Happy 2012 ! Summer’s on at the Finca in Biolley, Costa Rica!
Summer arrived pretty early this year! We were surprised when it just suddenly stopped raining. Yay! I’m game for the dry season! Don’t get me wrong, the green, rainy season is beautiful too . However, I welcome summer for more bird watching, hikes in the park, swimming in the river and spectacular summer sunsets! The [...]
Building Big In Biolley? Everything is possible on our Costa Rica Farm!
Allan our contractor, has reduced the building crew some. The devil is in the details so not as much muscle is needed. We’re down to the finish up of the finer details on the main house and will soon move on to finish up the cabins. Here are a few photos of more progress on [...]
Winter on our Biolley, Costa Rica Finca (Farm)
It’s the green season on the farm! That means some heavy rainfall, but there’s plenty of sunshine too! Take a look at the green season on the Finca Lilo (our farm) in Biolley, Costa Rica. It’s a beautiful time of the year. It is harvest season in the coffee fields. The coffee plantation on the [...]
A good and honest Tico builder and contractor? None other than Allan Guzman in Costa Rica!
It’s been awhile since I’ve given an update on the construction of our house and cabins on our Costa Rica Finca (farm) “Lilo de Biolley”. If you’ve been following along, you know that Allan Guzman is our contractor and he’s the dude! Progress is flowing along and we are happy with the results! Below, are [...]
Summer Dreams-The Life of A Farm Dog In Costa Rica
Our favorite animal on the farm is our dog. Summer is his favorite season! Hunter lives for his walks on the farm! Pura Vida Hunter! Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
A Brighter Future For the Little Biolley Schoolchildren
June, 2010 Last year, the students had no computers, no overhead projector and no textbooks. With donations from generous folks and the Finca Lilo de Biolley, we’ve equipped the school with 10 computers and an overhead projector to show textbook lessons on the projector. May, 2011 A new update approximately a year later. The [...]
Perfect progress in paradise-Biolley, Costa Rica
Allan our contractor and his super crew have made strides in the construction of our house and the cabins on the Finca Lilo de Biolley. Since our last update the house and cabins have begun to take shape and form. Just now the roofing has started to take place before the spring rains arrive. The [...]
A new beginning! Coffee cultivation begins again in Biolley, Costa Rica
Ti’s the winter season in the northern hemesphere and the “dry” season here in Costa Rica. Ricardo and Rigo finished the harvest of 2010, dried the coffee and sent it off to the U.S.A. for their first year of export. The drying beds are used to dry the coffee on the finca. Ricardo and Rigo [...]
Grooming the pasture-the major “chapeo”. In time for the dry season in Biolley, Costa Rica
The dry season has officially started. We had the “chapeo” done ( major grooming of the pasture grasses with machetes) by don Domingo and his crew. It took them 25 days to do the chapeo. About 50 + acres. I was gone when that was going on and when I returned, at first I thought [...]
Building progress on the Finca Lilo de Biolley! Biolley, Costa Rica
Our contractor Allan has brought in quite a bit of material to be used on the construction, and the place is all a buzz with workers preparing the first stages of the construction. The weather has been semi cooperative with a few sunny days but in January, it is still a transition month for the [...]
Big Birds and Bananas (coffee too) in Biolley, Costa Rica
The wet season was super wet this year! Low coffee crop yields abound. The coffee on our farm turned out great once again! We’re getting rave reviews, regarding the same and getting ready to sell our first crop in the U.S.A.! This is first year growth in this part of the plantation. These first year [...]
Progress at the little Biolley school in Biolley, Costa Rica!
On our fourth visit to the little Biolley school and with some great supporters behind us, we are pleased to post some great progress! Our goal to attain 10 used laptops is in reach! We distributed five laptops (thanks to some great donors) the last time around and they are now implemented in the two [...]
Where’s the cleanest water? Wet and wild down by the river in Biolley, Costa Rica
Biolley, Costa Rica gets at least 160 inches of rainfall each year. Sometimes more. This year was a wetter season than most. Winter in Costa Rica is called the “wet season”. Our farm, “Finca Lilo de Biolley” better known as “Finca Lilo” got drenched this year. However, Biolley sits nestled in the Talamanca mountain range [...]
Animal Arrangements on Finca Lilo de Biolley (Costa Rica Farm)
The last visit to the farm was pretty much filled with going over the construction plans, making final changes and cutting the pads for the main house and bed & breakfast cabins. Link to our post: Building in Biolley . We did manage however to spend a few mornings getting around the farm to see [...]
Building in Biolley-A spectacular, remote place in Costa Rica
Many of our readers know that we bought the farm in June of 2008. We have not moved onto the farm as of yet, but we are now spending more and more time on the farm and are beginning construction on our main house and two cabins for our small bed and breakfast. Our contractor [...]
Leaving the USA for Biolley (Bee-oh-lay) The real & affordable Costa Rica Part-3
This is the last part in the 3 part blog post of “Leaving the USA for Biolley.” and it involves plan A and B. The first post describes how we came upon our property and why we made the move to a remote area in Costa Rica. The second post describes the matters at hand [...]
The Valley of Silence Altamira-Biolley, Costa Rica
This is a quick post to remember our beloved park next to our farm. We hope to do our part by growing organic coffee, helping farmers around us to grow organic coffee and always producing enough coffee for the indigenous Gyuami Indians to come to our farms to help with the harvest! Ultimately, all these [...]
Leaving the USA for Biolley (Bee-oh-lay) The real & affordable Costa Rica Part 2
Now what? After going through the legalities of owning the farm, (we named the farm ” Finca Lilo de Biolley”) we had to figure out how we were going to maintain it from a far with trustworthy caretakers. Since we are the only gringos in the area, we had to trust the recommendations of some [...]
Leaving the USA to Biolley (Bee-oh-lay) The real & affordable Costa Rica-Part I
We’re on our way! We’ve developed our farm now for over 2 years. We are getting ready to build our home & a couple of cabins for guests, (bed & breakfast) friends, volunteers & family. We are on the farm full time in Nov. 2011. Here’s how it all began: After reviewing and studying the [...]
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Happy 2012 ! Summer’s on at the Finca in Biolley, Costa Rica!
Summer arrived pretty early this year! We were surprised when it just suddenly stopped raining. Yay! I’m game for the dry season! Don’t get me wrong, the green, rainy season is beautiful too . However, I welcome summer for more bird watching, hikes in the park, swimming in the river and spectacular summer sunsets! The [...]
Building Big In Biolley? Everything is possible on our Costa Rica Farm!
Allan our contractor, has reduced the building crew some. The devil is in the details so not as much muscle is needed. We’re down to the finish up of the finer details on the main house and will soon move on to finish up the cabins. Here are a few photos of more progress on [...]
Winter on our Biolley, Costa Rica Finca (Farm)
It’s the green season on the farm! That means some heavy rainfall, but there’s plenty of sunshine too! Take a look at the green season on the Finca Lilo (our farm) in Biolley, Costa Rica. It’s a beautiful time of the year. It is harvest season in the coffee fields. The coffee plantation on the [...]
A good and honest Tico builder and contractor? None other than Allan Guzman in Costa Rica!
It’s been awhile since I’ve given an update on the construction of our house and cabins on our Costa Rica Finca (farm) “Lilo de Biolley”. If you’ve been following along, you know that Allan Guzman is our contractor and he’s the dude! Progress is flowing along and we are happy with the results! Below, are [...]
Summer Dreams-The Life of A Farm Dog In Costa Rica
Our favorite animal on the farm is our dog. Summer is his favorite season! Hunter lives for his walks on the farm! Pura Vida Hunter! Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
A Brighter Future For the Little Biolley Schoolchildren
June, 2010 Last year, the students had no computers, no overhead projector and no textbooks. With donations from generous folks and the Finca Lilo de Biolley, we’ve equipped the school with 10 computers and an overhead projector to show textbook lessons on the projector. May, 2011 A new update approximately a year later. The [...]
Grooming the pasture-the major “chapeo”. In time for the dry season in Biolley, Costa Rica
The dry season has officially started. We had the “chapeo” done ( major grooming of the pasture grasses with machetes) by don Domingo and his crew. It took them 25 days to do the chapeo. About 50 + acres. I was gone when that was going on and when I returned, at first I thought [...]
Big Birds and Bananas (coffee too) in Biolley, Costa Rica
The wet season was super wet this year! Low coffee crop yields abound. The coffee on our farm turned out great once again! We’re getting rave reviews, regarding the same and getting ready to sell our first crop in the U.S.A.! This is first year growth in this part of the plantation. These first year [...]
Progress at the little Biolley school in Biolley, Costa Rica!
On our fourth visit to the little Biolley school and with some great supporters behind us, we are pleased to post some great progress! Our goal to attain 10 used laptops is in reach! We distributed five laptops (thanks to some great donors) the last time around and they are now implemented in the two [...]
Where’s the cleanest water? Wet and wild down by the river in Biolley, Costa Rica
Biolley, Costa Rica gets at least 160 inches of rainfall each year. Sometimes more. This year was a wetter season than most. Winter in Costa Rica is called the “wet season”. Our farm, “Finca Lilo de Biolley” better known as “Finca Lilo” got drenched this year. However, Biolley sits nestled in the Talamanca mountain range [...]
Animal Arrangements on Finca Lilo de Biolley (Costa Rica Farm)
The last visit to the farm was pretty much filled with going over the construction plans, making final changes and cutting the pads for the main house and bed & breakfast cabins. Link to our post: Building in Biolley . We did manage however to spend a few mornings getting around the farm to see [...]
Building in Biolley-A spectacular, remote place in Costa Rica
Many of our readers know that we bought the farm in June of 2008. We have not moved onto the farm as of yet, but we are now spending more and more time on the farm and are beginning construction on our main house and two cabins for our small bed and breakfast. Our contractor [...]
