NICOYA
PENINSULA
· BLUE ZONE ·
COSTA RICA
10.0965° N, 85.4372° W — NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA

Bringing a Blue Zone mountain back to life.

BlueLivingNicoya is a family land, generations in the making, being restored through regenerative farming and holistic wellness — the way of life that made the Blue Zone the Blue Zone in the first place, before it's lost. This is the record of that journey, as it happens.

Field note — the story

We could have sold it. We're bringing it back to life instead.

For generations, our family has held onto a mountain in the heart of the Nicoya Peninsula — one of the world's five original Blue Zones, where people have historically lived longer, healthier lives than almost anywhere on earth. Land like this gets offers. We've had them. We've turned them down, because we couldn't watch the forest cleared, the animals pushed out, or the river disturbed for someone else's short-term gain.

What we could never quite do was decide what to do with it — until now. After my own experience with health struggles, I came to believe something the people of this peninsula already knew, generations ago: health isn't just food or exercise. It's the whole ecosystem — the air, the water, the soil something is grown in, the animals we live alongside, the daily rhythms we've forgotten. Nicoya became a Blue Zone because of a way of life, and that way of life is quietly disappearing.

So we're building something on this land to bring it back: protected forest, regenerative food forests, clean water, a home for rescued dogs, and a place where local families and kids can reconnect with real, organically grown food. None of it is finished. Most of it is being figured out as we go. This page exists so you can watch it happen — and if it moves you, be part of it.

Field notes — what's growing here

Five things we're tending to, at once.

The Land

Forest & river

Protecting our primary forest for clean air and wildlife habitat, and restoring the riverbanks with native and fruit trees.

The Food

Regenerative food forests

Organic, polyculture food forests across the property — grown for local families, not export, and used to teach kids where real food comes from.

The Animals

Wildlife & rescue dogs

Guarding against poaching and hunting, protecting native wildlife, and giving rescued dogs a real home on the land.

The Way of Life

Blue Zone living

Bringing back the daily habits, food, and connection to nature that made this peninsula one of the healthiest places on earth.

The Build

Told honestly

The real costs, setbacks, and slow progress of turning a big, wild property into a working, living project — no polish, no pretending it's finished.

Right now

Actively underway

This isn't a plan on paper. Work on the land is already happening — and this page will track it as it grows.

Field note — how to help

There's real, specific room to help.

Follow the journey

This is a journey, not a finished story.

We're sharing this as it unfolds — the wins, the setbacks, the actual cost of doing this right. Leave your email and we'll send real updates from the land, not noise.