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The Chumbera Metaphor

by Paul This morning my eye caught a cactus leaf in the garden, see photo above. It concerns the Chumbera which has suffered from an...

Which parts of normal are you rushing back to?

by Marina They say a crisis is an immense opportunity for change. Whilst we are all in a different situation than normal; some with...

Time to generate our own wealth

"We all want to live in a world where doing the right thing is possible and makes money...shouldn't that be natural? ...If we can take...

"The problem is the solution" - theory in practice?

Buenos días from Back to La Tierra, hoping you are all calm and staying healthy in these strange times. Spain declared the state of...

Planting seeds

Whilst we are planting trees, shrubs, bushes and vegetables we are very aware that our guests are planting their own seeds whilst they...

Inspiration under the cork oak

We were honoured to host Michael who came over for a week of meetings to discuss a large environmental project he is working on. We...

Paul in Especial Magazine

(for our Dutch speaking followers) Een aantal maanden geleden werd Paul geïnterviewd door Else Beekman. Zij heeft hierover het artikel...

Farming in the Future - BtLT tip

Once in a while you see a documentary that inspires beyond normal inspiration. We saw A Farm for the Future for the first time about 12...

How to catch water

One of the first projects we took on when we returned last year was preparing our land at Back to La Tierra for rainfall. You only need...

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