A box full of fresh vegetables arrived at the field station today, courtesy of Georges and his new Puerto Rican community supported agriculture (CSA) group, AGROexpress. Yautilla, starfruit, tomatoes… finding these roots and fruits at my porch was a distinct pleasure. The food I (and probably you) eat is almost entirely grown on a farm,…

When an ecologist talks about fieldwork, what do they really mean? I’ll share a few scenes from our forest dynamics project here in Puerto Rico for you, so you can see what a full day of work looks like. We stay at a small field station in the rainforest, and wake up early to plan…