Ever dream of becoming a farmer or rancher, but could not give up the amenities of a luxury home and being close to a city. Well, now it is possible live this dream in a 6,000 square foot mansion on a 30 acre horse farm within 45 minutes to the city of San Isidro, Costa Rica. Located in a rural area surrounded by coffee farms and cattle ranches this property offers private tranquility with tons of...
Organic Farming
Most people dream about moving to a tropical paradise and enjoying the beach and beautiful scenery while living a laid back lifestyle. Then reality strikes and they think it is an impossible dream only for the wealthy and they go back to plugging away at the ‘rat race’. Well, this dream can become a reality and for less than one would imagine. In this blog we will discuss on how to leave it all...
About 40 minutes South of Dominical in San Buenas, Cortes there is a huge Mamones farm we like to visit to pick fresh Mamones. It is lots of fun to bring the whole family and get as much as you can eat to last a week, not to mention filling up while you are picking them right off the tree. The Mamone is a golf ball sized fruit with red peal and soft spikes also called Lechies in Asia. Inside is a grape...
Having a green thumb has never been so easy if you live in Costa Rica. Basically during the rainy season just cut and plant or buy your favorite flower from the nursery and plant it anywhere. I recently wrote a blog about planting fruit trees, in this entry we will discuss exotic flowers and plants that are available and great for landscaping in our area of Costa Rica. We have recently been planting at...
Now you have a home and property or even a lot ready to build, and want to plant some flowers and fruit trees. This is one of the best aspects of living in such a tropical environment, you can usually literally cut off a branch and stick it in the ground and it will grow. You will notice driving down the road though out the country, some of the fence posts have started growing branches and become trees...