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The first meeting began on the steps of the local community hall. Gordon introduced us and began listening. People filed in and the meeting began. Señor Leon spoke as the manager of the local bank, Euler and Linda spoke about the importance of control for frosty pod rot and the necessity of provenance for profit maximization and organic certification. It came time for Gordon to speak and over the next 45 minutes he laid out the concept of the regenerative model for conservati

Ten Days in the Jungle. On the 24th of June 2014 Gordon and I boarded a flight for Lima, Peru. After spending a night in Lima with Sarah's mother (also named Sarah) we boarded the connecting flight and landed in Tarapoto. We were picked up by señor Leon, who we bought the farm from, and immediately fed a celebratory feast. We based ourselves in a cozy hotel and began looking for supplies. Our farm was described as rustic so we would need to buy what we hadn't brought. The Far