This Week In Nosara #31; June 2024
We cover a lot of ground in this one… I hope you enjoy it! 
Dr. Edgeworth is back
Gerardo shares important Costas Verdes updates; Recaps Nosara’s journey from cattle fields to failed golf course project to potential model community for the world, asking new residents & visitors to step up support & explains why
We hope you enjoy this episode with our long time friend, Gerardo Bolanez, and will consider supporting Costas Verdes & Barriguiones efforts!
Dr. Edgeworth Goes OFF on Nosara’s homeowners using Airbnb data, Asks renters to leave 1 star ‘no flush’ reviews at homes & restaurants, Wants owners to either ‘F&$ing fix it or just sell and leave Nosara’
In this Nosara Podcast episode, Dr. Robert Edgeworth unloads towards Nosara’s homeowners, especially any and all rental homes and restaurants, to either update their septic treatment systems or ‘Sell your property and leave’ in addition to starting a campaign asking renters to leave ‘one star’ reviews for any house or restaurant asking for toilet paper […]
NP #176: Become Nosara’s developer Karl Lachner answers internet comments and explains his development
NP #175: Meet Marco Villegas; The Nosara Civic Association’s Executive Director
Marco Villegas moved to Nosara to serve as the new Executive Director for the Nosara Civic Association. He earned an MBA in Business Administration and Sustainability and has over 10 years experience helping NGO’s and is ready to put his skill set to work for Nosara. We hope you enjoy this conversation and getting to […]
Nosara Social Science Study Report to the Community: Four Perspectives on a Sustainable Future in Nosara, Costa Rica
Dr. Alvaro Salas Castro is a frequent quest on the Nosara Podcast. You may remember him as the leader of the community round table event at El Local last July 29th. This event was hosted to share & gather information for the Nosara Social Science Study. A team of high level social scientists including Dr. […]
Did anyone else get sick from surfing during red tide? My luck may have run out
I’ve been surfing through this entire red tide experience and taking my chances… However, it might have caught up to me. Throughout this high season, I’ve been receiving emails and photos and hearing from several community members asking about this and others claiming to have gotten sick… But unfortunately nobody seems to know why the […]
NP #120: Nick Mcalpin shares serious water knowledge & personal opinions in this 38 minute Nosara Podcast episode
Nick Mcalpin joins Rich for this new episode of the Nosara Podcast to talk about wastewater, storm water and soil management. He explains the problems Nosara has with these three topics and the possible ways we can all start to contribute to the solution. He also shares his own way of living in his property […]
NP #116: Dr’s & Scientists from the Nosara Research Project are inviting ALL area residents to participate in a survey to prepare for July 29th round table event (8 minute short version)
In this Nosara Podcast, Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, Dr. Tina Nabatchi, & Dr. Christian Freitag invite ALL Nosara residents to participate in an important survey. They explain there are 3 phases to this project. Phase 1 is now complete, Phase 2 is this survey (see below links to participate & instructions), and Phase 3 is the […]