As you might know if you’ve read any of our recent posts, one of our missions here on this beautiful piece of property in Uvita, Costa Rica has been to repurpose and recycle wood and roofing material from the old “rancho” that fell on the property two days after we arrived (that’s another story). But…
We had a trash problem on our property! As a result, I, for the first time in my life, had to figure out how to build a basurero, which was something I never dreamed I’d be doing. Now, I wish I had taken a picture of our old trash receptacle out on the street but,…
As I mentioned in our previous post about constructing an upcycled compost shed, we had a serious surplus of yard waste on this property when we first arrived back in October. In addition to needing a solution to decrease our waste, we also started looking around and recognized the need for more spaces to plant…
We are currently spending the winter as property managers on a lovely parcel in Uvita, Costa Rica. In exchange for housing, we have completed several projects on the property to improve the overall aesthetics and function of the space. The first major project we undertook was the construction of a compost shed that allowed us…
Welcome to the S.L.O.W. blog! We are excited to share our thoughts and opinions with you on today’s topic: Stewardship in the Modern World. If, for some reason, this topic doesn’t interest you, feel free to check out some of our other articles on yoga, meditation, health, and sustainability. If you’re here to read this…
I’ll admit that a lot of the finer details of micro- and macroeconomics drove me crazy in college. What did make sense, however, is the principle that (in a free market) supply and demand largely dictates what is produced, how it’s produced, and at what price it is offered. This principle puts the power of…