Plant with a plan.
18 lettuce seedlings in Bed 01. Expected harvest: 5.4 kg.
SoilJournal / The homestead platform
Finca BuenaVida
A working farm in Costa Rica.
Regenerative land, human wellbeing, and the software we build from everyday farm work.
From our farm in Costa Rica, to the place you call yours ↗Finca BuenaVida · Photograph from our land-purchase archive
Santa Elena, Costa Rica · Finca BuenaVida
Land. Health.
Consciousness.
A little closer to being alive.
A place to grow good food, feel more connected, and explore a more sustainable way of living—together, in the mountains of Costa Rica.
Main house under construction
Enter the living landscape
Forest & wildlife illustrations
Rooted in nature
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Open to discovery
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Grown together
The colours of our landscape
A season written
in gold.
A familiar path. The mountains behind it. And a Cortez Amarillo that changes the whole scene.
From a BuenaVida photograph · Artistically adapted01 / A life worth growing
Good land.
Good people.
Room to become.
BuenaVida starts with our family and grows toward a community of people who want to live with more intention. Growers, makers, practitioners, volunteers, and curious minds, learning side by side.
We are bringing permaculture, wellbeing, and AI-assisted observation into one everyday way of life.
The story we are building
02 / Three parts of one living system
01 / Regenerative land
02 / Human wellbeing
03 / Living intelligence
Grow with the land.
Food forests, medicinal gardens, animals, water, and renewable energy.
Explore the living landscape ↗
Find your rhythm.
Movement, sound, rest, nourishment, and thoughtful practitioner-led care.
Discover the wellness vision ↗
Learn as we live.
A homestead platform to organize, observe, and imagine what comes next.
Open the homestead platform ↗03 / The living landscape
Good food.
From living land.
Lush pasture near the river. Food forests and kitchen gardens. We plan to bring the character of this land to the table, including small batches of kefir, butter, and yogurt.
Explore the land & dairy vision ↗
Food & forest
Perennial abundance, kitchen beds, a medicinal nursery, and habitat.
Animals & soil
Pasture care and small-batch dairy, connected to the growing system.
Water & sunlight
Solar, water storage, and future experiments with hydro and water-powered work.
Río Peñas Blancas · Our river landscape
Follow
the water.
Forest shade. Water over stone. A different sense of time. The Río Peñas Blancas borders BuenaVida and helps shape our vision for life on the land.
Imagine the riverside retreat ↗Filmed at BuenaVida · 8 seconds by the river
04 / A place to contribute
Many hands.
A shared table.
We envision a small volunteer village with simple cabins, a communal kitchen, and plenty of learning through doing.
Growers, makers, practitioners, and local collaborators will bring the place to life. We are looking for people who want to be part of it.
Find your place here ↗ Cabins, kitchen & shared spaces ↗
05 / The BuenaVida Frequency Center
A little more
space to feel.
Morning yoga under a generous roof. Sound and movement. A quiet moment by the river. A sauna, good food, and time to slow down.
Our wellness vision brings everyday wellbeing together with future practitioner-led exploration of sound, vibration, and other therapeutic approaches.
Explore the wellness vision ↗
06 / Built here. Useful everywhere.
Your homestead.
A clearer picture.
We are building a platform to manage our own farm—and help small homesteads around the world do the same.
Keep land, belongings, tasks, and observations in one place. Photo inventory, AI insights, and sensor connections are part of our longer-term vision.
Open the homestead platform ↗
A home for everything you care for.
Create a saved workspace for your land, crops, belongings, tasks, and observations.
07 / Growing into the vision
One thoughtful
chapter at a time.
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Home & foundations
The main house is under construction: metal frames, a wood exterior, teak floors, and laurel walls.
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Shared life
Common building, yoga gazebo, and productive gardens.
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Learning village
Volunteer cabins, a communal kitchen, and small learning stays.
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River retreat
Wellness spaces, sauna, and thoughtful programs.
08 / Keep exploring
The development notebook.
The land as we first came to know it. Photographs from our early visits and purchase period—the starting point for everything we are building.
Open the property photo journal
The spaces
Designed for shared life.
The common building, gazebo, cabins, kitchen, and river retreat.
The people
A community of contribution.
The core team, volunteers, local knowledge, and everyday rhythm.
The foundations
Made to keep growing.
Growing a place that can sustain its land and community.
BuenaVida / Living principles
The thinking behind the place.
Permaculture connects the way we grow, build, and learn.
Observe and Interact
At BuenaVida
Explore this principleSeasonal walks and field notes help us design around the land we have.
Integrate Rather than Segregate
At BuenaVida
Explore this principleGardens, animals, compost, and the shared kitchen are planned to support each other.
Use Small and Slow Solutions
At BuenaVida
Explore this principleWe are building in stages, beginning with the home and everyday essentials.
Your place.
Its next chapter.