𝐀 REAL COSTA RICAN FARM EXPERIENCE
About Finca Madre Tierra
Explore Costa Rican culture and learn about life in the countryside at Finca Madre Tierra, the country’s first carbon-neutral farm.
Conceptualized and managed by Doña Vera Zeledón, Hotel Belmar’s founder, all experiences on this family-owned farm are hands-on. Learn about sustainable agricultural practices, low- impact farming, and traditional cooking methods while visiting.Finca Madre Tierra provides Hotel Belmar with eggs, sugarcane, cheese, and coffee, among other tasty seasonal fruits and vegetables, and completes the lifecycle of Hotel Belmar, creating a closed- loop system, which is essential to our vision of sustainable tourism.Each Finca Madre Tierra horse is reared with respect, positive reinforcement, and natural horsemanship techniques, should you choose to explore on horseback.
Our experiences
As Costa Rica's first certified Carbon Neutral Farm, Finca Madre Tierra stands as a bastion of regenerative travel. Immerse yourself in circular agriculture and explore the rugged landscape on horseback. Organic produce, fresh dairy, and eco-friendly practices will marvel and delight the senses. For adventure-seekers, our humanely trained horses and bilingual guides ensure a safe and enjoyable journey through lush landscapes that uplift the soul.
Biointensive Agrarian Method
The adoption of the Biointensive Agrarian Method lies at the heart of Finca Madre Tierra's commitment to sustainability. This eco-farming approach maximizes crop variety and yields on our small-scale plots through water conservation, natural pest controls, and organic soil enrichment.
Regenerative dining
Finca Madre Tierra collaborates with Restaurante Celajes and the Belmar Brewery in Monteverde to create regenerative cycles that underscore their commitment to long-term sustainability. Finca Madre Tierra supplies fresh herbs, vegetables, shade-grown coffee, artisanal cheeses, free-range eggs, and seasonal favorites such as avocado, guava, bananas, plantains, rose apples, malanga, and more. This is farm-to-table at its finest. Restaurante Celajes and Belmar Brewery further contributes by returning nutrients from your plate to the land. All dining residuals, including coffee grounds and eggshells, are collected to supplement animal feed and enhance compost as nutrient-rich fertilizer.
