Most of you probably don’t know that I’m the president of a non-profit called Belize Open Source Sustainable Development (BOSSD). It’s the brainchild of Pat Coyle an engineer who works for Livermore Labs in California. His family once lived in Belize and he loved the place so much that he purchased 40 acres. The property was “fallow” for many years until Pat decided that he’d like to do something with it to help the local community. So he created BOSSD with the idea that the property could be a place where people could experiment with sustainable agriculture and development techniques that, if successful, could be adopted by the local population.

We’ve coordinated with the local community on development of a pond, a caretaker’s facility and some cashew trees and just this spring we added a small herd of sheep. We’ve also been working with Engineers Without Borders on the property’s development and on other projects in the community. The visitors accommodations we’re working on now would help with Engineers Without Borders projects, as they would have a place to stay while they worked.

Take a moment to check it out on IndieGoGo and also share it with your friends. All the tools are there. Get perks, make a contribution, or simply follow updates. If enough of us get behind it, we can make ‘First visitors accommodations at Belize Open Source’ happen. Thanks!!