Yesterday we visited Natalie and Pasquale's amazing farm. Many 'expats' have moved to Costa Rica, bought grassland and through hard work and determination created amazing self-sustaining farms.
Natalie and Pasquale raise cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.
That's an active volcano in the background.
Natalie is a whirling dervish of endless projects and enterprises. She makes jams and jellies, roasts macadamia nuts, distributes coffee, crafts, honey to name but a few. Natalie and Pasquale made their own beautifully massive furniture from fallen trees they found on their land..
They are just beginning to use a hydroponic system which incorporates tilapia in a tank.
Water circulates nutrients to vegetable plants, which are grown in rocks.
The house they have built is reminiscent of an Italian villa in the hills of Tuscany. True frescos lend authentic old-world feel. I had to settle down and take time to absorb their beauty.
People come from all over the world for this experience.
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