Market Visit and Nature's Gifts for Bio Dyes

On Thursday, October 19th, we went to the market in Merida to buy and retrieve ingredients for the Bio Dyes.

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We bought:

  • purple onions
  • golden onions
  • chaya
  • chile xcatic
  • jamaica flowers
  • achiote seeds
  • yucatecan avocados
  • carrots
  • mamey

We got for free:

  • tangerine peels
  • green tomato leaves

We found at the lab with Oscar:

  • bouganvillea glabra
  • bouganvillea spectabilis 2 colors

As a fixative, we decided to use:

  • white vinegar
  • salt