Eliseo Farm Visit (poison, picking) September 5

Eliseo returned to the farm to continue picking coffee early in September. He also poisoned the weeds agains.

Eliseo Farm Visit (picking, poison) August 26-27, 29 2008

Eliseo’s crew began picking coffee on Tuesday August 26 and the following Wednesday. Half the farm was picked. He returned on Friday to continue.

Eliseo Farm Visit (Poison) August 14, 2008

Eliseo and his brother were at the farm all day on Thursday, August 14 spraying round up.

Eliseo Farm Visit (picking, fertilizing) July 30 – August 2, 2008

Eliseo came to the farm on Wednesday, July 30 and began picking the upper portion of the farm. He and his men returned Thursday with a truckload of fertilizer (coffee booster) which they began spreading. In all, they worked four days (half day on Saturday).

Soil Sample Analysis, July 29, 2008

Dropped off three soil samples (upper, middle, lower) at the Research Center in Kainaliu.

Eliseo Farm Visit (Poison) July 15, 2008

Eliseo and his brother came to the farm on Tuesday ( 7/15/08 ) to spray for weeds. Coffee at this point is ripening, though not ready to pick.

Pictures of the Mill Building

Here are a few pictures of the mill building. Note the two-tiered roof and the particularly precarious upper portion.

West-facing side

 

East-facing side

North-facing side

The south-facing side of the structure. External staircase accesses second level.

Upper roof from inside the mill.

A closer look at the rafters on the upper roof. Dual-beam support at the apex flanked by two more on each side for a total of six beams.