Sustainability Center of Costa Rica

Sustainability Center of Costa Rica We are a non-profit organization working on Economic and Social Justice, Environmental Protection, Education and Animal Welfare issues.

Freshly baked zucchini muffins 😍
22/06/2023

Freshly baked zucchini muffins 😍

Latte with homemade oat milk, cappuccino with homemade almond milk, & grass lemon Tea☕️🧋Made at Cafe-Bazar OM, which is ...
16/06/2023

Latte with homemade oat milk, cappuccino with homemade almond milk, & grass lemon Tea☕️🧋

Made at Cafe-Bazar OM, which is part of the Sustainability Center, the best for your health while you take care of the environment!

Alistando los mangos para las bebidas para acompañar la película gratis para niños hoy a las 5:00 pm: El Gato con Botas ...
06/05/2023

Alistando los mangos para las bebidas para acompañar la película gratis para niños hoy a las 5:00 pm: El Gato con Botas III. .org

Organic mangoes from the Sustainability Center! They make delightful shakes, fruit salads and home-made ice cream 😋 ...
06/05/2023

Organic mangoes from the Sustainability Center! They make delightful shakes, fruit salads and home-made ice cream 😋

Last weekend, we celebrated the completion of the radio project Comunicadoras Comunitarias at the Feria de Guacimal. The...
23/11/2019

Last weekend, we celebrated the completion of the radio project Comunicadoras Comunitarias at the Feria de Guacimal. The project was a great success, and already we have events planned to extend its legacy of educating and empowering women in communities. Click here to read more about the project on our website: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project

El fin de semana pasado, celebramos la finalización del proyecto de radio Comunicadoras Comunitarias en la Feria de Guacimal. El proyecto fue un gran éxito, y ya tenemos eventos planeados para extender su legado de educar y empoderar a las mujeres en las comunidades. Haga clic aquí para leer más sobre el proyecto en nuestro sitio web: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project

Here is the menu for this Saturday´s Feria de Guacimal - come down to enjoy traditional food, live music and lots more! ...
15/11/2019

Here is the menu for this Saturday´s Feria de Guacimal - come down to enjoy traditional food, live music and lots more! We will be hosting the final event of the radio project 'Comunicadoras Comunitarias para el Buen Vivir'. Click here to read more about this project: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project

Aquí les presentamos el menú de este sábado - venga a la Feria de Guacimal para disfrutar de la comida tradicionál, musica de vivo y otras buenas cosas! Tambien vamos a presentar el último evento del proyecto de radio 'Comunicadoras Comunitarias para el Buen Vivir'. Haga clic aquí para leer mas acerca del proyecto: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project

Recently, we joined Red de Mujeres Rurales, a group of rural and indigenous women, in protesting a reform which would re...
14/11/2019

Recently, we joined Red de Mujeres Rurales, a group of rural and indigenous women, in protesting a reform which would regulate the commercialization of seeds. This would seriously threaten small-scale subsistence growers, as well as the culturally and ancestrally important activity of communal seed exchange, in favour of large commercial interests. We were proud to voice our oppostion in solidarity with these women, and we conducted various interviews with them on behalf of Comunicadoras Comunitarias. Click here to read more about this radio project: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project
And click here to read more about Red de Mujeres Rurales: http://iberculturaviva.org/portfolio/red-de-mujeres-rurales-de-costa-rica-semeando-autonomia-e-luta/?lang=es

Recientemente, nos unimos a Red de Mujeres Rurales, un conjunto de mujeres rurales e indígenas, que protestaban contra una reforma que regularía la comercialización de semillas. Esta amenazaría seriamente a los pequeños productores de subsistencia, así como a la actividad cultural y ancestralmente importante del intercambio comunitario de semillas, a favor de grandes intereses comerciales. Nos sentimos orgullosos de expresar nuestra oposición en solidaridad con estas mujeres, y realizamos varias entrevistas con ellas en nombre de nuestro proyecto Comunicadoras Comunitarias. Haga clic aquí para leer más acerca de este proyecto de radio: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project
Y haga clic aquí para leer más acerca de Red de Mujeres Rurales: http://iberculturaviva.org/portfolio/red-de-mujeres-rurales-de-costa-rica-semeando-autonomia-e-luta/?lang=es

Recently, we joined Red de Mujeres Rurales, a group of rural and indigenous women, in protesting a reform which would re...
14/11/2019

Recently, we joined Red de Mujeres Rurales, a group of rural and indigenous women, in protesting a reform which would regulate the commercialization of seeds. This would seriously threaten small-scale subsistence growers , as well as the culturally and ancestrally important activity of indigenous communal seed exchange. In their place, they would favour large commercial interests. We were proud to voice our oppostion in solidarity with these women, and we conducted various interviews with them on behalf of Comunicadoras Comunitarias. Click here to read more about this radio project: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project
And click here to read more about Red de Mujeres Rurales: http://iberculturaviva.org/portfolio/red-de-mujeres-rurales-de-costa-rica-semeando-autonomia-e-luta/?lang=es

Recientemente, nos unimos a Red de Mujeres Rurales, un conjunto de mujeres rurales e indígenas, que protestaban contra una reforma que regularía la comercialización de semillas. Esta amenazaría seriamente a los pequeños productores de subsistencia, así como a la actividad cultural y ancestralmente importante del intercambio comunitario y indigeno de semillas, a favor de grandes intereses comerciales. Nos sentimos orgullosos de expresar nuestra oposición en solidaridad con estas mujeres, y realizamos varias entrevistas con ellas en nombre de nuestro proyecto Comunicadoras Comunitarias. Haga clic aquí para leer más acerca de este proyecto de radio: http://sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/our-programs/radio-project
Y haga clic aquí para leer más acerca de Red de Mujeres Rurales: http://iberculturaviva.org/portfolio/red-de-mujeres-rurales-de-costa-rica-semeando-autonomia-e-luta/?lang=es

Interested in helping to make a real difference in community and environmental sustainability? The Sustainability Demons...
24/10/2019

Interested in helping to make a real difference in community and environmental sustainability? The Sustainability Demonstration Center is looking for new volunteers to join us on a long-term (3+ months) basis to participate in and help develop programs forwarding our core initiatives:

Sustainable Development
Conservation and Community
Economic and Social Justice
Food Security
Education
Cultural Exploration

This is an opportunity to give back to the planet and contribute to the vital work we do in realizing sustainable ways of securing health for ourselves, for communities, and for the planet.

Read more about who we are, what we do, and how you can join us on our website: www.sustainablecostarica.org
Or, email us directly to submit an application or make an equiry at: [email protected]

On Thursday 10th, students on the Socioeconomic Geography course at the university of Costa Rica visited the Centre. Ver...
21/10/2019

On Thursday 10th, students on the Socioeconomic Geography course at the university of Costa Rica visited the Centre. Veronica, cofounder of the Center, and Chita, a lady from the Guacimal community, gave a presentation which explained the community’s fight for the defense of its water against a proposed development project – the key event in the foundation of the Center. The students visited the pristine river next to the center, where they observed our lab volunteer Ania demonstrate water sampling and had the opportunity to have a swim. Finally, Ania and Veronica explained the process of testing water in the Center’s brand new laboratory. The laboratory will be made available to communities for free water quality testing.

Click here to read more about the Center’s origins and the fight for the river, as well as our new laboratory: www.sustainablecostarica.org

En el 10 de octubre, estudiantes en el curso ‘Geographia socioeconomica' de la universidad de Costa Rica visitaron el Centro. Veronica, cofundadora del Centro, y Chita, una mujer de la comunidad de Guacimal, dieron una presentación que explicó la lucha de la comunidad para la defensa de su agua contra un proyecto propuesto de ganadería - el evento clave en la fundación del centro. También los estudiantes visitaron el rio, donde observaron nuestra voluntaria Ania demonstraron como tomar muestras de agua, y nadaron en el rio. Al final, Ania y Veronica explicaron como examinar agua en nuestro nuevo laboratorio. El laboratorio será disponible para que comunidades examinaren la calidad de su agua.

Pulse aquí para leer mas sobre los inicios del centro y la lucha por el rio, además de nuestro nuevo laboratorio: www.sustainablecostarica.org

Last Sunday, we the members of various local communities went on a visit to Monteverde and areas of the upper watershed ...
14/10/2019

Last Sunday, we the members of various local communities went on a visit to Monteverde and areas of the upper watershed of the Guacimal river, led by Cristy and Zuiri from the University of Costa Rica’s Environmental Kiosks program. We were shocked to see obvious signs of sewage in water courses, and expressed concerns about communities lower down the Bellbird Biological Corridor whose drinking water filters down into their wells and sources of water. We were welcomed at the San Luis Community Center, where we engaged in conversation with representatives of the Monteverde Institute and the Township Association of San Luis. We discussed shared experiences of water quality and pollution, existing problems and proposed solutions.

We hope to make our new water-testing laboratory at the Center available to local communities to conduct water quality tests. Read more about the lab on our website: https://www.sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/aguavida/what-we-do

El domingo pasado, miembros de varias comunidades locales visitamos Monteverde y unas áreas de la cuenca arriba del Rio Guacimal. La excursion fue guiada por Cristy y Zuiri del programa de Kioscos Socioambientales de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Estábamos impactados de ver la contaminación por aguas negras en los cursos de agua, y expresamos nuestras preocupaciones sobre las comunidades mas bajas del Corredor Biológico Pajaro Campana, que usan pozos y fuentes que reciben estas aguas. Nos dieron la bienvenida en el Centro Comunitario de San Luis, donde participamos en una conversación con representantes del Instituto Monteverde y la de la Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de San Luis. Discutimos experiencias compartidas de la calidad de agua y contaminación, problemas existentes, y soluciones propuestas.

Esperamos que nuestro laboratorio de calidad de agua pueda estar disponible para las comunidades para medir la calidad de agua. Pueden leer mas acerca del laboratorio en nuestro sitio web: https://www.sustainablecostarica.org/index.php/en/aguavida/what-we-do

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Route 606 On The Way To Monteverde
Guacimal

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506-83022522

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Sustainability Demonstration Centre - In a Nutshell

We aim to demonstrate, in a constructive and detailed manner, different environmentally friendly ways of dealing with and reducing the footprints we each leave behind every day. We help create alternative ways for people to make a living which are healthy, just and in harmony with the environment.

We envision a world where our health, and the health of the planet, weigh as much as making a profit.

At our Experimental Integrated 112-acre Farm, learning about how to grow safe, delicious, and nutritious food brings together families and community members with an appreciation for the food we eat. By choosing to produce and eat organic food, we no longer eat food that is laden with chemicals that make us, our land, and our water unhealthy. In addition, humane animal husbandry is practiced and demonstrated.

Economic and Social Justice is practiced continuously through the various initiatives of the Center. One of its most successful efforts is the Guacimal's Farmer's market which has been open every Saturday since 2014. It provides free space for any local to come and sell their products. It is also a space for healthy family fun, good food and live marimba music to keep the traditions alive and to build a strong social fabric.