Geoff McCabe

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Although the work of many creative souls, Geoff McCabe is the lead visionary behind Rancho Delicioso, . He is also the CEO of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, and two eco-village projects in the area, Pura Vida Sunsets, and Solar Vistas and is a big proponent of tropical green building. He has a master’s degree in Physics, but never worked in the field. Instead, he owned a series of different businesses, including jewelry and fashion design and import companies, as well as retail stores. He now lives in Costa Rica at Rancho Delicioso with his friends and daughter Anika.
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Rancho Delicioso is a 20 Hectare (50 acre) property in the center of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula, which is the prettiest beach area of Costa Rica, and includes the beach towns of Montezuma and Santa Teresa.
The current vision of the project is to create an organic community of eco-minded artists, especially those involved in the performance arts and yoga. Currently, all the lots that have been sold are to people who are musicians, artists, etc.
At the heart of Rancho Delicioso is an organic farm, part of which is owned by Anamaya Yoga Resort. Anamaya is investing in its own lots (1 1/4 acres) and is using another 2-3 acres for orchards and additional gardening. The idea is to grow the food for the yoga retreat guests, to provide local, fresh, and organic produce. We are hoping to be able to break even or save a bit of money by doing our own growing, while simultaneously doing the following:
1. Research center for local organic farming efforts.
2. Information about organic growing techniques, published on the internet
3. International volunteer center to bring talented people who will help with the farming, create their own exotic projects and research revolving around organic farming, permaculture, and green building.
4. Aquaponics installation and research ponds.
5. Green building research, using local materials, providing information to the public about sustainable and affordable building techniques.
6. Recycling and up-cycling art, construction techniques, and research using materials provided by the area’s recycling center next door.
7. A once-weekly organic restaurant using our own produce, with various guest chefs from among local restaurants and hotels.
8. A large covered geodesic-type dome for public events, and a future circus.
We are currently looking for hard-working volunteers who would like to participate, and we have a PYC (Permaculture and Yoga Center) program of 1-2 weeks with an Introduction to Permaculture course, daily yoga, and swimming trips to a waterfall and the area’s gorgeous beaches.
Basic Website: www.ranchodelicioso.com
Permaculture and Yoga Program: http://ranchodelicioso.com/permaculture-yoga-course-pyc/

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  • Spanish

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5 years ago

EDE France 2021 | Écovillage Sainte Camelle

We had to wait 2021, against all odds, to see the very first French EDE. How come it was only the 1st? Why never before? Well, we know why. FHF. This is why making an EDE in France was a tough challenge to take on. And yes, we did it! The group of participants we had for this EDE was so diverse that no clan emerged. It is quite usual that people gather by affinity in small groups but here, the entire group stuck together no matter what. The glue was really strong. Some personalities were more extraverted of course, but with a real care for other’s presence and voice. To the extent to become a real counter-power: if we made any facilitation mistake, if we failed to propose in the most careful way and if it felt like we were imposing anything, we would be immediately in trouble. We knew it came from a childhood school trauma for these people, who were very open about it. It was an amazing journey to navigate the facilitation process with such awareness. This context led to something incredible during week two: a very quiet voice, Pauline, protested against the fact that they had agreed to community agreements on the first day but now, she said, they had to review them by themselves and check if it reflects who they really are. We, as EDE crew members, opened a space in the program for them to take the time to do it. They used Sociometry, a tool taught to them before, to assess the agreements. They counted in percentage who agreed or not for each topic. They even discussed about the structure of the program and finally approved it. It was a very beautiful real-life example of self-empowerment. One of the most iconic moment of this EDE was the Derdian roleplay in which they completely immersed themselves for three hours. The participants playing the indigenous Derdians went in the forest and created another set of social rules to add to the existing 10 social rules, making it even harder for the engineers to understand them. Howeve
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12 years ago

Curso de Permacultura

Curso Certificado de Diseño en Permacultura Del 8 al 26 de julio El Curso Certificado de Diseño en Permacultura de Can Bordoi, con 108 horas de teorĂ­a y práctica en casi tres semanas, es uno de los cursos más extensos que se imparten en la penĂ­nsula – un aprendizaje de calidad, para descubrir, profundizar, experimentar y palpar la Permacultura con plenitud. La Permacultura, con su enfoque holĂ­stico, nos permite concebir y crear espacios sostenibles, productivos, bonitos, Ăştiles y eficientes. La Permacultura es el diseño consciente de hábitats humanos productivos que tienen la diversidad, la estabilidad y la adaptabilidad de los ecosistemas naturales. Consiste en la integraciĂłn armoniosa del paisaje y las personas, para proveer sus alimentos, su energĂ­a, su cobijo y otras necesidades materiales y no materiales de una manera sostenible. (Bill Mollison, co-creador del concepto de Permacultura) La Permacultura es allĂ­ donde un campo yermo se transforma en un bosque comestible, un huerto en una sinfonĂ­a de biodiversidad, una caja se convierte en horno solar, una ruina en una bioconstrucciĂłn de formas gráciles, una escala de vecinos en una comunidad intencional… Ven a aprender cĂłmo diseñarlo y cĂłmo hacerlo realidad en tu entorno. Durante los 17 dĂ­as de curso aprenderemos los principios de la Permacultura, sus aplicaciones concretas, veremos cĂłmo plantear el diseño y cĂłmo desarrollarlo, tendremos tiempo para practicar en el huerto, para conocer varios proyectos de la comarca y aprender de los que ya tienen experiencia. Todo esto en el entorno privilegiado de Can Bordoi, una finca en plena naturaleza, con jardines y bosques, donde respirar, sentarse un rato, conversar, donde compartir mĂşsica, y perfecta para liberar nuestra imaginaciĂłn con un diseño permacultural. El curso se desarrollará en Llinars del Vallès, en una comarca donde proliferan las iniciativas y los proyectos, a apenas 45 minutos de Barcelona. ApĂşntate al CDP de Can Bordoi a p

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