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Toledo Botanical Arboretum
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Toledo Botanical Arboretum |
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General Delivery |
| City/Town/Village: |
Punta Gorda |
District: Toledo |
Country: Belize |
| Phone: |
772-2470 |
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| Website: |
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| Description: |
The Toledo Botanical Arboretum is an organic ecofarm which uses sustainable agricultural techniques. The operation of the farm is almost completely food and energy independent. Pig's waste is used to fuel a biogas digester which generates methane gas. Filtered, the gas is used for cooking, refrigeration, and lights. The byproducts, sludge/fertilizer, go to the fruit trees and the garden. Pigs are either sold, or slaughtered at home for food such as ham, sausage, pork, or bacon. Energy is generated by solar panels on the house roof, and rain water is collected by a vat.
Excess fruits from the trees are used to feed the pigs. Ornamental plants and seeds are sold in a small nursery to locals. The farm has a small but attractive orchid grove and the frangipani and ylang-ylang flowers are pressed into perfume.
A personal tour of the farm with a display of flow charts and detailed illustrations costs $5US per person, and is a rare and uniquely interesting experience |
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