The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Holding a baby chick

More chickens and Brahman cows

We rested up, then hit the road early to visit an egg production farm, Don Lapo, that is also venturing into the agrotourism business with some horses, iguanas, peacocks, turtles and deer. Yes, deer are considered exotic here. On this…

Chickens!

Chickens!

Our next farm visit was to the third largest poultry farm in Panama. The owner, Jesus, has I think 40 hectares, (I’ll double check and update if necessary.) Y’all, I’m a city woman. Walking into a chicken coop with about…

A few days later...Ag life in Panama Greenfield Gardens

A few days later…Ag life in Panama Greenfield Gardens

It’s been a busy few days! We’ve traveled into rural Panama and started our Agricultural farm visits. December 18 we started our day with a visit to Greenfield gardens a 200 hectare farm where they grow pineapple, henna, mangrove, papayas,…