Friday, July 22, 2016

A Trip to Finca Organica de Sarapiqui


After working all morning at the school, instructors Walter and Jose took the group to a local organic farm where they raise pepper and vanilla.  Daniel and his family are working with several other local families to make a consortium of organic farmers to increase health and reduce chemical pollution to the environment.  



TabLab interns and their local student hosts enjoy lunch prepared by Daniel and his family from organic local ingredients.


Students competed to see who could gather the most ripe pepper pods through the plantation.

 It was close, but the interns were pretty sure they won!

Maggie tastes a fresh cacao bean.

Tyler feeds the biggest pig we've ever seen... watch for a cameo in the student-produced video!

Students return to the school to wrap up their morning projects before heading back to their homestay.