...but me loves me Olive Oyl more. Many of us love our olive oil too and today the VALOR Fellows visited Bodegas Zuccardi Vineyards and Winery. Along with that amazing experience we were also given a tour of their olive oil production facilities. Familia Zuccardi has approximately 900 acres of olives. We learned that about… Continue reading Me loves me spinach…
Day 5 of the international trip was reserved for the VALOR fellows to visit Don Roberto Ranch This particular ranch is located just west of Villa Mercedes in the Province of San Luis. Don Roberto is one of five ranches in San Luis owned by the Guerrero family. In all, they manage about 46,500 acres… Continue reading Young Calves Populate “El Ranchero”
Dia Cinco. Today we visited the Don Roberto Ranch owned by the Guererro family. It is a diversified operation located in and near Villa Mercedes city in San Luis Province. It was a great experience sharing information and experiences with them. While at a mid-morning stop for refreshments we noticed a small calf in the… Continue reading “Paco”
"I've Got a Crush on You", "You've got to kiss a few frogs to find a Prince", "I'm nuts over you", and "Virginia's for Lovers". No, this blog isn't about finding love, but it is about a group of people that love agriculture and their tour of operations in Argentina. So here is it Day… Continue reading Day 4: VALOR International
Day 4 for us would have been a fine day for Jim Smiley. We visited Aceitera General Deheza's (AGD) Frog Farm. It was a very unique operation where they raise frogs from eggs and grow them to maturity to sell to select restaurants in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Rosario. They produce and sell approximately 6000… Continue reading A Leap Ahead… Ribbet
Day 3 in Argentina started out with our departure from the Melincue Casino and Resort in the Santa Fe providence heading toward the providence of Cordoba. Today we had scheduled two stops, one being a dairy and the other as purebred sheep operation. However, as we have traveled in Argentina we have learned that they have received above average rain fall for this season. In the month of February alone they have received 700+ millimeters which converts to 30+ inches of rain in one month.
As a result many of the roads leading to the farms are dirt and not handling this amount of rain fall very well. This morning’s visit to the dairy had to be cancelled because they fear that our bus would damage the road and not allow the milk tanker to reach the farm.
This allowed us an opportunity to meet this morning as a group…
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I am overwhelmed. It's that simple. In a very good way, of course, but overwhelmed none-the-less. For three years, I have conceptualized what an international trip with VALOR would be like. For over 18 months, we have known Argentina would be the destination. We are here. Now. In the moment. Absorbing and reflecting and anticipating… Continue reading Humbling Hospitality
Today we visited Cabana de Constancia, a diversified farming operation in the Sante Fe Provimce. Such beautiful grounds. Señor Gallo and his family operate their family farm, there we saw sheep, goats, llamas, ducks, and chickens. In addition we saw a plethora of plants on the grounds including a fig tree, orange and tangerine trees,… Continue reading But, no Koalas
After breakfast this morning, our journey continued as we departed downtown Buenos Aires (BA) and headed east to the countryside. We traveled to the city of Pergamino, which is 200 kilometers (120 miles) from downtown BA. Pergamino is in the province of BA. The picture below offers a point of reference. As we entered the… Continue reading Day 2 – Pergamino – Buenos Aires Province
The Fellows second day was full of interesting and exciting things. Our guide Henry providing all manner of information about Argentine farming in the Buenos Aires Province. After a fantastic lunch provided by the Calderon family in Pergamino we visited their equipment facility. Nestled among various pieces of equipment was this circa 1964 Chevy Impala… Continue reading Who would have thought…
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