Kids First
Children are the primary users of this place. Play is not a break from learning — it is the work. Every structure, schedule, and space is designed around what children actually need: movement, risk, mud, water, fire, and time.
Nido Farms · Barú Lodge
A family-centeredregenerative hospitalityexperience
At Hacienda Barú, Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, thirty years of careful stewardship have transformed a cattle ranch into a 330-hectare national wildlife refuge. Nido Farms reimagines it for the next generation — children first, nature as the main teacher.
The Concept
Three things at once
Parents Restored
Parents are the beneficiaries. A week at Nido is permission to rest, recover, and reconnect — without guilt. When children are genuinely occupied and safe, adults can finally exhale. That exhale is the product.
Place as Teacher
The rainforest, the river, the beach, the canopy — these teach what no classroom can. Species identification, ecological succession, tide rhythms, and soil biology emerge from daily contact with a living refuge.
Programs
Daily rhythms, weekly arcs
Playground
Natural play infrastructure
- Mud kitchens and loose-parts zones
- Rope nets and climbing structures
- Pump track for bikes and boards
- Treehouses and hammock groves
Daily Rhythm
Morning to evening arc
- Early forest walks with naturalist guides
- Midday rest — hammocks, shade, slow time
- Afternoon free play and river swims
- Evening fire circles and shared stories
Shared Table
Food from the land
- Communal meals from the refuge garden
- No separate kids menu — one table for all
- Garden-to-kitchen harvest experiences
- Seasonal menus guided by local growers
Restoration
Citizen science in the field
- Reforestation walks and tree-planting
- Bird and wildlife observation with guides
- Regenerative agriculture site visits
- Watershed and corridor learning walks
Partner With Us
Three doorways
Every meaningful relationship with a place begins with an honest conversation. Tell us which doorway fits yours.
Lane A · Reg D 506(c)
Investors
A real-asset position in a 330-hectare national wildlife refuge under Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 24639-MIRENEM — permanent decree protection, not easement. Lane A candidate for the Planetary Regenerative Trust, open to accredited investors.
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Families
Multi-night stays, retreat bookings, and early-access waitlist inquiries. The Nido Farms family program is built around children aged 4–14 — nature as the primary teacher, parents restored alongside them.
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Community
Local families, regional school programs, municipal conservation partnerships, and neighbouring landowners who want to extend the biological corridor. The refuge belongs to the region — not just to its guests.
Open a conversation“Pura vida means full life — life lived in concert with what gives life.”
— Costa Rican ethos · Nido Farms guiding principle
Regenerative stewardship is a long arc — not a transaction. The refuge did not become a sanctuary in one season; it took forty years of patient decisions compounding. The partnerships we form now are investments in that same arc.
Whether you arrive as an investor, a family, or a neighbour, you are entering a relationship with a living system that has been growing longer than most of us have been alive. We take that seriously. We hope you will too.