Poco Mas Sol farm: gardens, cabins and the covered kitchen under a wide Costa Rican sky

Regenerative farm stays · La Tigra, Costa Rica

A little more sun for the mountain

Twenty-five acres of syntropic food forest, mountain pasture and rainforest trails, 40 minutes from La Fortuna. Ride out on horseback, hike into the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, eat what the farm grows — and sleep with the jungle at your door.

Stay with us Ride & hike

Regenerative agroforestrySyntropic farmingNo-spray producePasture-raised cows & chickensHandmade fertiliserHorses on the mountainRetreats & workshopsChildren’s Eternal RainforestLa Tigra · Costa RicaRegenerative agroforestrySyntropic farmingNo-spray producePasture-raised cows & chickensHandmade fertiliserHorses on the mountainRetreats & workshopsChildren’s Eternal RainforestLa Tigra · Costa Rica

Radical self-responsibility

25 acres

Regenerative farm & food forest

2200 ft

Elevation · 24 °C average

20 years

Growing without sprays

18 people

Max retreat size

What you can do here

Stay a night, a week, or a whole season

Start with a bed on the mountain — then eat from the garden, learn with your hands in the soil, ride into the forest and come back for the next retreat.

01Stay with usCasa Poco Mas Sol by the week or month, private rooms for a season, glamping under the fruit trees.See rooms & availability

02Farm & produceNo-spray produce, pasture-raised eggs and meat, handmade fertiliser — grown the syntropic way.Explore

03WorkshopsSyntropic farming, living soil and fertiliser you can make at home, food as medicine.Explore

04Tours & experiencesHorseback rides, rainforest hikes, night frogs, cacao and hot springs.Explore

05Retreats & eventsMulti-day immersions, private dinners and celebrations in the farm kitchen.Explore

06VolunteerTrade your skills for a free stay, meals and a living classroom.Explore

Our roots & philosophy

Individual freedom

We respect the inherent rights of everyone in our community, regardless of demographics, politics or opinions. Collaboration, not coercion: members are co-creators who share responsibility along with the rewards.

This week’s harvest: tropical fruit, roots, greens, cacao and jars of raw milk

Community self-sufficiency

We aim to produce 100% of our needs on the farm and trade with neighbours for the rest — outside the central banking system, using barter, Bitcoin and parallel exchange networks.

Education & culture

A place for minds, bodies and souls to flourish alongside the rainforest: workshops, music and cultural evenings, permaculture learning programs and always-improving accommodation for visitors.

Regenerative by design

How we farm

Regenerative and syntropic agroforestry on the Atlantic slope of the Tilarán range — the wettest, greenest classroom you will find.

Syntropic agroforestry

Dense, layered plantings that mimic the rainforest: bananas, cacao, timber and fruit trees planted together, pruned hard and mulched — the system feeds itself.

No-spray, ever

No pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertiliser in twenty years. Pest and fungal pressure is handled with diversity, timing and living soil.

Handmade fertiliser

Bokashi, compost teas, fermented plant juices and mountain microorganisms brewed on site — and taught in our workshops.

Pasture-raised, unvaccinated animals

Cows and chickens rotate on mountain pasture, eat what grows here and are never vaccinated or medicated. Eggs, milk and meat for the community.

Horses on the mountain

Our newest family members: horses for trail rides, farm work and simply being with — a gentle way into the landscape.

Water & waste care

Spring water, greywater gardens and mindful materials — everything we wash with ends up in the watershed, so we choose carefully.

More about our farm

Experiences

Explore from our backyard

All tours

Cabins and mountain pasture at Poco Mas Sol with the rainforest edge behind

$45

3–4 hours

Rainforest hike — Children’s Eternal Rainforest

Explore Bosque Eterno de Los Niños, the largest private rainforest reserve in Costa Rica, or the jungle trails that start right at our back door — with a guide who grew up in these forests.

Rolling green pasture and mountains of La Tigra – horse-riding country

$55

1.5–2 hours

Horseback ride through pasture & forest edge

A gentle guided ride on our farm horses through mountain pasture, food forest and the edge of the rainforest — for beginners and confident riders alike.

Volunteers and family planting a new bed together at Poco Mas Sol

$25

1.5–2 hours

Regenerative farm tour & tasting

Walk the syntropic food forest, meet the pasture-raised animals, see how we brew fertiliser by hand, and taste whatever is ripe — the best introduction to how a no-spray tropical farm actually works.

Dense rainforest on the trails above the farm

“Follow the call of the rainforest.”

Poco Mas Sol · Magic Mountain

Gallery

Life on Magic Mountain

Buddha statue in the tropical garden at Poco Mas Sol

The round palapa gathering space with fire circle at Poco Mas Sol

Natural jungle hot springs pool with turquoise water

Garden pond and tropical plants at Casa Poco Mas Sol

Covered terrace of Casa Poco Mas Sol with tropical mural and dining table

Sunset over the Tilarán mountains from Poco Mas Sol

Farm journal

Notes from the mountain

Read the blog

Planting day at Poco Mas Sol: friends working the soil in the food forest

What is syntropic farming — and why we are converting the whole farm to it

Syntropic agroforestry grows food the way a rainforest grows itself. Here is how it works, what it looks like on our mountain, and how you can start a row at home.

Greenhouse and no-spray vegetable rows at Poco Mas Sol

No spray does not mean no work: how we handle pests in the tropics

Twenty years without pesticides at 13 feet of rain a year. Diversity, timing, living soil and a few fermented brews do most of the heavy lifting.

The garden pond and main house at Poco Mas Sol

Welcome to the food forest

Twenty years ago we heard the call to land and food independence and moved to a mountain in La Tigra. This is what we have been building since.

Come co-create with us

Visit for a day, stay for a week, or trade your skills for a season. The mountain has room.

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