Farm Tables 10:00am @ VisitRico Farm, Dec. 12, Arecibo
December 12 - Morning; Walk -a-Vanilla Workshop. Visit the vainilla, fruit trees and coffee trees with the farmers from VisitRico’s Base Farm and lunch by chef. To maintain good safe distance individual tables will be set up by groups. Language: Español, Translator available for English
Welcome: Sign-in, Coffee, Snacks 10:00 am
Meet and Greet 10:15 am
Walk - a - Vanilla Extract Workshop: 10:30 pm
We begin with an enrichment walking workshop at theVisitRico Farm located in Arecibo. Guided tour of the planting of vanilla agroforestry and in shadehouse. You will be able to observe the first vanilla planifolia and pompona pods from the farm under development. You will know the aspects of sowing and cultivating vanilla in Puerto Rico.
Bird Watching observe exotic wood trees during the tour and hear a variety of birds, including the woodpecker, as well as beautiful butterflies.
Resources: Héctor M. Collazo, President of Vainilla Castañer, LLC and Millyvette García Santos, authors of the Book Sowing the Earth Tilling the Law.
We will prepare vanilla extract together from the pod grown in Lares, Puerto Rico. You can take home the vanilla extract prepared by you. In addition, you will be given recipes for different dishes using vanilla from Puerto Rico.
Let’s get fancy! 12:00pm
Have you ever tasted the freshness? We will be gathering the freshest ingredients from our local farmers and the surrounding community of farmers to the improvised kitchen in the field.
Cook and Agronomist, Hugo Varona will be using vanilla grown in Puerto Rico to prepare our feast. Aside from vanilla being our main ingredient, we have an honored guest... The local fish. If you are vegan, when making the reservation please indicate it for the Chef's attention.
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Hour: 10:00 am
Location: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
View one of our past events at Siembra Tres Vidas.
*More details will be provided once the reservation is made.
Call or write us for more information and for sponsorship opportunities:
Phone: 787.210.4839
Mail: camille@visitrico.org
