- Costa Rica
- Cartago
About Program
This program is designed to give you the knowledge, some techniques, and practice on how to use medicinal plants.
Lectures
Introductory talk on organic agriculture
Talk about the indigenous cosmovision and sacred plants.
Cabécar Indigenous community, Indigenous teacher
Talk about Detoxification and healing of the body with medicinal plants
Workshops
Fermentation procedures
Producing microorganisms
How to produce organic fertilizers
Plant reproduction
Creation of a bio-intensive vegetable garden
Learning about fruit trees
Activities
How to make cheese. Doña Rosa's house
Hike to the dream waterfall
Hike to the hidden waterfall.
Visit the communal bar of the village
Closing dance party of the program
Collective painting night
Bondfire
Icaros singing with sacred plants
Labeling signs for plants
Board games night
Materials
Dalö T-shirt
Medicinal plants package 50g
An Indigenous-painted piece of wood
Video and Photos
Program Highlights
- Taste the different medicinal plants we have on the farm
- Learn how to grow, propagate and care for your plants
- Understand the full cycle of organic farming
- Live on a farm that celebrates local traditions, food and lifestyle
- Immerse yourself in a healing journey with a safe space and the plants with you
Program Impact
*Indigenous communities.*
Due to globalization and the high flow of information, several families have decided to leave their land and move closer to civilization. This has caused alarm among the educational team of the schools and the members of the communities, as there is a lack of interest among the new generations in preserving practices, food, and knowledge of local medicine. There has been an increase in families looking for drugs and asking for more support from the government.
*Rural communities*
These families continue to experience problems that we do not know how to avoid. There is a need to offer more educational opportunities that are easy and quick to implement, such as workshops, conferences, games for children and teenagers, and many other ideas that we have in mind.
There are differences between men and women, between local and indigenous populations, drug abuse, and drugs in the youth population.
Our goal is to bring people closer to a coexistence with nature and with each other which creates awareness to live in harmony.
