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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Finca Santa Marta

Finca Santa Marta is an organic farm that is devoted to working with the land and it’s abundant fertile soil, clean air, water, and warm tropical sun to grow nutritious, healthy food for Panama.  




 The 42 acre finca is in Bijagual/Santa Marta,  located 30 minutes west of David.





The farm is 17 hectares (45 acres) and has different elevations with the lower level bordering with the Rio Gariché.  This gives different micro-climates that allows to grow different crops outside as well.







At Finca Santa Marta they currently raise:

Cherry tomatoes - 5 varieties
Peppers - both sweet and hot
Kale - 3 varieties
Asian greens - 5 varieties
bok choy - 2 varieties
Snap beans -  5 varieties
Bananas - 4 varieties
Watermelon - 3 varieties
Culinary herbs - plants and cut
Medicinal herbs - plants and cut
Spinach - 2 varieties
Arugula
Carrots - 4 varieties
Sweet Potatoes
Beets - 3 varieties
Egg plant - 4 varieties
Dried beans - 4 varieties
Sprouts - 6 varieties
Oranges, lemons and limes
Free range chickens - process up to 50 a sweek
Free range chicken eggs - 4-5 dozen a day
Beef cattle - 20 - head
and other things.

They currently sell organic products at the Tuesday Market & Meeting on Tuesdays in Boquete from 9-12 am and also on Saturday at Daly's Restaurant in Volcán from 8:30-10:30 am.

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