Farm to Table Dinners

The volunteers at the farm created our first “Farm to Table” vegetarian dinner here at Rancho Delicioso. We were fortunate to have so many talented chefs here at the same time, so everyone was able to add something. It was difficult to pick the perfect spot for the dinner. The geodesic dome was the most […]
Geodesic Dome

Now called the “Passion Dome” because it’s covered with passion fruit vines, originally we assembled my geodesic dome that I brought from the United States. It needed a lot of repair, and have improved it by adding one meter in height, making it taller give is more space at the bottom, since before, it didn’t […]
Passion Fruit

Permaculturists like to talk about “stacking functions” which means that we try to find multiple uses for an given thing. From that standpoint, Passion Fruit Vine is a dream plant. This incredibly hardy vine will grow on just about anything, so it has many great uses: Fruit: The tasty “maracuya” passion fruit has a […]
Broccoli! We have done the “impossible” once again!

They said it couldn’t be done, but our meter-high broccoli plants are proving them wrong. We have a couple dozen growing in various spots around the farm, and at this moment, two of them are sprouting broccoli heads, which are expanding daily. How to Grow Broccoli in the Tropics We’re located in the Southern […]
Video: “Morir Sin Saber La Verdad” – Terapia Gerson en Español

“Dying to Have Known” – “Morir Sin Saber La Verdad” Un grupo de 6 videos cortos y muy importante para el mundo. Por favor, toma el tiempo para ver esta 80 minutos, para conocer estos verdades. Existe un metodo muy bueno para curar cancer (y otros enfermidades degenerativos) cuando sus doctores dicen que […]
Photo Shoot for Pasion de Tres

Fashion Design in the Jungle of Costa Rica Today we did a photoshoot for Yasmin’s company Pasion de Tres. She has a workshop here on the farm, where she designs and sews her clothing and jewelry, much of it one-of-a-kind using scrap fabric, such as her recycled fabric jewelry. Yasmin is also the […]
Estrellita, Our Baby Goat

We are thrilled to announce the birth of “Estrellita” (Little Star in Spanish) yesterday morning around 5-6am! Her mother, named Cosita Buena (Little Good Thing) is now happily feeding her, and we are doubly excited because this means that after the baby has grown up, we’ll finally have some fresh goat milk for Anamaya […]
Our Horses – Canela and Cilantro

Our newest addition to the farm, is Yasmin’s horse “Canela”, which was a gift from Mary at Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary. Canela is pregnant, and we’re looking forward to seeing her baby sometime between June and August… we’re not exactly sure when but hopefully after Deanne the veterinarian visits us in a couple of days, we’ll […]
Mandala Keyhole Garden

The Mandala Keyhole Garden is made, but and we’re still in the process of putting in our herbs and other plants. So far we have aloe vera, sage, two types of oregano, tarragon, two types of parsley, basil, and cilantro. There’s also a section of Garbanzos that we’re experimenting with, and the outside is lined […]