BRINGING SYSTEMS IN LINE WITH NATURE

RePlant
Initiatives in food and forest management, networks of community gardens, organic farms and seed banks

Raised by two Latin parents in New York, Michelle has a command of both Spanish and English as well as extensive experience living in diverse parts of the world. This cross-cultural background allows her to move effortlessly between the various communities of Nosara. An education in film production /communications, event planning and hospitality, makes her passionate and proficient in bringing people together.

Christoph Hubmann is a Swiss forester that came to Costa Rica in 1995 for reforestation projects. Since 2005, he’s been spearheading a regenerative project planting 52 endemic species at the Cerro Mora finca, creating of a seed pool of extinct species, and attracting fauna and flora back to the land. His expertise in Syntropic food forests makes him a convinced rainbow warrior that stands for natural holistic approach to development.

Tony has an international background ranging 5 continents with a BA in philosophy, sociology, and music.  A resident of Guanacaste for almost 10 years he has been immersed in organic agriculture and local permaculture projects in Nosara. He is currently running a community garden and offering the PDC locally. His interest in regenerative systems has led him to dedicate much of his time to this project. The rest is waves and meditation.

Born in Cartago, Fabian grew up in a country town surrounded by mountains and dairy farms. He studied at the National Specialized Centre of Organic Farming and began his career as an Organic Agriculture Technician 15 years ago.  He also worked and studied under Stephen Brooke and got his Permaculture Designer certification at the renowned Punta Mona farm.  He specializes his practice around zones 1,2 & 3 of the permaculture approach.

Entrepreneur for the past two decades, Emmanuel has acted as Co-founder and CEO of companies and NPOs in the event and hospitality industries. He worked as an acting board member of several business associations and has a BA in music. He now focuses on designing and orchestrating new types of organizational structures, triple bottom line accounting and governance systems, in-line with regenerative principles, in his role as ReVive’s Organizational Architect.

Andrea was born in San José, and recently relocated to Nosara in her journey to connect with high-impact projects. She graduated from Universidad Veritas as a Communication Designer (2016) and has been a freelance designer since 2015. Her wide client portfolio has allowed her to deeply explore the intuitive designer, grounded communicator and heart-centered strategist that she is. She collaborates with ReVive in branding, design, and communication.

Yy is an advanced yoga educator with a BA in political science.  As a resident of Nosara for the past 10 years, she experienced the effect of rapid development and joined Revive to help the community regain balance. Her passion for transformation, love of nature, and understanding of systems fuel her work to implement the Organic Waste Management System and Soil Resource center. 

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Luis is costarrican, born and raised in San José , has a degree in international commerce and marketing administration.

Moved to Ostional in 2008 with his wife and created a conscious lodging business embracing the wildlife around.

His intention is to help in all the different aspects of the project in order to see its success in Nosara and other communities.