Nestled against the virgin rainforest of La Cangreja National Park, Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center has been teaching, exploring, and promoting techniques of living harmoniously in the landscape since 2001. Renowned for it’s natural building and delicious culinary spreads of fresh homemade food, the Ranch offers profound, innovative and authentic apprenticeships and workshops throughout the year. Visitors will experience a rural Costa Rican community, delight in 300 acres of pristine forests and waterfalls, and participate in a working permaculture farm.
Through the collective efforts of many long-term community members, the Ranch has established itself as one of the premier sites in tropical America to gain hands on experience in natural building, fermentation, agroforestry, permaculture design, homesteading, and community development.
Rancho Mastatal is an education center and community rooted in environmental sustainability, meaningful, place-based livelihoods and healthy caring relationships.
Rancho Mastatal is an education center and community rooted in environmental sustainability, meaningful, place-based livelihoods and healthy caring relationships.
Individuals are encouraged to apply to our apprenticeship program, http://ranchomastatal.com/apprenticeship/.
http://ranchomastatal.com/guest-information/
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.
Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.
Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Internet
Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.
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