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Usairam Tapy
Sep 29, 20241 min read
Cacao Sagrado ~ Sacred Cacao
Cat Bamboo 16 After a day of learning about the history and production of cacao, including walking through Cambium’s cacao plantations...
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Usairam Tapy
Sep 29, 20241 min read
The naked truth about making chocolate
Deb Bamboo 8 The YouTube Video made transforming cacao to chocolate look quick and easy: Grind freshly roasted beans in a high-speed...
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Usairam Tapy
Sep 29, 20242 min read
Oh, that starry, starry sky!
Sharon - Coconut 79 When I first came to Cambium in 2010, I was immediately captivated by the stunning beauty here. It took my breath...
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Usairam Tapy
Sep 29, 20241 min read
Cacao farmers for a day
Jeff & Jodi Guests I was well into my 20s before leaving the farm/ranch where I was raised. It’s a life that never escapes you....
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Usairam Tapy
Sep 29, 20242 min read
Naked Yoga
Michael - Palm Gardens 10 It was in the late 1990's when I, still a fairly new transplant from Germany living in Columbus/Ohio, was...
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Usairam Tapy
Jan 3, 20242 min read
Waterfall treasure
It all started for me with 1950s movies of Tarzan swinging from vines and swimming with Jane in waterfall-fed jungle streams. Those...
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Usairam Tapy
Jan 1, 20242 min read
Isn't it ironic?
Jeff ~ Palm Gardens 11 Textile vs nude? It’s the question we often ask ourselves. Yes, we need clothes for protection and warmth, but...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 25, 20232 min read
What’s up in that tree?
Sharon - Coconut 79 Guests who come to New Cambium are often curious about the unusual “gourd tree” that grows in Palm Gardens. It’s the...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 25, 20231 min read
That’s my kind of chicken
Deb - Bamboo 8 One day while I was staring at an ugly root vegetable at the veggie stand, a woman tapped me on the shoulder and asked if...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Why do we come?
Isa – Cana 7 Meet your Self and enjoy life. That is what New Cambium is all about at its core. Get rid of your clothes and meet your...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 24, 20231 min read
It was from the cows!
Guests - Cabarete, DR Oh my, I asked Noah what he remembers about getting the milk from the cows, and his response was, “it was from the...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 24, 20231 min read
Milking cows. Of course, I had to try it
Guest - Pennsylvania, USA I’d already tried an assortment of unfamiliar tropical fruits. I made some bowls out of the gourds growing in...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Meeting the milkman
Deb - Bamboo 8 Two years ago on my early morning walk, I came eye-to eye with a serene and beautiful cow; not an uncommon experience at...
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Usairam Tapy
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Happy Birthdaying!
Jodi ~ Guest -South Dakota, USA What memories surface when you think of birthdays? Cake? Frosting? Ice cream? Glamorously wrapped gifts?...
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