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Mona is a Mom!
01/09/2026

Exciting times here at Finca Ometepe! Yesterday, our beautiful cow Mona gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, and I’m happy to report that both mama and calf are doing great. While we’ve had two other cows give birth here on the farm, this was the first time Håkan and I were ...

Local sights!
12/07/2025

One of the things I love most about getting around Ometepe by ATV is that you’re not insulated from anything. There’s no glass, no air-conditioning, no separation between you and what’s actually happening on the road in front of you.

Yesterday, I was biking around the...

Happy Cows, Delicious Milk!
09/02/2025

The day starts early in the pasture. First, the calves get their turn — they nuzzle in and drink just enough to get the milk flowing (thank you, oxytocin!).

Each udder is washed clean, and the teats are dried. Hands are dried, too — this improves milk quality— and...

A Horsey Day at Finca Ometepe
08/17/2025

Today was a horsey day. I spent all morning playing with our equids, donkeys, and horses both. First, I worked out trying to get the halters I purchased in the USA to fit our donkeys. Donkeys, while cute, have differently shaped heads than horses, and it is strangely dificult ot find a halter...

Poppy, baby donkey extraordinaire!
07/28/2025

We have a baby donkey. Her name is Poppy. She is adorable. She is also kind of challenging for her Mom to handle because Poppy is currently going through the donkey version of the terrible twos. She wants what she wants when she wants it—and usually what she wants is a...

Learning to trim hooves and other adventures at Finca Ometepe
11/10/2019

Welcome back to Finca Ometepe!

Eating Farm to Table
01/12/2019

I LOVE FOOD! 

Motorcycle Mama
04/18/2018

Today was a great day at the ranch. I started the day taking a spin on my motorcycle. WOW. I can’t believe I actually `can say that I rode a motorcycle. It is just my second-day biking, but it has come to me fairly easily, so it has been more fun than stressful. I only wanted to learn so I...

The Goat Adventure
04/18/2018

We love our goats, but Holy Smokes, this has not been an easy, or inexpensive, hobby. Let me explain. One day, many moons ago, I was watching our farm hand cut some high weeds on our property. This is a laborious project, entailing bending in half so you can swing the blade of your machete...

Welcome to Finca Ometepe! Bienvenidos! 
04/18/2018

Driving up the dirt road to our home away from home, Finca Ometepe, I am filled with an emotion that is hard to describe. I love this place, this home. The sounds of the jungle surround you as you mount higher up the slopes of Maderas, the dormant volcano sleeping so peacefully just above us....