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The perfect blend: how coffee farms in Costa Rica are mixing wildlife, agriculture and tourism

A new crop of farming co-ops are finding ways to safely open up untouched landscapes and exotic wildlife to visitors – and grow superb coffe

Here's a link to the Organized Women's Association (Asomobi) from the remote community of Biolley in Costa Rica that helps local farmers develop projects in tourism, organics and agroforestry: asomobi-costarica.com/en/

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Workshops & Eco-project

Apart from the ‘out-of-the-box entertainments’, The Crews has different leisure activities to offer: Local workshops and eco-projects. These craft workshops communicate the cultural element directly to our traveler, giving them a chance to learn the traditional craft.

The art of clog making

Wooden shoes commonly recognized as one of the cultural symbols of the Netherlands, the history of the wooden shoes can be traced back to the 13th-century where Dutch had already started to wear them, it is called Kompen by the locals.

Once the visitors enter the workshops, they will immediately be impressed by the clog collections. Apart from that, there will be craftsman men who gave the clog-making demonstration in the house and the workshops provide participants with hands-on experience in the basic clog making process.

Matryoshka Nesting Dolls painting

Matryoshka dolls or Babushka Dolls, more broadly known as Russian nesting dolls are the most popular souvenirs in Russian. It is a set of matryoshkas consists of a wooden figure, which can be separated in half and holds inside another smaller doll that in turn holds another smaller doll and so on. It has been exited for more than a century, with the first set made as early as the 1890s.

Some of the matryoshka dolls are blank, which could be used for painting workshops, it will be a great way for both children and adults to let loose, express themselves, and unleash their creativity. They can take the self-decorated nesting dolls with them as part of the memory on our cruise.

Turning plastic waste into arts

The amount of plastic that’s been dumped into the ocean has been increasing and the problem will probably only get worse.

-About 8million metric tons of plastic flow into the ocean each year.

-More than 100,0000 seabirds & more than 10,0000 marine animals are killed from plastic every year.

-By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.

Ocean pollution is a serious issue, as part of the marine industry, we want to be part of the solution, not the problem. Therefore, we run eco-projects with environmentalists and artists to organize ocean waste handicraft workshops on board. Travelers can join the workshops and create their own sculpture, the best among them will be rewarded, and the sculpture will then be auctioned, the money will directly go to ocean protection charities to support the ongoing projects.

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What a great Bee Day!

Thanks to all who came over for the impromptu Bee Day. What a fab time:)

The most popular activity with the little ones seems to be using the compost-toilet! and they all know how to use it!! How cool is that :)

Here is Eric opening up hive one.

They have been very busy since the last visit!

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Mushroom Progress

Successfully reared in captivity, it is now time to release these little oyster babies in to the wild!

Fingers crossed ;)

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Thanks to so many people

Time to say thanks to some of the many people who have been helping out at Galonglas. Thanks to Stuart and Rebecca for their assistance as Barter Buddies, and to Picton Morris for 18 tons of soil, and more to come!

Not forgetting all the hardcore and stone he has provided for the vehicle bridge over the stream at the entrance.

To Richard for two tons of sand and still more on the way!

To Rachael, Rebecca and Thomas for building the playhouse, which is now nearly finished.

And to Veronica Box-Thijs for the wildlife camera that has already captured the otters:) Of course we must thank the children too, for collecting firewood and for their endless energy and enthusiasm:)

Thanks all:)

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