For over 10 years, Orchard del Sol has consistently produced the highest quality of pepper, coffee, cocoa, chocolate and vanilla.
Ecological and ethical farming practices include composting, manual weeding, and foliar spraying with micro nutrients derived from worm castings and other all natural ingredients.
Orchard del Sol's landscape is decorated with an amazingly diverse ecology of flora and fauna and offers exceptional bird watching.
“Connecting Costa Rica Producers with Discerning Consumers”
Welcome!
Orchard del Sol is a farm in South Central Costa Rica which produces black & gourmet pepper, 'Uniquely Ours' coffee, vanilla, pure cacoa, dark chocolate and much more!
'Whole Natural Flavors' markets the products grown and produced at Orchard del Sol. Carole and Joanne are vendors at the Saskatoon Farmers Market where our products can be purchased. Our products can also be purchased via our shopping cart and from the following venues--click here.
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Carole Thomas has over 16 years experience living between Canada and Costa Rica. More than a B&B, she provides guests with a unique and interesting view of Costa Rica culture & its' ecology. You are invited to visit and witness their code of ethics.
Located 8 km south of San Isidro, Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica. KM. #142 on Inter-American Hwy.
"Life" is What Happens When you Plan Other Things!
Words from the Past
2011 will be exciting. Working towards getting others growing pepper and becoming more sustainable.
The coffee of Don Yoyo's will be a project in helping fulfill a mans dream.
Catch you down the trail, Carole
Read More...My arrival on the 28th of October was not unlike any other year in my 17 years of experience. That was soon to change. Monday the 1st of November found yet another day of rain. Or so we thought. It was only the beginning.
A tropical storm following Hurricane Tomas was hovering over the southern / central zone of Costa Rica. A Red Alert was finally announced when the rains, that caused massive land slides close to San Jose, the capital, had been responsible for over 22 deaths.
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