Casa del Feugo

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01/08/2026

Our check dams are built with a purpose: to slow water, catch sediment, reduce erosion, and help the land hold moisture longer. They support groundwater recharge, protect our streams, and strengthen the health of the soil as we expand our permaculture and food forest systems. This is about working with the land, not against it — building resilience for the future while caring for the rivers, gardens, and trees that sustain life here.

01/08/2026

Everyone eats at our home.

05/07/2026

Our backyard playground is a 20 min walk from our home. Refresh and stunning.
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20/06/2026

This was my pool idea...

Hard work, but 1 month of progress

Time to share it with special people

And now enjoying it every day we are home.

30/05/2026

**The Problem:**
The river to the north side of my garden had been scoured to bedrock for years. During heavy rains, it becomes a devastating flood channel—eroding banks, washing away material, and offering no water retention for the ecosystem.

**The Solution:**
I've built a **cascade of 16 check dams** spanning the stream, with **7 now actively holding water**. Here's what I did:

✨ **Widened bases** with local gravel, cobbles, and silt
✨ **Dug out pools** behind dams to create storage & energy dissipation
✨ **Reinforced 2 upstream dams** with tarp-lined "pillow" walls resistant to washout
✨ **Created a stepped spillway** with sandbags for gentler cascading
✨ **Expanded the main sediment trap/pool** to absorb downstream flow

**The Impact:**
🔹 Slows flood peaks by 30–50% in moderate storms
🔹 Traps 50–80% of sediment upstream, protecting the main pool
🔹 Raises local water table & increases riparian moisture
🔹 Turns a destructive chute into a self-stabilizing, stepped ladder
🔹 Creates habitat for wildlife, insects & beneficial vegetation

**The Goal:**
Transform a **scoured, flash-flood canyon** into a **resilient, water-retaining ecosystem** that protects my land, enhances infiltration, and builds soil over time. 🌱

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*Follow along as I document the progress of this long-term stream restoration project!* 🌿

11/12/2025

New life pushing through the soil — quiet, determined, unstoppable.

On this land, bamboo has become more than a plant. It is a teacher.

— Excerpt from my upcoming book, No Barriers: A Voyage for Humanity
“The bamboo here rises the way hope does — quietly at first, then with a force you can’t deny. Each shoot breaks through hard earth with a strength far greater than its size, reminding me that resilience is never loud. Bamboo holds our terraces, strengthens our banks, and weaves itself into the very structure of this home. Long after we are gone, its roots will remain, binding soil, capturing water, and carrying our choices forward. It grows not for today, but for the generations that follow.”

This new shoot is another reminder:
Nature doesn’t wait for permission — it simply grows.

09/12/2025

Sometimes nature forces a redesign — and that’s not a setback, it’s an invitation.

When the back wall of our pond failed, we didn’t rebuild the old system…
We adapted.

Using the broken materials, we built a new terrace for water retention.
We planted vetiver to anchor the slope and bamboo to hold the soil now — and strengthen the bank for decades to come.

This is how landscapes — and people — grow stronger:
Not by resisting change, but by responding with purpose.

No Barriers. Only Solutions.
And always… adaptation.

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09/12/2025

In a season with almost no rain, every drop matters.

What you see here at Casa del Fuego isn’t just a garden — it’s a system. Terraces, stones, channels, roots, and plants all working together to slow, store, and honor water.
Because when nature withholds, we must respond with intention.

This is the message at the heart of my new book, No Barriers: A Voyage for Humanity:
Resilience is built — not wished for.
One stone. One seed. One choice at a time.

08/12/2025

I so miss this abundance I encountered in Morocco. And it was not just the abundance of the food and spices, but the generosity of its people.

29/11/2025

Panthers vs Flames last night. 70,000 people in the arena. Calgary won 5-4.

But here's what struck me - every time the Flames scored? Silence. Dead silence. They took the lead, kept it, won the game. End of game? No applause. Nothing.

Every Panthers goal? Place went wild.

Looked around the entire arena - no Calgary jerseys. No Canadian colors. No visiting fans cheering for their team.

Then it hit me.

The Canadians aren't here anymore. Not at the games. Not in Florida.

The snowbirds who used to pack these arenas. The tourists who filled our restaurants and hotels. The fans who'd travel down to watch their teams play. Gone.

You could see Florida's missing tourism dollars right there in that arena. Empty seats where Canadian fans used to be. Silence where there used to be cheers.

The economic impact? Massive. Billions in tourism revenue that's just disappeared.

The Canadians have not come.

Dirección

Quintas Del Bosque, Calle Manaboa
Jarabacoa

Página web

http://no-barriers.com/house-rental/

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