{"id":173,"date":"2015-03-03T22:37:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T22:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luzdelcorazon.net\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2017-12-16T19:06:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T19:06:50","slug":"life-on-the-rainforest-farm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/luzdelcorazon.net\/life-on-the-rainforest-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Life on the Rainforest Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Life is delightful and rustic on the finca.\u00a0 After feeding the animals we often begin our day with a QiGong routine and of course delicious Costa Rican coffee.\u00a0 The homestead life is based\u00a0 in an old Tico home with three bedrooms, a large covered patio and a kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0 This Summer we plan to collect many glass bottles and hope to begin construction of a recycled bottle home.\u00a0 We cook on a propane stove and the fire, and we keep our food cool\u00a0 with ice filled coolers.<\/p>\n

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The farm provides much of our dietary needs, with more being harvested and added almost daily.\u00a0 We often enjoy a “refresco natural” of farm harvested fruit mixed in water in the middle of the day.\u00a0 We do not have any electrical wires from “the grid” coming to the farm.\u00a0 We do have a small solar system and a cook stove that generates some electricity, and we are hoping to install\u00a0 a hydroelectric system soon.\u00a0 We are deeply grateful to our local neighbors and workers for helping to provide\u00a0 ice and for charging cell phones and electrical equipment.<\/p>\n

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\"photo<\/a>Pictured to the left is one of the bedrooms with an elevated “bunk” style bed.\u00a0 Also available are several fully enclosed hammocks that people use in the bedrooms and on the patio. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The farm has abundant spring water, two showers, and two toilets. One is a\u00a0 composting toilet and the other is a standard flush toilet whose septic system meets US EPA standards.<\/p>\n

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We often spend evenings around the campfire, sharing, planning, reflecting, singing, listening to music and talks,\u00a0 roasting marshmallows and meditating.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We have a large greenhouse, a duck yard with a small pond, a chicken house & yard and a corral\/work area.\u00a0 \"squashmay16\"<\/a>We also have dogs and cats who enjoy free roam of the forest, orchards and work areas on the farm.\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 We would like to\u00a0 add a tilapia pond, hydroelectric system and goats this Summer.\u00a0 We are also working on\u00a0 a composting system that will heat water and\u00a0 an animal waste methane capture system for cooking use.<\/p>\n

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Life is delightful and rustic on the finca.\u00a0 After feeding the animals we often begin our day with a QiGong routine and of course delicious Costa Rican coffee.\u00a0 The homestead life is based\u00a0 in an old Tico home with three bedrooms, a large covered patio and a kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0 This Summer we plan to collect many … <\/p>\n

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