Thank you so much for your website, I find it really interesting and useful!

As for organic resources, stores, etc. in Costa Rica, the nutritionist I’m going to has a very complete list on her website, through the following link:
http://www.holisticnutritioncoaching.com/english/resources/resources-costa-rica/

I have found it extremely useful and have managed to buy everything I need, through the resources on the list.

Best regards,

Daiana

My name is Carlos Duran, my wife and I work a family farm on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. We work using a technique called bio-intensive organic farming. We also offer a delivery service for organic goods harvested from our farm and other family farms.

It’s not easy finding true organic goods, even in a small country like Costa Rica. If you have any questions about organic farming or practices in the country we would be happy to help answer them for you. =)

If you would like to learn more about us or have some questions or are just curious about what we have on the delivery menu please feel free to visit our website http://www.ComidaOrganicaExpress.com

Thanks and we look forward to making new friends here on Cheap Food!

All the Best,
~Carlos&Milly

I borrowed the book from someone here in Costa Rica, so I’m not sure if they have it at the Liberia Internacional, but you might try there. I’m an amazon advocate to ship in books, it’s fairly inexpensive and a lot of times you can get used ones. There’s always the downloadable PDF option too. Good luck!

The farms here are still in process to become certified as the process takes 7-8 years and most farmers can’t afford to go through the process. However, some of them are still in process, so they are abiding by organic regulations but they aren’t officially certified and so they can’t label their meat that way. The information you are looking for is with each individual farmer. That’s the trick about Costa Rica, there’s not a lot of info available on the internet, but if you want to know where the meat or produce comes from, you have to ask people, get phone numbers and visit them.

http://www.naturastyle.com is a good website that sources their products from local farmers, so they would know who to put you in touch with. And of course, you’d need to speak spanish to get the info, as most people in the industry don’t speak English. I hope this helps.

Can you tell me what you have learned about organic beef in Costa Rica, such as where to buy it, what the general practices are, where the meat is sourced in the local supermercados?

thanks so much,
Tracy