Rancho Mastatal

Nic Donati

Director

Puriscal,

http://www.ranchomastatal.com

Mission

Rancho Mastatal is an education center, working permaculture farm, lodge and community rooted in environmental sustainability, meaningful, place-based livelihoods, and caring relationships. We offer profound, innovative and authentic apprenticeships, residential workshops and guest experiences. We practice, promote and teach about natural building, fermentation, permaculture design, renewable energy, agro-forestry both with local communities and international visitors. Although we are technically a business all of the money that we make is re-invested in our educational mission, we offer workshops to Central Americans, through our scholarship programs, we support local people in their own educational pursuits and we help develop local infrastructure by working at the primary and secondary school. We are deeply embedded in the local community employing nearly 10% of our community and providing work and opportunities to many others.

Category

Education and Skills

Additional Information

Our campus encompasses more than 300-acres of picture-perfect waterfalls, crystal-clear rivers, idyllic swimming holes, impressive trees, extraordinary wilderness views, and pristine habitat for the area's rich flora and fauna. Visitors and participants have access to over 14 km of trails, an extensive library, our working permaculture farm, and the tireless team who make the Ranch such a unique place to learn. We are located in the rural farming town of Mastatal, situated on the edge of the last remaining virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s beautiful Puriscal County. It is a wonderful place to take in Costa Rica culture, practice your Spanish, visit other permaculture projects, or catch a pickup game of fútbol.

Help Wanted Ads

Oct 01, 2018

Educational Groups Recruitment

Description

We are looking for someone to help us recruit university, or school groups for experiential learning holidays and educational experiences and fun in Costa Rica. Rancho Mastatal is an education center and working permaculture farm. We offer profound, innovative and authentic apprenticeships, residential workshops and guest experiences. We practice, promote and teach about natural building, fermentation, permaculture design, renewable energy, agroforestry and more. Our Primary income to support all of our educational work and community development is from hosting School and University groups on our campus. Time spent on our campus varies with the interest and age of the groups, but typically secondary school groups, spend 4 - 6 days at the Ranch, where they learn about Natural Building, Permaculture and Farm to Table food, whilst enjoying the local wildlife, community and swimming holes. It is often an opportunity for kids to reconnect with nature, each other and learn and experience life in a practical meaningful way. The remaining portion of their time in Costa Rica is usually spent at the Beach, learning to surf, visiting national parks etc... but groups exact itinerary can be customized to meet their needs. We also run more in depth experiences with older students from university focusing deeper on our areas of expertise. In order to effectively complete this job we need someone to visit and experience our center in Costa Rica (self-funded), develop marketing material, brochure etc... and then recruit and identify individuals that are interested in bring their groups to learn and live at Rancho Mastatal.

Skills Required

  • Marketing
  • Graphic Design

Posted on May 31, 2018

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Oct 30, 2018

Influencer networking

Description

We are currently looking for someone who can help us spread the word about our education center in Costa Rica called Rancho Mastatal. Rancho Mastatal is an education center, working permaculture farm, lodge and community rooted in environmental sustainability, meaningful, place-based livelihoods, and caring relationships. We offer profound, innovative and authentic apprenticeships, residential workshops and guest experiences. We practice, promote and teach about natural building, fermentation, permaculture design, renewable energy, agroforestry and more. To understand what we offer it will be essential that the person comes and visits us (self funded plane ticket) and stay with us for a week (covered by Rancho Mastatal) to understand the profound and unique environment that we have created. We then want that person to work with, newspapers, magazines, bloggers and social media influencers to write articles, reviews and pieces on our education center and unique eco-tourism destination that they and many other have experienced.

Skills Required

  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Pr

Posted on May 31, 2018

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