The farm is located in the steep valleys of Los Santos, one of Costa Rica’s most-famous coffee growing regions. But almost none of the people picking coffee there are Costa Ricans. Instead ...

The heart of palm has deep roots beyond Costa Rica. In rural Florida, it is known as swamp cabbage, as much a delicacy in Southern cuisine as it is in South and Central America.

Costa Rica’s goal is to transfer 70 percent of ... who engage in activities like agroforestry and planting tree farms—and forests now cover nearly 60 percent of the country.

Located on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast in the Guanacaste ... The greenhouse project farms all products by hand, eliminating the need for pesticides, and is run by a group of local women.