Naturewalk
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Moving Forward 2015 Naturewalk Brands, Costa Rica
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Visit us this year at Naturewalk, Costa Rica
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Introduction: Naturewalk Brands Welcome to Naturewalk Brands! In 2013 our identity expanded to incorporate our growing list of activities at Naturewalk. We are now Naturewalk Brands and incorporate a diversified group of real estate development, activities and businesses at Naturewalk.
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2014 Highlights: Great things happened in 2014 ●
Agricultural products such as tiquisque, taro and Pappas Chino (Chinese Potato) were planted, harvested.
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Exports to the United States and sold into the local market successful.
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Proven concept of intercropping of Vanilla and Teak. First commercial plantings of Vanilla in the teak forests.
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Irrigation of crops in the dry season started making the agricultural production a year-round activity at Naturewalk.
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2014 Highlights: Great things happened in 2014 cont. ●
Naturewalk Wood Craft Village started with construction of production facility
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Full time topographer and engineering unit formed and working at Naturewalk to define lots, design roads and infrastructure
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Naturewalk Farm Center: houses, stables barn, future building for packing center and incubator businesses acquired
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2013 / 2014 Highlights:
Tiquisque Hillsides Planted
Pappas Chino Hillsides Planted
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Tiquisque Fields at Naturewalk
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Tiquesque harvest - Marcial Salmeron Ag Manager
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Weighing tiquisque for shipment
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Preparing Tiquisque Seed for Planting Shipping Tiquisque for Packing
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Ayote processed at the Naturewalk Farm Center
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Craft Vanilla Production at Naturewalk
Vanilla in the Forest at Naturewalk
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First Vanilla Flowers showing this week at our original nursery planting area (10 months) 24
Irrigation Project - Reservoir
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Irrigation Project - Installation of Reservoir Liner
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Walmart Central America Visiting Naturewalk 27
Naturewalk Wood Craft Center Naturewalk Brands, Costa Rica
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Naturewalk Brands, Costa Rica Electrical Installation Naturewalk Wood Craft Center
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2014 Activities and Goals â—?
Naturewalk Farm Center: Naturewalk Farm Center Two homes, barn and stables and additional 80 hect is in process of renovation and should be ready in April 2014 to receive visitors to stay on-site and experience Naturewalk.
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Packing Center: Supporting Naturewalk agricultural enterprises, Naturewalk Packing Facility is under renovation and expected to enter production in March 2014. Packing center will work to organize and ship production of Naturewalk crops as well as other local growers creating another local industry and tourist attraction.
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2014 Activities and Goals cont â—?
Engineered Housing Production: in line with our craft furniture manufacturing facility, we are planning engineered housing production with wood and hybrid steel and wood homes stocked in inventory. A first of these new models will placed at Naturewalk in 2014.
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Tent Hotel and Adventure Center: Work is advancing on the Tent Hotel and Adventure Center. Limited activities of the adventure center have begun and will build throughout the year. Conditions are finally favorable for the tent hotel to begin and will be built this year in conjunction with the Adventure Center.
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A QuiteCosta Moment on the Tulin River Naturewalk Brands, Rica
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Horse Training - Natuewalk
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Horse Tour Naturewalk River 41
Mountain Biking at Naturewalk 42
Canoeing Adventure on the Tulin River Naturewalk Brands, Costa Rica
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Kayaking Adventure on the Tulin 44
Canoe Challenge Adventure
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On the Horizon ●
Naturewalk Alternate Energy Initiative: Well advanced study of Biomass to gas for the generation of electricity for Naturewalk and for other customers. Use of state of the art microturbines and fuel cells. Conversion of waste biomass into compost for agriculture.
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Growth of Sure Cane as a feedstock to create electricity. Additional products from sugar-cane include juice for sale to sugar refineries and molasses.
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Tourist associated businesses such as Emily’s Cheeses. Sale to Tourist market, local and regional markets.
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Team Members As Naturewalk continues to grow, our team continues to expand with it. You may interact over the next year with one or more of the new team members added in 2013. ●
Junior Diaz - Agricultural Manager Naturewalk
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Marcial Salmeron - Root and Field Vegetables Ag. Manager
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Edgar Rubib - Manager Naturewalk Wood Craft, Manager Organic Vanilla
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John Bryant - Special projects including the Naturewalk Wood Craft Center and Land Engineering
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Team Members cont. â—?
Jose Morales - Topographer and Engineering Department
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Tim Ryan - Adventure Center Coordinator, Trekking
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Jose Morales Field Surveying 49
Edgar Rubib - Vanilla
Marcial Salmeron - Root Vegetables
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Overall Goals Overall our goals remain the same. They are: ●
Creation of a Vibrant Agriculturally Based Ecological Community
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International Community with sustainability in food, energy, economic and job opportunities
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Enriching and challenging activities and amenities for our residents and tourists
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Advancement our Social and Environmental Platform for the local community and the Country of Costa Rica
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Donations to the Pavona School
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Global Market - 2014 88% of US cities show house price increases 2.527 million visitors to Costa Rica in 2014 and they spent $2.6 billion 8.3 % increase in visitors over 2013 3.6% increase in visitors in 2013 over 2012 54
Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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Pavona School with new equipment
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