La Finca

I went with a friend to visit a farm in the province of Monte Plata a little over an hour outside of the capital.  There’s no running water or electricity, but there’s plenty of animals and plants.  I took sooooo many pictures of each type of plant and animal as you can see below.

chickens, obviously

The structures on the farm:

Flamboyant is a beautiful tree that grows in tropical regions and very popular in the DR.  It has fern-like leaves and red flowers.  

farm puppies

peppers

Higuero-This caught my eye in the tree because of its huge size.  As it turns out, it’s toxic to eat the inside of this fruit but women sometimes use the oil for their hair.  The outer shell is commonly used for kitchen bowls and decoration.

 

baby lime tree

tiny lime growing

pretty view of the farm

cow, claro que si

We discovered wild pineapple growing in one field.  It’s a common misconception that pineapples grow from a tree like a coconut, but they actually grow from the center of a bush close to the ground.  These were smaller than pineapple grown for selling, but they were so delicious!

I made lots of new animal friends. :)  

Chinola (passionfruit) is one of my favorite fruits in the DR.  

chinola vine

chinola bloom

chinola fruit (not ripe yet)

cool tree trunk covered in spikes

Adorable puppy photo shoot :)

watering plants by hand from the river

neat decorative plant with polka dots

target practice

The farm workers caught crabs in the river, boiled them, seasoned them with peppers from the farm and enjoyed them for lunch.  I documented the process J