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We’re a lively older Canadian couple who swapped snow for sunshine and are now living our best life in Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula. We’re hands-on, love getting our fingers in the dirt (and our toes in the pool!), and believe life’s better with good food, great stories, and a little adventure. We’re building our hillside food forest and rancho and looking for creative, easygoing, and hardworking folks to join the ride.
Life’s better when it includes good food, good views, and good people.
Join us in Nicoya, Costa Rica and help us turn this hillside into a food forest paradise.
We are looking for experienced people or couple's to join us in an exciting new project here in the beautiful Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica—one of the world’s five Blue Zones. Our property is just over half an acre, nestled on a mountainside with stunning views and only a short 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean.
Our vision is to create a thriving food forest and build a traditional Costa Rican rancho. We are also looking to add terraces along the hillside, design gravel walkways, create raised vegetable beds, and plant additional fruit trees. Because of the terrain, we are specifically looking for people with experience and knowledge in landscaping on sloped or hillside properties, who can help both design and implement these features.
We are offering a place to stay , a daily cooked meal, and access to our swimming pool. In return, we ask for your help Monday through Friday, with weekends off to explore and enjoy the area.
Please be sure you readthrough our whole workaway requirement.
Please note, we are not vegan or vegetarian—we do eat a healthy diet, but meat is part of it—so if that’s a deal-breaker, this may not be the right fit for you. We also prefer non-smokers.
If you have experience in permaculture, hillside landscaping, food forest creation, or building a rancho—and this sounds like the kind of project that excites you—please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Van life
Culture
Events & social
Movies & TV
Pets
Videography
Sustainability
Blogging
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Photography
Drawing & painting
Astronomy
Animals
Mountain
Nature
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying with us is about more than just lending a hand — it’s an opportunity to share stories, swap skills, and immerse yourself in real Costa Rican life. You’ll experience life in one of the world’s five Blue Zones, where people thrive with longer, healthier, and more connected lives, all while contributing to meaningful projects on our property.
Help
Work Schedule & Skills Needed
We are looking for a person or a couple to join us in developing a food forest on our property here in Costa Rica. Ideally, you will have knowledge of permaculture-based planting and a passion for being part of our vision.
In addition, we are seeking people with some building experience, as we plan to construct a rancho at the back of the property. Skills in electricity, plumbing, cooking, and garden creation are also highly valued, as these are all important aspects of the work we need help with.
Work hours are approximately 4–5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, giving you weekends free to relax or explore. Please note we do not accept other pets, as we have a dog and the work project is on our property next door, where we have two rentals.
We are located just 10 minutes from the beaches, and in return for your help, we provide a private room in our home and one meal a day. Please keep in mind that it is hot here, so this opportunity is best suited for those comfortable working in warm conditions.
High-speed 5G fiber internet is available for digital nomads who want to work while staying with us.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Bedroom in our home. shared kitchen and bathroom. Might be a possibility of your own space but that will depend on experience and skillset.
What else ...
We do not have buses where we are, Taxis are available but we are happy to run you in to town for things such as groceries etc. Buses how ever are available down town. The one beautiful thing about Costa Rica. It is easy to travel the country by bus and cheap also. You will need to find your own transport on arrival to our location.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We’ offer r 5G fiber optic internet at our location. For digital nomads and remote professionals, this means you can comfortably maintain your online work commitments . Our high-speed, connection supports video calls, streaming, and daily business tasks with ease.
Space for parking camper vans
We are able to provide a small space for those with small Campervans. In return for help on the properties. No motor homes. In return for help on the property. Min Stay 3 days.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Colito.
