Juan and Jenny are our advisors on how to fix the surface water run off problem that we had on our property. We were taking too much surface water from our neighbor and Juan and Jenny were able to fix this by creating a natural drainage canal without concete. It was great to find someone who had a solution that incorporated earth material instead of shoving more concrete barriers on it. Then they put three more canals on our lot below and created a drainage terrace. We are using organic solutions for erosion control like planting ornamental bamboos, various grasses and mani. They have prepared our surface for construction beautifully and we are quite pleased with their work. Here is a link to Jenny's information. http://www.communitycarbontrees-costarica.com/who_we_are.php
A yurt? We are not cold weather people, but we do move around quite often. It seemed appropriate to try a yurt for our new home in Costa Rica. I hope this site will help people who are considering the same thing. I searched the web for yurt living in tropical climates but I found very little information. So as we take on this adventure, we'll document what it's like to help you with your decision to live in a HOT yurt.
Note about the Posts: Yurt Living posts have specific updates about the yurt. Family Update posts are for the grandparents. You are welcome to read either. Pre-2011 posts are just travel posts.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Yurt Updates: Moving Earth
Juan and Jenny are our advisors on how to fix the surface water run off problem that we had on our property. We were taking too much surface water from our neighbor and Juan and Jenny were able to fix this by creating a natural drainage canal without concete. It was great to find someone who had a solution that incorporated earth material instead of shoving more concrete barriers on it. Then they put three more canals on our lot below and created a drainage terrace. We are using organic solutions for erosion control like planting ornamental bamboos, various grasses and mani. They have prepared our surface for construction beautifully and we are quite pleased with their work. Here is a link to Jenny's information. http://www.communitycarbontrees-costarica.com/who_we_are.php
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Hi there, did you ever construct your yurt? We are in CR and would love an update or to even come see it sometime. There are so many people down here that say it should not/cannot be one..
..be done!
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