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jrbaja
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Baja Bamboo
is up and "running. Lot's of plants and some are 15' tall already. I am wanting to expand the varieties and I am in a hurry.
So, here's the deal. I have 2 properties and a 200 year old house under renovation here in San Bartolo. I am also building a palapa/bedroom in the
trees and bamboo grove.
I am going to sell memberships in Baja Bamboo for those wishing to help this community and get them building muy rapido.
What you get in return is, an awesome place to stay when you come down, all the fruit and vegetables you can pick and eat, all the fish you can
catch, (Los Barriles is only a half hour away) and trips to my favorite unknown beach and Magdalena Bay to visit friends who know the area and
channels there.
This is basically total immersion in the Mexican culture and for about $50.00 per week, you can eat some of the best empanadas and local ranch foods
or head down to Los Barriles for the biggest steak you have ever seen excluding Texans.
Our trips away from San Bartolo are to do trading with the fishermen and mountain people which is a blast in itself and way less expensive than
taking a tour.
You also get to rejuvenate your health with the produce, local foods, pure air and water as well as the relaxed and happy atmosphere that goes along
with the Mexican villages.
We can also pick you up at the airport in San Jose or La Paz which both are 1 hour away or you can drive your own vehicle down.
How's about $1000.00 per year memberships for the first 10 people interested in having a place in the unknown, and unspoiled Baja.
Memberships also include one spouse or significant other.
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capt. mike
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Now I have seen everything........
JR...selling timeshares.....
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Garry
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Membership
Any shade parking for a RV with acess to water an elec???
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Lindalou
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I was wondering the same thing as you! Sounds like it could be quite an adventure, especially doing it with JR.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
Memberships also include one spouse or significant other. |
Please post photos of the spouse or signifiant other that is included in the membership!
And, why limit this to just 10 - you could get rich on this JR
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Bruce R Leech
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$1000.00 per year memberships for the first 10 people interested in having a place in the unknown, and unspoiled Baja.
Jr . are you Joking about this or what. how long do you think it is going to remain unknown, and unspoiled if you do this .
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How much for .... CANADAIANS....and P-nche gringos ?....and yes...lets see photos of those "soul mates" ....maybe I will buy all 10 and resell them for $1500 ....
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jrbaja
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Sorry guys
ya gotta bring your own significant others.
But, as far as selling time shares, it will be helping the local economy food wise and employment wise, it is going to be limited to a certain
amount of people, and there are already tours coming here from Los Cabos and La Paz to see the ranchos without be8ing invited.
I'm not sure which ranchos they see but not mine or my neighbors. The difference is, with Baja Bamboo you become involved with the commmunity and
live the life for a few days. It's a kick.
It's also a lot safer and cheaper than buying or building a house down here as they are being built already, there are thousands of acres owned by
my friends and they are into protecting rather than developing.
Being a part of Baja Bamboo means you would be helping these guys put their kids through school, gas in their cars, tools for their gardens, and
many other things that aren't so easy for them to get.
It is a pretty historic community and these guys asked me to see what I could do for raising money. I have done the same thing in San Luis Gonzaga
because they are as well aware that things are changing down here.
This is more about alternatives to selling land like employment through tourism, food sales, etc. It's already happening from people that weren't
invited and the local people don't really benefit from that much.
Baja Bamboo is all about helping these guys in all the mountain communities because they are very good folks.
Garry, almost. We are first working on the house and palapa in the trees but there will be some areas exactly for that with individual palapas that
you pull in next to.
There is a place called Rancho Verde a little north of here that already does have shaded areas I think.
San Bartolo itself isn't really that remote, 1/2 hour from the biggest gringo enclave ever, but, the people here are still practising the rancho
life, on purpose. But, they are definitely aware of what's going on elsewhere. They chose not to follow that path but are also aware of needing an
income. This is an alternative for them.
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capt. mike
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and i'm jest funnin' witcha JR....
i know you're really doin' good things for good hearted peoples....keep it up.
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azusa_bob
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Hey JR! Are you still making those hand-crafted bamboo gerbil tubes?? :moon::moon:
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Big Bamboo?
Sounds like a Cheech and Chong movie!
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Don Jorge
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Hola JR,
Good to see you there. We had a great trip, collected lots of material. Keep in touch. jorge
[Edited on 1-18-2005 by Don Jorge]
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
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Me No
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Nice Picture!
Now that is SOME bamboo.....  You could build sky scrapers with that. Oh,
wait a sec..... THey do.
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Joaquin Suave
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Don Jorge!
We were hopeing to see you at Rancho Joaquin Suave.
The bad news...
This was the worst trip for surf that I can remember.
The good news...
We kicked ass on the property! 4 drainage culverts, front gate, lots of road work, & the most tech outhouse in all of Baja.
How did the finca fair with all the rain?
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Don Jorge
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Outhouse?
Hola Jouquin,
Post a pic of the outhouse! Good to hear all is well and progress is being made on your ranchito.
We made it a bit further south than you, about 9 degrees N. Pumped for the first week and then went flat.
When's your next trip south? Keep me posted and put up some pics!
Oh, our farm got wet and we are stripping berries and digging ditches. Nothing new I suppose. After 25 years of this, many el ninos, freezes,
droughts, developers, I just pray for the best and expect the worse.
The March miracle of 9 inches in one day back in 94? I was farming in Guadalupe, BCN and the creek rose and took 40 acres of cucumbers which were
under plastic and redeposited them downstream, scattered between Porvenir and El Tigre. The El Nino of 83 I was in Santa Barbara and it rained 50
inches and the strawberry season never started.
Ni modo.
Say hi to the little woman and the big dogs! Jorge
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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yankeeirishman
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whoa!
you got a botanical name for this type of Bamboo? I cant seem to find it (the type)in my book, and I'm a landscaper! Want to see what specs there are
for the plant.
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Bruce R Leech
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tim40
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I have been watching, BUT apparently not paying attention.... WOW, that is some bamboo. Tell us again, the primary use.
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk....
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Don Jorge
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Dendrocalamus giganteus
As it's botanical name suggests, it is the biggest. One thing nice about this bamboo is it grows in very tight clumps, thus it dominates a landscape
but does not overtake it.
Would make a great Baja outhouse, si?
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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Bruce R Leech
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Dendrocalamus giganteus
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Type:
Clumping
Height:
30m
Thickness:
30cm
Climate:
Tropical
Application:
Poles
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"Giant Bamboo"
FEATURES:
Very thick culms.
Burma origin.
The name says it all. The largest of all bamboos. Tremendous culms that do not want to grow straight unless the stand is well managed. The weather at
Belli is not really suitable and the one specimen here is struggling.
Huge culms yielding large quantities of heavy timber.
I used to drool at the clump in the Flecker Gardens at Cairns until a recent cyclone blew it over. It was in better shape than any seen in South East
Asia. Well worth trying to see how it will adapt with some TLC (Tender Loving Care) in a moist warm climate.
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