He’s Living in a Pura Vida Paradise! Sting-less Honey Bees, Rare + Exotic Fruit Tree Farm (Part 2)

Back in the land of “Pura Vida”; we had to follow up with Christian Vargas at his amazing and beautiful homestead! In part one, Christian and Brendon Mckeon give us the first half of this epic tour, walking us through the property teeming with lush exotic plants and rare fruit trees! This incredible tour is continued in this video with even more interesting and exciting features!
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Christian Vargas is a native to Costa Rica & we got the lucky chance to meet him & check out his incredible homestead, thanks to Brendon McKeon of Natural Living Designs & Eco Oasis' KZbin channel. Brendon co-hosts this tour as a great friend to Christian & not only is he our trusty translator, but he is the mastermind behind Natural Living Designs, a permaculture development design & build firm. If you have questions, or would like to be in contact with Brendon, you can send an email to him at: [e-mail]
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[@gladysflorean2088]

I love watching how Cristian is so proud of his property and hard work 👏

[@CatherineandRob]

Best quote: “Mulberry season never ends in Costa Rica.”!!!!

[@marypily1418]

Jocote season is a just about over, we call them Tronadores , because they make a crunchy sound , the best jocotes come from Acosta , a bit over 1000 meters over sea level . Jocote trees are shaken … and the fruit is collected under the trees it is interesting to see how they are harvested … one bites into them and sucks the seed clean .. meaty yellow tarty fruit … amazing Cristian can grow Hass in Tambor …tambor is not too high .. in altitude … Chayotes too …the dark ones are very good… the Yuplon …has to be yellow … is best eaten ripe … thank you for coming to visit ! Pura Vida ! Guys you all are so cool ! Pete and co….keep pounding !

[@FloridaFoodForest]

Amazing what the tropics can produce!

[@walmars3curity]

OH YES!

[@MichaelJohnson-ty7pr]

Christian is awesome!!! 👍👍

[@simplysimple7628]

I could live on this piece of land in peace easily. I love the water and the space to just wander and eat whatever. Crazy beautiful.🙏🏼🤙🏼✊🏼

[@bengtal]

WOW I did not know that stinging nettle could be used intentionally to experience that benefit ! I just know it's painful, but that is very interesting!

[@yesterday-today-forever]

Absolutely gorgeous homestead Christian is blessed with! He is a bird, flower, veggie, and fruit whisperer for sure! Thank you Brendon for translating and explaining things for us English speakers.

[@julzrouge369]

Oh my 🤩 Truly a paradise!

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

Man...that dude is killing it!!!!how can you live any better? Christian V-Great work.!!!!!..amazing place. amazing people. Id move there if people like him were my neighbor!.

[@barbarataylor8101]

This video makes we want to put my feet in that stream and try to follow it wherever it leads me.

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

Incredible how much he has added since last visit. Fantastic footage. Great work all!

[@marycampbell4160]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@william6509]

The costa rica videos are always incredible!!

[@cnjhendricks]

Awesome!

[@USA1492]

Absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing this thick fruity 🥭 slice of paradise! 🙏

[@Jhv007]

🏔⛰🏝⛺️🥭🍓🍊🍋🍐🌽🍠🦜.. GREEN COSTA RICA COUNTRY FARM!!, A BLESSED LAND!. BEAUTIFUL 🤩

[@ninacano6608]

Love seeing Christians farm and the videos you share from Costa Rica.

[@bryangalen6340]

It’s so incredible how all this is growing on those steep slopes. Amazing planning and insight. Im taking notes!

[@mars54mars54]

wow, just wow. Christian is a genius, paradise is an understatement for this farm!

[@neens1369]

Such joy to watch this

[@paulg3012]

They make some nice june plum juice in Jamaica, grate, strain, dilute, add a little lime and sweeten, really nice. This property is going to be even more amazing in a few more years.

[@chongseitmooi2593]

What a gifted natural stones stream

[@slowgomera5611]

eso es vida!thanks for the tour,saludos.

[@readingmaniac54]

Awesome garden

[@Alextodd007]

Hello Dolores

[@garrettzwar4369]

❤️

[@karenladwig3856]

I wish I was there. yum

[@nikkidavis4701]

Definitely paradise I would love to be there

[@rejestrada]

Hello from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@kolapyellow7631]

Very beautiful farm.

[@dariongrantham1983]

Thank you for putting out these amazing videos! I look forward to them so much! Because of YOU I have learned so much!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I'm so glad! Thank you!

[@1voluntaryist]

If I could go back 50 or 60 years, and start over here...

[@ElimanGibba]

beautiful

[@danilosolano4522]

Bendiciones Christian muy bonito su proyecto hermano! Adelante! Y Pura vida!

[@joanneganon7157]

Gorgeous Land 😍. Thanks Uncle Pete. JO JO IN VT 😆💕

[@harleylimassol211]

Great video!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! I love the picture of your dog!

[@toyotero3sgte]

Pura Vidaaaa

[@naturalflow157]

Thank you for the video, it is truly what I need to get mentally calm after so many days of stressful work this week. Thank you so much for creating and sharing these awesome videos with us. Wishing you the best on your journey.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I am so glad it helped you! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@janellevoigt5481]

Thanks Pete!!!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

You are welcome! Thank you for your support!

[@juliocesardossantossilva8632]

Simplesmente Espetacular. Vocês Foram e Sempre Serão Inspiração para Mim e Outras Pessoas ao Redor do MUNDO. Fiz um Projeto Com 270 Frutíferas Variadas aqui na Bahia. Abraços Júlio César(Bodão) Zootecnista e Técnico Agropecuário de Jequié na Bahia BRASIL

[@ignaciosalazar6479]

nice seen you guys having jocotes en CR! it is an amazing fruit

[@bullsfoodforest347]

Always something growing on at that place. Pete will you be going to Paul Zinks place on this trip. He most have something that will blow our minds.

[@genesmith4642]

Finally saw coconut which you think would be in most florida farms. No ulu or cherry guava sightings yet.

[@davidsawyer1599]

I want to clarify what I thought I heard. They do tours or welcome visitors? What are the laws regarding importation of plants or seeds to the US? Thanks Pete,really blown away.

[@IdiotF0ol]

Jacote is awesome. Also known as Hog Plum. Easy to propagate from cuttings - my most prolific producer in Miami-Dade. It's a light orange juice/citrus flavor with hints of Mango.

[@laowang999]

我喜欢这狗子

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I love it! Translated. Yeah is sure is heaven on Earth! Thank you!

[@cosmictogaparty]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@sergiorodriguezbello1543]

Hey Peter, really nice videos man, I love it. Maybe you could answer me 2 quick questions: YOu said in one of your videos you took a course of Syntroic Farm in Costa Rica. Could you share which one? I am very interested. Also wanted to know if you have in plan an update of your syntropic system. Thanks man!

[@Xainfinen]

16:12 That's certainly a cutting from a mature tree when it will be big enough the fruit will be the size of a fist. Grafted Ambarella aren't good because the fruit are very small compared to the big tree in the wild, It's better to get a cutting from one of these. They can propagate very easily from a branch, are good to eat unripe when dark green and perfect for juicing, they turn yellow with dark spot when ripe and then they're *truly* amazing.

[@cameronmackey6068]

Pete, What is the name of the tropical "stinging nettle" What we call stinging nettle in the northwest usa is a much different plant. What a gorgeous tour.. Christian and Brendon are amazing men.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Urtica dioica

[@jhost0311]

Where can I get a dog like that? South America has so many awesome homestead dogs.

[@thegr8stm8]

Hi Pete… did you see any native stingless bee honeycomb. I would like to compare with Australian Native Stingless bees. The comb is a spiral of connected spheres… and a different sweetness and viscosity. Cheers, Johno

[@MichaelJohnson-ty7pr]

Look for a previous series where Pete was at Christian's place here. We harvested honey in those videos. It was in the Costa Rica 2.0 series.

[@MichaelJohnson-ty7pr]

Here ya go... I found the link to the other video on a previous trip where Christian harvested honey from one of these hives. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5uUn6aOmLJ4qLc

[@ListenSilent121]

👏👌👍💐💐💐💐💐

[@brandonpotts5815]

I want a place like Christians one day

[@SuperTomcon]

Does anyone have an idea how to get in touch with Christian? ¿Alguien tiene idea de cómo ponerse en contacto con Christian?

[@timebong8366]

My doggo eats stinging nettle all the time

[@tifrohlich9933]

Could you please show the names of the plants / fruits because you usually do not understand the names

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

hocote is that a hog plum?mombin? same fruit maybe

[@tinyjungle_]

I was thinking spondias purpurea

[@jucaperez9727]

@@tinyjungle_ yup, that’s what it is. They are so good.

[@tinyjungle_]

@@jucaperez9727 I tried growing one in Southern California and it lasted a few years and made it through a few Winters but I think I neglected it and it died

[@jucaperez9727]

@@tinyjungle_ I planted one 2 years ago and hasn’t flower yet. In in central florida.

[@rodrigoesquivel7247]

Jocote

[@herbivoretothecore2457]

Christiannn💋💋💋💋

[@JimmyFloridatube]

It's paradise until a volcano goes off and then it become hell.