What we do…

Diane & Larry are the current stewards and care-givers, of the one acre food forest we call Tres Besos…

…we offer two (2) “short-term/vacation” rentals

Upon request for extra fees we provide:

• diet consultation
• Tai Qi classes
• healthcare education
• gardening information
• all while eating & sharing home grown food from the food forest where we live.

Moving to Mexico has helped us realize that borders only serve to separate the common people and benefit the money-hoarders.

Gastronomia

Fermented food is one of our passions: We make our own salsas, kombucha, tepache, sauerkraut & some bread”. People generally eat more fermented foods than they realize:

• bread
• alcohol beverages
• sauerkraut
• real mayonnaise (not brand)
• cheese, kefir, kombucha
• yogurt, relishes, chutney
• Worcestershire, ketchup,
• soy sauce, miso, tempeh …
  • Pickles = “pickled”= vinegar solution.
• Buy Sandor Katz books for fermentation recipes

Education

Permaculture Design (PCD), non-violent engaged dialog, humane ideals & Chinese Medicine’s terrain like ideal of health (includes pre-med western science), inform our holistic outlook on Life.

Diane: BS in Psychology & Biology, Master TCM (MTCM).

Larry: BS Solar Design, MTCM, Certified Permaculture Designer, Tai Qi practitioner.

Our ongoing education is facilitated by community radio and our own follow up studies & research.

We encourage everyone to listen to & become a supporting member of local community radio &/or Pacifica, KPFA, 94.1 FM, – Berkeley, CA founded 1949

Food Forestry

• sustainable garden based on native, perennial plants.
• canopy: nut, fruit & native trees.
• understory: native, culinary, medicinals, food, flowers.
• soil: mostly fungal mycelium, bacteria, insects, plant debris in a sandy clay loam matrix.
• local native plants build soil & provide habitat for local wildlife.
• life depends on healthy soil
• fungal mycelium maintains healthy ecosystems thru integrated communications & nutrient distribution
• compost everything
• We can all aspire to BE compost one day.

Health

Eat Whole Foods, mostly vegetables, & not too much.

Michael Pollan

Our version: Eat Cooked & Fermented, Whole Foods, mostly Veg, some meat/animal fat, broth, not too much.

• cooked & fermented veggies
• cooked dark leafy greens
• small amt of fruit
• small amt raw veg
• small amt of various meats
• moderate amt various animal fats
• butter/eggs, all you want
• bone broth daily alone or cooked in food like rice or sauces, etc….
• small amt soaked, roasted nuts
• ferment all grains & legumes
• very small amt seed (veg) oils – easy rancidity of the “Omega” (PUFA) oils
• All oils & animal products organic/from trusted clean, humane sources
• AVOID industrial, factory “farmed” animal products & seed oils

Success

Our idea of affluence:

• community food forest
• culinary & medicinal herbs, Chinese Medicine
• loving, supportive family & friends
• active community
• worker-owned business.
• rural living
• local, diverse small farms
• create & use humanure
• continuous learning & sharing of materials, food, honest knowledge
• optimal diet = optimal health
• participate in fun outdoor activities.
• Lots of DIY projects
• a small town we can enjoy year round & accommodate friends, family, guests, clients.
• all services within 2 miles
• Sunset walks
• Bike riding
• Become compost: allow our corpses to be recycled into nutrients i.e. digested by soil microbes