Freedom Orchard Organics is our farm management company. For those interested in the lucrative profits of Chilean agriculture, we offer a partnership for passive investors. Visit Freedom Orchard Organics for more information. For our sustainable community, we will be offering seasonal shares in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project as well as shares in livestock ... Read More
There may be some confusion between Freedom Orchard and “Galt’s Gulch Chile” (hyped by TDV). This confusion stems, in part, due to some of the photos, posted by GGC on their website and FB page, are actually photos of Freedom Orchard and neighboring farms. Freedom Orchard was conceived, planned and offered to the public prior ... Read More
There may be some confusion between Freedom Orchard and “Galt’s Gulch Chile” (hyped by TDV). This confusion stems, in part, due to some of the photos, posted by GGC on their website and FB page, are actually photos of Freedom Orchard and neighboring farms. Freedom Orchard was conceived, planned and offered to the public prior ... Read More
Ever drive through the endless fields of sunflowers, wheat and corn in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Montana, the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, rural Illinois, etc.? Do you remember how pleasant all those acres of crops seemed at first and then how boredom set in after enduring the sight for several hours? There is no longer drive ... Read More
I’ve got a new roommate! For the next couple of months, anyway. In preparation for his arrival, we hired a woman to give the apartment a good cleaning. She did a thorough job — she even put that little thing into the toilet tank that makes the water turn blue. Huh. It looks kind of ... Read More
I’ve got a new roommate! For the next couple of months, anyway. In preparation for his arrival, we hired a woman to give the apartment a good cleaning. She did a thorough job — she even put that little thing into the toilet tank that makes the water turn blue. Huh. It looks kind of ... Read More
First impressions mean a lot and thus I have always encouraged leftist, communist, statist, interventionist, radical feminist and radical ecologist people that are considering moving to Chile to see its ugliest parts first. Have them stay out near the airport for a night in one of Santiago’s poorest sections. Then send them to Chile’s ugliest ... Read More
As one leaves the beach at Iquique towards the Altiplan, he passes through the town of Pozo Almonte. This town is famed for its oasis and for hosting the largest Roman Catholic festival in Chile every July: La Tirana—that attracts as many as 300,000 people (most of which pitch tents for the better part of ... Read More
There is not much to write about in the 15th Region of Chile (called Region de Arica y Parinacota) outside of Arica, other than scenery: Allane Canyon and the Tacora volcano, desert routes (both of these image-filled entires should be read along with this present one) are both spectacular, along with Lago Chungará and other flamingo-filled lakes, geysers and altiplano wildlife, ... Read More