Neighborday Seed Exchange

May 11, 2013 | Learning, Musings

The morning began with a craze of last minute preparations for the big seed exchange that has been in preparation for months. It’s going to become an annual event in line with neighborday to help connect the community and as a platform to teach rural farmers about...

Mar 30, 2013 | Musings, Photos

We started the night playing BOOYAH and then decided to hike up the Mirador under the moonlight so we could spend the night at the top and wake up to see the sunrise. I woke up to the birds singing, overlooking the mysterious Volcan Arenal. Good people, exciting...

Un Mes

Mar 27, 2013 | Musings

It’s tough to believe I’ve been here at Rancho Margot for one month now. One month is a long time, but it really feels like I just started working here. The relaitonships I’ve been able to build here have been wonderful and I’m truly inspired...

My Day Off

Mar 5, 2013 | Learning, Musings

Today was my day off of working on the farm so I spent most of my time working on this blog, catching up on emails and having conversations with people. It has been raining all day today and continues to do so currently and has been unseasonably chilly. I wasn’t...

Sunday funday

Mar 4, 2013 | Learning, Musings

Sunday is the day of rest, not on the farm though and certainly not in the tourism world. It was, however, a more relaxed day of work today and everything was moving a little bit slower today. In the morning, I was supposed to go and clean up the cerdero (pig pen) but...