Jason Thomas

Regeneration Nation Costa Rica

Society EN ↓ 30 episodes

Regeneration Nation Costa Rica explores who's doing what to bring CR toward environmental & social wellbeing. Join us as we share stories, strategies, and insights from ecologically & socially beneficial projects contributing to the change we need to see more of in the world. These stories provide businesses and landowners everywhere access to unique ideas for how they can design their own business models for regenerative success and impact. In the end, we hope to see more people succeed in their dreams to live & work in ways that are beneficial to the environment, living beings, and future ge...

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Author

Jason Thomas

Episodes

004 Justin Dolan: Sustainable Design, from Building Methods to Waste Management (Part 2 from The Permaculture Country Club) 17.12.2020 48:58

The conversation continues from last week's episode with Justin Dolan of St Michael's Permaculture Country Club, in Central Pacific Costa Rica. Justin mentions a number of the innovations that he's been experimenting with, including natural building with bamboo , bioremediation , soil health, natural cooling with living rooftops and vines, waste management, and more. We've also created an aweso...

003 Justin Dolan: Cultivating Bio-diversity, Bokashi, and Healthy Competition within Community (Part 1 from The Permaculture Country Club) 10.12.2020 48:00

In today's episode, we join Justin Dolan at the St Michael's Permaculture Country Club in Central Pacific Costa Rica. Justin shares his passion for seed propagation , medicinal plants , and using bio-ferments for healthy soil as well as animal care. We explore topics such as healthy competition , the value of studying with a mentor , and using plants for natural home cooling . Justin is a wea...

002 Ed Bernhardt: A Deep Ecologist's Tips on Soil Building, Brewing Bio-ferments, and Educating the Next Generation (New Dawn Center) 02.12.2020 1:02:59

In today's episode, we visit with Ed Bernhardt at the New Dawn Center/Finca Alba Nueva, in Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica . Ed is a deep ecologist , and author for several newspaper & magazine articles in Costa Rica, including the Tico times. Ed shares with us tips for soil building & supporting your plant's immune system with a recipe that he calls " kombucha for the plants ," He also shares st...

001 Suzanna Leff: Run a Successful Volunteer Program for Over 30 Years and Still Love It (Finca Amrta) 02.12.2020 47:29

In today's episode, we visit with Suzanna Leff , one of the cofounders of Finca Amrta, a permaculture farm in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica. Suzanna has been running her volunteer program for over 30 years and has been able to keep it full, almost exclusively by word of mouth. We discuss topics like, how to find volunteer managers and administrative support, helping guests find their...

000- A Warm Welcome From Your Host Jason Bliss 01.12.2020 6:57

This brief episode is a thorough introduction to Sharing Insights Podcast, what I seek to bring to the world through this medium, and exactly how I intend to do it. You will also get to hear my story and journey from traveling to communities around the world to owning my own land-based project here in Costa Rica. The takeaway from this episode is that this is a journey we must take together bec...