Chile Forum

I've seen only one variety of squash (calabaza) in the supermarkets and fruterias, and it is just so-so. How about acorn squash, butternut squash, buttercup squash, spaghetti squash, and best of all red kuri squash? Do seed vendors have much selection beyond what you see in the grocery store?

I remember visiting Tompkins' offices in Pto Montt maybe 12-15 years ago. At that time, they had a good size vegetable garden, being ecologically managed. Could be a source of contacts if they're still around.

Hi Matt
You might get some ideas by browsing Indeed's Help Wanted ads here:
https://www.indeed.com/q-Permaculture-jobs.html
This site only lists USA jobs but they have a board for Chile as well

I find it incredible that he local building code allows apartment construction without central heat

I'm guessing they are pretty easy to heat. A wood or pellet burning stove should work fine. Need a stack out the roof, though. Propane would probably be good too, just need to go out a side wall for intake/exhaust.

What are you using for heat? Does the kit include roof penetration materials for a stovepipe?

The US government serves as the housing insurer of last resort in flood-prone areas. This encourages people to build in places where private insurers know better than to tread. Free market equilibrium not functioning there, and taxpayers once again forced to subsidize irrationality.

Yeah here in the US double-yolked eggs don't make it to the grocery store, but the farmers get plenty of them Maybe a dumb question, but how would the farmers know if the eggs were double yoked or not with out breaking them open? They are detected by egg candling. https://extension.illinois.edu/egg...

Yeah here in the US double-yolked eggs don't make it to the grocery store, but the farmers get plenty of them

According to this, Chile is using GMO agriculture:
https://gmo.geneticliteracyproject.org/ ... nd-banned/

No, I was just kidding. GMO products are generally engineered to look more perfect - like the tomatoes in Chile. Could these distorted beans be the result of drought conditions? Or maybe genetic drift causing distortion of the original form?