The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant – (Field Trip)

Join the Professional Women’s Network of Costa Rica for our June event, a special field trip!

What to expect:

We will take a personal tour of the gardens of The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant with the founder, Harve (Tommy) Thomas. We will learn about the medicinal plants and native plants of Costa Rica, as well as many others from around the world. The tour takes about two hours and covers about 4 kilometers of paths through the gardens. Please note that some paths are not paved and there is some uneven ground as well as some uphill and downhill walking. Please wear cool comfortable clothes and closed-toed walking shoes and pack a sun hat, poncho or umbrella, sun block, insect repellent, and a water bottle.

Over lunch, our PWNCR member and The Green Ark Foundation’s board member Michelle Coffey will share more in depth with us about the foundation, as this foundation is a Costa Rican implementing foundation. Michelle will go over the definition of a private implementing foundation, how it differs from a public charity, and what The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant is doing to stay accountable to their donors and measure their success.

You will have an opportunity to purchase plants in the nursery of the farm after lunch as well.

Saturday June 11 at 10am sharp (plan to arrive 15 minutes early)

Speakers

Harve (Tommy) Thomas and Michelle Coffey

Cost

15,000 colones per person payable to The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant (please note that this cost is for a minimum of 16 people attending)

*Payment can be made by cash, credit card, or SINPE movil

Cash contributions welcome for the PWNCR as we get our legal books printed this month! (2,000 colones per person recommended)

Location

The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant in Santa Barbara de Heredia, view map on Google Maps. Use Waze to drive to El Arca Jardín Botánico y Restaurante: https://waze.com/ul/hd1u1hsqth

About The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant:

• The Ark Botanical Garden and Restaurant is one of the largest collections of herbs, plants, and flowers in Central America.
• 30 years in the making by Harve (Tommy) Thomas and Patricia Riley to raise awareness about the importance of preserving biodiversity
• 1600 medicinal and ornamental species

More information can be found at their website or on their social media: Facebook and Instragram