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Musings from the real Farmville: Do Pigs Have Wings?

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” -Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Soon after … Continue reading

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SLOW FOOD LUNCHEON IN THE RAINFOREST

Steven Farrell, a leader of rainforest conservation and Biodynamic farming and a member of the Slow food Convivium of San Jose, Costa Rica, hosted a luncheon in honor of   Terra Madre Day  at Finca Luna Nueva on December 10, which … Continue reading

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Sustainable Tourism, One Hand Clapping, and other rhetorical questions

Our intern, Lindsey Means, ponders the many philosophical issues that are involved in Sustainable Tourism: Sustainable Tourism defined by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Earth Council: “Sustainable Tourism Development meets the needs of present … Continue reading

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Sometimes all you need is a stiff upper lip!

Education is our theme at Luna Nueva this week. Students traveled here from Earth University and Prescott College to learn more about Biodynamic and sustainable farming. Sara and I took an adroitly alert classroom of environmental science students from Prescott … Continue reading

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Our Intern Continues His Journey

Tyron Valenzuela was an intern at Finca Luna Nueva for six months.  We want to share with you his final blog entry about his experiences down on the farm. During my 240 days at the amazing organic, biodynamic farm called … Continue reading

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Have You Hugged a Farmer Today?

Forty years after the appearance of bumper stickers asking “Have You Hugged Your Child Today,” there are now dozens of slogans suggesting you hug everything from your AK-47 to your plumber.  However, in the face of a food supply whose … Continue reading

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Live Slow. . . and Prosper

Daily life in this part of the Neotropics moves at a slower-than-normal pace.  As an example, there’s Bradypus variegatus the three-toed tree sloth that moves so slowly it actually gathers moss.  For that reason it seemed like a perfect mascot … Continue reading

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Down On The Farm — A Day In The Life of an Intern

Down on the Farm – A Day in the Life of an Intern at Finca Luna Nueva Rainforest Lodge Continue reading

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A Rainforest Christmas

It was a busy and fun week at Finca Luna Nueva  between the exotic Toucanet sightings and our distinguished guests Dr. Panfilo Tabora of EARTH University, Tom Newmark, CEO of New Chapter, Inc., Michael Besancon of Whole Foods (and his lovely wife Micki), … Continue reading

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Current Trends in Sustainable Food and Agriculture

Finca Luna Nueva was extremely excited to receive the following e-mail, which we want to share with our readers.  Not only does it validate what we believed in before it was trendy, it’s what drives us to continue raising awareness of the immense … Continue reading

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