to live vicariously through the videos, and if you decide on the future you want to come visit and learn on the farm you’re welcome. I’m pretty clueless too, so I’m just learning by trial and error.

@andrewciliberto168 2 жыл бұрын

Really awesome video. Such an amazing looking place. Excited to see how you transform the land and what grows in Ecuador.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m excited about it. A lot of it is experimental. I want to grow a lot more than just the simple crops the neighbors grow, but there’s almost no available information about farming in this climate at this elevation. Im going to have to use a lot of trial and error, and hopefully in the future others can learn from my experience.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap In that area you can plant almost everything, especially avocados and strawberries, soursop, strawberry, naranjillas, bananas, pears, apples, almost all the weather is very good and the land too, when you do the harvest you could sell the fruits and avocados and earn some money. There are many supermarkets that buy their harvest from small farmers.

@retiredminimalist1937 2 жыл бұрын

You look like a happy man. Your land looks awesome. Congrats, all your hard work and the time away from family is paying off. Maybe soon you can leave that contract work behind you.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s the plan.

@comm2531 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap you don't seem like the settling down type my friend. Too quiet. Youll want to hear mortar and machine gun fire soon again. Commotion is your friend.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll settle for riding a motorcycle on Ecuador’s mountain roads. That will have to do for my adrenaline fix.

@comm2531 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool man. Sounds like a good adventure to try your hand as a farmer. What do you do for medical insurance? Do you purchase your own insurance?

@dianinQ 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I want to be friends with your wife. I am going to Ecuador for my cousin’s wedding and I want to meet you guys. I am from Guayaquil. I live in South Florida.

@susand8214 Жыл бұрын

I missed the size of the property what was it please? I am looking to move to ecuador But I also need land for animals to graze and the fruit tree to grow plus my vegetable garden aswell as a river and water supply is essential But beautiful to see and I will be watching thank you

@FallofftheMap 9 ай бұрын

This farm is small, just over 1 acre. Right now I’m working on buying a second farm that is closer to what you’re looking for… 35 acres with a mix of grass for cattle, fruit trees, and secondary forest with a small river and a couple streams. I just uploaded a video about that project. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8madqub1Kuaeok.htmlsi=JjV1LVTwfStzAiuN

@Daniel_Connor_ 2 жыл бұрын

Great project! I'm planting tons of fruit trees also, but a bit lower 1400 meters

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Man, if it weren’t for the mosquitoes and sand flies I would have opted for something at about that elevation. Land is lower cost and there’s a wider variety of things you can grow.

@Daniel_Connor_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap It might depend on where you are- over by Nanegal there are neither of those at any troublesome level.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel_Connor_ I guess we define “troublesome level” differently. I explored around the Nanegal area extensively, all the way up through the backroads that lead into the Intag. I’m a bit of a mosquito magnet. For me, the mosquitoes were pretty bad. I almost bought a property near Pacto despite the mosquitoes but the seller was never able to sort out problems with the escrituras.

@Daniel_Connor_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap It could also be a "microclimate" type thing. There is no standing water anywhere near me for them to grow in might be part of it. I sleep with no screens and no bug net. If I stand around in the woods in the afternoon when its raining I can usually attract one. :-) ps. I'm right across the road from Maquipucuna

@glennedgar5057 2 жыл бұрын

good video. i have a commercial avocado farm in s california on the rim of old volcano at 2400 feet. syggestion is that avocado trees do not like salt. animal wastes have a lot salt.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ll look into the salt issue. That may be the reason the farmers in the area specifically use cuy poop. Similar to rabbit poop as a fertilizer.

@leeennise.a3338 2 жыл бұрын

Love Quito! Santo Domingo is a really nice mix of selva and mountains, but close to the coast. Are you going to raise cuy y chontacura??

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I might have some cuy or rabbits. Not really interested in chontacura.

@graceaillon7776 2 жыл бұрын

Jk! Lo sabía 🤪

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

🥂

@2ndSprings 2 жыл бұрын

I hope to follow in your footsteps on the small food forest... maybe in the south of Ecuador. I'm very interested in Regenerative agriculture.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Do you have ideas about the exact climate you’re looking for? I thought I’d want a little lower elevation and warmer until I got here and lived in some of the warmer more mosquito prone places.

@2ndSprings 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap , I’m in O&G in Houston right now and can’t wait to get away from the heat & humidity & mosquitoes. 5-6000 feet sounds good.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

I advise you to move to a place above 2000 meters, so you will be safe from pests, insects and mosquitoes, hehe in tropical climates is the dangerous dente, shikumbunya, yellow fever, chagas disease, all that transmits the. Mosquito and other insects... At altitude you only have to worry about the cold and the little oxygen hehe

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

@@2ndSprings Between 6000 and 7500 is excellent weather and altitude, goodbye mosquitoes and snakes lol

@ohanailo7743 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a farmer in, Hawaii. Similar soil types and conditions. My grandfather was a farmer for the necessities of feeding the family. We had just under an acre of land and he had drilled his own well. He’d purchased land from the Sugar Cane company back when he worked for them back in the depression era, being paid a dollar a day. He purchased that property, as was told by other relatives, approximately $2,500, in about 1933. He raised chickens vegetables and fruit trees as well as bananas and other native Hawaiian food crops even coconut trees that as a young teenager, I had to trim, the coconut bunches when they became ripe. Growing up, I never considered it hard work just something I had to do if I wanted to go hang out at the beach to go spear fish or play with my friends. I would look at your farm and ask myself. What is the goal of your farm to be? A money produce farm, or a hobby farm to enjoy family time and have your own food resources. Being that your starting from scratch. My thinking as far as irrigation, I would look into, “drip irrigation method.” It minimizes the water usage yet teaches the plants to go deeper into the soil for better anchorage of roots, since your property is sloped. I would not recommend aqua culture for the expense and the quality of fish is not worth it. For one thing your property is not level the water usage for the return in fish meat is not of quality. We in, Hawaii we consider the, Tilapia as a trash fish, of very bad quality. The farm raised Tilapia, tends to be mushy and does not taste good to us at all. But it’s your money spend it as you will. Maybe build more terraces on your property to retain soil better. Use natural rocks or masonry blocked terrace walls for better soil retention. Also look into building some chicken coops for natural pest control of the insects that will invade once the food crops start producing. Mangoes, Watermelons, Cantaloupes. In Hawaii one of the native foods that grow well in sloped terraces is the, Taro Plant, that is the plant that, Poi is made from. Guava trees are pretty good in that climate. Any way enjoyed your video, please continue to make great videos for all of us to watch. Maybe get a donkey to help with the carrying of the load in the fields. Aloha. 🌺🌸🌴❤️🇺🇸

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

The goal is to produce food for the family. Yeah, I’m not a big tilapia fan either. Not sure what else I could raise in the pond. Ducks maybe, but I don’t really like ducks. The pond is more about creating a water retention system and the tilapia are a way to recycle food scraps into great fertilized water quickly. Chickens are definitely part of the plan as is a drip watering system.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation, it is seen that you know a lot about agriculture, I only correct you something, usually tilapia is not raised in the mountains, the ideal fish and that has a good profit margin is trout, a fish much larger than tilapia and with more meat and better flavor ... Trout is the fish that is at a high level in the gastronomy of high altitude cities, such as cuenca, Quito, Riobamba etc that seeks information on trout breeding, trout is similar to salmon

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap It raises trout friend, it is a larger fish and with better meat than tilapia and has a good cost for sale, the profit is good

@ohanailo7743 2 жыл бұрын

@@proyectonuevo7487 yes, agree with you on the trout, it is a better cold water fish to farm. Although I’m not a big fan of farmed fish because I’ve seen the, GMO, monsters that the American Pharmaceutical company’s have been pushing out to sell to the public. Some of the Salmon Products have been called, “The Frankenstein Fish,” a play on the Movie called, Frankenstein, the monster created from various human body parts. Yes, the geneticist have been playing with in getting the farmed Salmon to grow to, 25lbs in 90-days. And they’ve have had there successes, in about the six month time period instead of the 90-day as desired. This cuts down the expense of farm costs because it gives you a sooner time to harvest and bring to market. The drugs used for the fish to grow to marketable size is what I don’t like, because when you eat the fish you eat the same drugs that’s in the fish. Anyway best wishes to you and your adventures in life.

@ohanailo7743 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap yea,!!!!

@rob-sh1zi Жыл бұрын

hi my friend very nice video, wich location you are? how much you payed for this land?

@FallofftheMap Жыл бұрын

I’m about 90 minutes NE of Quito near the Ruta Escondida. 16.5k.

@marcelk6861 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Good on you! My respect. Is there a way to get in touch with you? Greetings from Canada.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

If you go to the homepage for the fall off the map channel here on KZfaq there are links for my email, Facebook group, and Instagram. I can be reached through any of those. I don’t write my email out here because of spam bots.

@michaelfrias5005 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Don’t think I’d ever want to leave if I owned a spot like that. You going to get a tractor?

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was really hard to pull myself away and go back to work. No, I don’t think I’ll buy my own tractor. Most of the land will be fruit trees, so I think just that initial once over with the tractor will do.

@niko_walks 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap you will want a tractor 🚜 maybe not now but very soon

@FightFilms 2 жыл бұрын

If you want, I can Servientrega you some cuttings to plant, if you are not able to get them there. Mullberry, elderberry, fig, siriguello.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that would be awesome. We had a fig that I’d planted awhile back. One of the fist trees I planted, but when I returned this last time it was gone. I’ll have to ask my wife what happened. What is criguello?

@daopradapjaimoon9492 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me, Ecuador have persimmon fruit.?

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s called caqui here. I only know this because I looked it up on Facebook Marketplace and found the trees being sold here.

@amimaneracookingmore7764 2 жыл бұрын

How much is the square m? It is beautiful!

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

My 5000m parcel was $3.2 per meter. Smaller pieces of land will typically cost significantly more per meter.

@amimaneracookingmore7764 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap Oh! Wow! That’s a gift, Good price! Nice piece of land. I wish you the best, I am frizzing here in British Columbia. 🤣😂 you know, the North of your North. I guess you are from Seattle. I wish I can do the same, my mother has a piece of land in Pedro Vicente Maldonado, 2 hours from Quito via Esmeraldas 5 min from the town 2 hours from the he beach 🏖 but my family doesn’t want to go to live there. Is call “La quebrada de las aves” may be one day you can go and make a video, is a very beautiful place. My best wishes for the new year for you and your family. Take care! Mercedes.

@carapungo 2 жыл бұрын

what was the price per square meter when you bough it, and how much is it now?

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

When I bought it earlier this year it was $3.20 per meter. Now? I don’t know, probably about the same since only a few months have passed.

@user-vj3bu5vq2d 2 жыл бұрын

Do contractors normally work side-by-side with the military guys or in all contractor shops? I miss deployment, but memories of bad leadership make me hesitant to try contracting.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on the site and the department. In general I’d say that bad management is just as much a problem in overseas contracting as in the military.

@Maria-ie2ym 2 жыл бұрын

Which part of Ecoudor

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

It’s in the mountains about an hour NE of Quito near the Ruta Escondida.

@williamramsey865 2 жыл бұрын

You are living 30 minutes away from my wife’s mother’s house in Quito.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool. I find this distance outside of Quito to be perfect. I can still drive in and visit my wife’s family in Quito, or go shopping, but We’re not stuck there with the traffic and cold.

@shawnmcafee5216 Жыл бұрын

How much did the land cost

@FallofftheMap Жыл бұрын

This land cost $16500. It was cheaper than most land in this area but in more remote parts of Ecuador land is much more affordable. For example, I just bought 14.2 hectares in the Napo province for $22500.

@etekone. 2 жыл бұрын

If there are no snakes there, that's fine with me😀

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen any snakes in this area. It’s likely that there are a few, but no poisonous snakes at this elevation.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Haha in the height there are almost no snakes even there are no insects or mosquitoes, most of the pests and snakes are in the coastal, tropical and Amazonian areas ... It is the luck of living in height, on the one hand it has the disadvantage of little oxygen but you get rid of the dangerous pests hehe

@foggodyssey 2 жыл бұрын

Are you closer to Qtavalo then Quito? And after reading through some of your comments about why you making the pound and using tilapia etc for to help gas off, i agree the fish aren't that beneficial. Try looking at setting up a bamboo trench to shuttle water through to help purify it of municipality water contaminants. It would do a better job and you would also get the added benefit of reaping wood for future uses, fires, to make into charcoal etc and it replenishes quickly while having a beauty aesthetics to it. I've seen it used many times for grey water systems so I don't know why it wouldn't work for your municipality water. Example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frR6iNyFx6mymn0.html

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ll look into the bamboo. I’m a little closer to Quito than Otavalo.

@proyectonuevo7487 10 ай бұрын

Friend because you do not access the government of Ecuador in security issues and

@FallofftheMap 9 ай бұрын

I think everyone living in Ecuador has been affected by the security issues. Even in the campo crime is now increasing.

@etekone. 2 жыл бұрын

It is a bit sad not to have solar system panels in Ecuador I think they do not even know it.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong friend, already many people in the countryside are using solar panels, obviously their cost is still very high but little by little that is falling in price, I live in the Galapagos Islands and here all the energy we take from the sun, we have giant windmills and many solar panels ... Solar technology is gradually coming to Ecuador a country that has a lot of sun hehe

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for solar panels and installation in Ecuador on FB marketplace. The prices are high when compared to traditional electric and because in most of Ecuador the power is from hydroelectric there isn’t a compelling reason to switch to solar yet. I do plan on building a very low tech solar water heating system so that I can heat my pond enough To raise tilapia (I don’t have enough fresh water exchange to raise healthy trout) and also so I can create a slightly warmer area of the farm around the heated pond so I can grow bananas.

@BibleSamurai 10 ай бұрын

$3 for unlimited water!!!!

@FallofftheMap 10 ай бұрын

I probably need to update this video. There’s been a drought this summer. Much of this summer water has been shut off during the day to conserve.

@fiftyhunnug 2 жыл бұрын

Your climate on that land is most likely due to ocean currents

@FightFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Ahem...If that's corn or maracuya or any kind of bean all around you, you may be stuck in a glyphosate fog 2x a week, man.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the warning. I doubt it’s an issue with my neighbors. I haven’t seen any spraying going on yet, and suspect the corn farmers on either side of me are too poor to afford to spray. One neighbor has warned us that they do periodically spray the avocado trees that grow near our property. They told us because they know we’re trying to avoid any non-organic herbicide and pesticides and we had planted a bunch of mora too near their avocados to avoid some overspray.

@proyectonuevo7487 2 жыл бұрын

Those who fumigate are the large haciendas that sell their products. Small farms usually don't... Glyphosate is a big problem, here in Galapagos we are fighting that

@FightFilms 2 жыл бұрын

@@FallofftheMap Hope you're right. All the best.

@garrysekelli6776 2 жыл бұрын

You pay to get a transformer. Ridiculous. I only pay for decepticons.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll trade. I’ve been paying for decepticon removal.

@WTP_1776 2 жыл бұрын

quarantine for the flu lmfao.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Military rules out here. Apparently while I was away on vacation there was a bit of an outbreak on this base.

@dirgesinthedark5637 2 жыл бұрын

What's going on with the vaccine in Ecuador?

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Heavy use of the Sinovac vaccine. Some Pfizer and Moderna. Similar vaccine rates as the US. They’ve just started vaccinating kids. People are generally eager to get the vaccine and the biggest obstacle is supply.

@estebancorral5151 Жыл бұрын

Your Spanish needs much work.

@FallofftheMap Жыл бұрын

I’m sure it does. In English, you would typically use the words “a lot of” rather than “much.” Please enjoy this moment of irony.

@joannb6330 2 жыл бұрын

Horse is as bad as goat with trees.

@FallofftheMap 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s part of why we’re planting cacti along the fence line. That’s the side the horse approaches from and the fence isn’t tall enough to stop him from reaching over it to eat. The row of cacti is meant to make that more difficult.