Eco-Enthusiast?
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Join us on the journey as we discover pioneering projects dedicated to sustainable land-management, building community, eco-tourism, and creative living in Costa Rica.
Exploring Sustainability & Advice from Intentional Communities, Retreat Centers, and Permaculture Projects throughout Costa Rica.
To share stories, strategies, and insights from ecologically & socially beneficial projects, in Costa Rica. These stories provide landowners everywhere access to unique ideas for how they, too, might design their own business models for greater success and impact.
In the end, we hope to see more people succeed in their dreams to live off the land, make it sustainable, and share it with others.
It's great to have you along!
Whether you're planning to steward land soon, or a veteran who wants to broaden their perspectives. Tune in! We have some captivating guests and insightful conversations lined up for you.
Join us as we explore an array of permaculture farms, retreat centers, homesteads, eco-lodges, and international communities that are all pursuing one common, golden thread – a lifestyle and culture that is in harmony with nature and to do business in an ecologically beneficial way.
To let this culture spread and grow, these unique places have opened their doors for ambitious eco-enthusiasts to learn and co-create with them. Numundo.org calls these places Impact Centers
Back-To-The-Landers Unite!
There are thousands of people around the globe who are passionate about living a sustainable lifestyle, and who either have or want to start an eco-friendly land-based project. At the same time, there are many more who prefer to dip their toes in and explore already established projects to find solutions, experience, adventure, or even refuge.
For most, operating a project like this is no small feat, especially if budgets are tight. My motive behind this podcast is to offer people a place to find inspiration, ideas, solutions, and get to know some of the veterans in the game.
By sharing insights among owners of these unique places, it’s our goal to expand perspectives of how sustainability can be practiced, not only through responsible land management, also through to social dynamics, cultural exchange, and finances as well. I like to believe that beneficial relationships are likely to grow here.
Join us as we:
- Discover exciting and appropriate technologies,
- Explore advice for interacting with students, guests, and volunteers,
- Highlight and support this new generation of leaders,
- And dig deeper into what it really takes to keep the doors open for the millions of people who are searching for a place where they too can learn, change, and grow.
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An Approach Grounded in Ethics
In Part 2 of our Permaculture Lifestyle Series, we're going to take a look at the role that Ethics plays in guiding our decision making and design. Most people have some concept of ethics and (hopefully) think of themselves as ethical human beings. But what does that...
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Giving a Voice to Permaculture & Community in Costa Rica
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#009 Estéban Acosta of Sembrando Flores and Viogaz: Biodynamics, Commercial Crops, & Home-Scale Biodigesters
Today’s episode is with Estéban Acosta of Sembrando Flores & Viogaz, Costa Rica’s leading manufacturer and installer of bio-digesters for home-scale, as well as commercial, uses. We discuss the spiritual side of agriculture through the application of biodynamic principles, growing “green manure” (mucuna beans), and the benefits of using a biodigester to process grey water and black water. Esteban is a consultant and...
An Approach Grounded in Ethics
In Part 2 of our Permaculture Lifestyle Series, we're going to take a look at the role that Ethics plays in guiding our decision making and design. Most people have some concept of ethics and...
What Is Permaculture and How It Can Make Your Life Better
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Building with Adobe, Bamboo, Aircrete & Vision [Aly Khan from Brave Earth intentional community]
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#009 Estéban Acosta of Sembrando Flores and Viogaz: Biodynamics, Commercial Crops, & Home-Scale Biodigesters
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#008 Terry Lillian Newton of Kindred Spirits: Raising Horses using Permaculture and Mindfulness
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#006 Ancel Mitchell – Finca La Isla: Cacao – Traditional Roots to Cottage Industry
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#005 Peter Kring – Finca La Isla: Fruit Forest Maintainence & Farmers Markets
Meet Peter...
I really appreciate what Jason is doing to make a difference on our planet, right now. Thank you for the wonderful time that we shared in making the podcast.
It is really encouraging and inspiring to see like-minded people coming together and Sharing Insights being a key driver in connecting these people. It was a great pleasure to meet Jason and I am looking forward to hearing more.
Jason Bliss is an incredible guy! Right now, he is collecting information on how to make the world a better place, and whether you have information to give or want to receive this information, I highly recommend Jason and Sharing Insights.
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#009 Estéban Acosta of Sembrando Flores and Viogaz: Biodynamics, Commercial Crops, & Home-Scale Biodigesters
Today’s episode is with Estéban Acosta of Sembrando Flores & Viogaz, Costa Rica’s leading manufacturer and installer of bio-digesters for home-scale, as well as commercial, uses. We discuss the spiritual side of agriculture through the application of biodynamic principles, growing “green manure” (mucuna beans), and the benefits of using a biodigester to process grey water and black water. Esteban is a consultant and international spokesperson for the biodynamic movement. This episode is sure to bring you value.I hope you enjoy it! Download Esteban's Description of the of Biodynamics...
#008 Terry Lillian Newton of Kindred Spirits: Raising Horses using Permaculture and Mindfulness
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#007 Aly Khan & Alnoor Ladha of Brave Earth: Building Community
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#005 Peter Kring – Finca La Isla: Fruit Forest Maintainence & Farmers Markets
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#004 Justin Dolan – The Permaculture Country Club: Designing for Resilience
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#003 Justin Dolan – The Permaculture Country Club: Bio-diversity, Bokashi, and Competition within Community
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#002 Ed Bernhardt – New Dawn Center: Bio-Ferments, Water Filtration, & Really Big Bamboo
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#001 Suzanna Leff – Finca Amrta: Greenhouses, Volunteers, & Vanilla Bean Propagation
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#000 Jason Bliss – Welcome to Sharing Insights Podcast
This brief episode is a thorough introduction to Sharing Insights Podcast, what I seek to bring the world through this medium, and exactly how I intend to do it. You will also get to hear my story and journey from traveling to communities around the world to owning my own land-based project here in Costa Rica. The take home from this episode, is that this is a journey we must take together because without the collective sharing of insights we will not grow. I hope you take the time to listen to this introduction and feel encouraged to share your insights with us too. In the meantime I have a favor to ask of you. As a fledging...