Sharing Insights: Fruit Forest Maintenance and Farmer's Markets

Hey there, Permies!

Meet Peter Kring, a nurseryman, and farmer who has 30 years of experience in tropical agriculture. Peter has introduced many valuable species into cultivation in Costa Rica and maintains a collection of over 200 species of fruit trees, including several types of durian. His farm, Finca la Isla, on the Caribbean coast, offers a plethora of workshops in horticulture, medicinal plants, chocolate making, fermentation, and farm-to-table practices.



In episode #005, Peter shares with us his insights into sustainability through producing goods to sell at the farmers market. Peter is an advocate for farmers’ markets and is the president of the committee that manages the market in Puerto Viejo. He also touches on organic certification, what it takes, & whether it’s worth it.

Beyond that, Peter shares with us his preferred soil amendments and walks us through some of his fruit forest maintenance.

Check out the 2 videos that we made at Finca La Isla, where Peter describes his grafting process and fruit forest maintenance.

Veteran Insights into Fruit Forest Maintenance & Running a Farmers Market



Durian Grafting & Propagating Trees for Market



And if you think those videos are cool and you're ready to learn more, you can listen to the full podcast here: Episode #005: Peter Kring

Plus - we've created free "highlights" PDF's for each interview. You can find links to these awesome little cheat sheets toward the bottom of almost every episode's show notes!

Be sure to review all the tips we collected from podcast #005 Peter Kring of Finca La Isla: Fruit Forest Maintenance & Farmers Markets!

There's a download link below!

And stay tuned! We'll be releasing more tips & tricks on Permies regularly!