Plant profiles from what we grow — their medicinal and culinary uses, and how to cultivate them — alongside seasonal notes on trail conditions, native species, and the health of this small mountain.

What We Grow

What we grow, and what it’s good for.

Plant profiles covering medicinal and therapeutic properties, culinary interest, and how to grow each one yourself — plus the bigger stories behind what comes out of this farm.

Garden Kimchi: Organic Lacto-Fermented Vegetables from Boquete

Garden Kimchi: our own take on lacto-fermentation, made with whatever vegetables are ready in the garden — always organic, always a little different, from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge, Panama.Read more →

Thyme: Medicinal Benefits, Cold-Season Tea, and Where to Find It in Panama

Thyme (Thym): medicinal properties, culinary uses, and where to find it growing in Panama — from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Lemon Verbena: Medicinal Benefits and Where to Find It in Panama

Lemon Verbena (Verveine): medicinal properties, culinary uses, and where to find it growing in Panama — from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Rosemary: Medicinal Benefits and Where to Find It in Panama

Rosemary (Romarin): medicinal properties, culinary uses, and where to find it growing in Panama — from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Jiaogulan: Benefits of the Immortality Herb and Where to Find It in Panama

Jiaogulan: medicinal properties, culinary uses, and where to find it growing in Panama — from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Nettle: Medicinal Benefits, Tea, and Where to Find It in Panama

Nettle (Ortie): medicinal properties, culinary uses, and where to find it growing in Panama — from Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Organic Macadamia: Farm and Permaculture Experimentation in Boquete

How a French expat's unconventional idea 18 years ago turned a Boquete hillside into an organic macadamia farm and permaculture experiment — and a model for food self-sufficiency in Panama's cloud forest. The story behind Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

How I Eradicated My Severe Allergies and the Asthma of My Friends and Visitors

Fifteen years ago, a chance encounter with a wild plant in the Talamanca mountains cured lifelong allergies — and later, helped a friend overcome 40 years of asthma. From the founder of Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →
Boquete Guide

History and life in the mountains.

Travel guides, local history, trail conditions, Qi Gong and wellness, and whatever else is worth sharing from the farm.

Volcán Barú: The Sleeping Giant Beneath Boquete

Volcán Barú, Panama's highest peak: its geology, two massive prehistoric collapses, the last known eruption around 1550, the summit hike, and the national park that surrounds it.Read more →

Boquete: Nine Thousand Years of History Before the First Coffee Tree

The lesser-known history of the Boquete valley — from the earliest traces of human occupation 9,000 years ago to the founding of the district in 1911, by way of European settlers, the railway, and a small-town hotel that once hosted a Shah and James Bond.Read more →

Boquete Activities: The Hot Springs of Caldera, or How Volcán Barú Warms the River

The natural hot springs of Caldera, Chiriquí — the geology behind Volcán Barú, where the hot water comes from, water temperature and properties, traditional therapeutic use, and the area's deeper history.Read more →

Hiking in Boquete: the trails, their history, and the one path less crowded

A guide to Boquete's known hiking trails — Sendero Los Quetzales, the Pipeline Trail, the Lost Waterfalls, Volcán Barú — their history, a map of the area, and where to find real jungle hiking far from the crowds.Read more →

Getting to Boquete — and where to find the quiet side of the cloud forest

How to travel to Panama, get from Panama City to Boquete, and why people choose Boquete for its cloud forest and nature — plus where to find real silence and hiking away from the crowds, at the edge of La Amistad National Park.Read more →

The Resplendent Quetzal in Boquete's Cloud Forest, Panama

For half the year, the resplendent quetzal fills our cloud forest with color and song. From courtship displays to fledgling flights, the life cycle of this magnificent bird at Wild on the Farm in Panama's Talamanca mountains.Read more →

Boquete Bird Watching Guide

With over 400 bird species across cloud forests and lush valleys, Boquete is a world-class birdwatching destination. From resplendent quetzals to harpy eagles, discover the best trails and spots to see Panama's most spectacular birds.Read more →
Travel Panama

Stories and guides from beyond Boquete.

Experiences and travel notes from across the country — not just the farm, but the rest of wild Panama.

Herpetology in Panama

A few striking snake photographs, taken during solo escapades deep in the jungles of Panama — Chagres National Park, the Darién, the Cordillera Central.Read more →

San Blas Panama, Chronicles of Guna Yala

Beyond the postcard of San Blas: the Guna people, their matrilineal society, molas and traditions, the 1925 Guna Revolution, and the strict community rules that keep Guna Yala one of the world's models for indigenous self-managed tourism.Read more →

Is Panama Safe? A Practical Guide for Travelers

Is Panama safe to visit? A practical look at crime statistics, the areas to avoid, and why Chiriquí and Boquete are considered among the safest regions in the country — home to Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →

Darién, 2008: Hunting and Village Life With the Emberá

A personal story from Panama's Darién — running the jungle with Emberá hunters along the Sambú River, and being welcomed into village life after days on foot. From the founder of Wild on the Farm, Boquete Cloud Forest Lodge.Read more →
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