Andy in the garden between the Hooke casa and casita.
The casita at left, and casa at right.
Sunset view from the lawn of the Hooke's home.
Guillermo explains the growing of coffee.
Guillermo shows us the ripening coffee beans.
Guillermo explains how they compost the coffee husks.
Our group includes the Hooke, DiCarlo, and Kotz families.
The kids found a wonderful tree where they could climb and swing.
Benjamin, Andy, Sadie, Ruby, and John.
John and Andy in the tree.
John
Andy climbs a tree in Costa Rica.
Mara watches the other kids climb the tree.
Jim, Kathy, Mara, Pam, and Guillermo pause while the kids play in the tree.
The climbing tree oversees a former pasture now in transition to coffee.
Andy with a banana plant; the trunk at right is about 8" diameter. Each plant grows for one year, produces a bunch of bananas, and dies back.
Andy visits the goats.
Mara visits the baby goats.
Two baby goats.
Guillermo explains how the beans are set in water - where the bad ones float and are skimmed off.
Guillermo explains the biogas system that recovers methane, used for cooking, from the animal manure.
The greenhouse.
