Pello happy appllcanL and poLenLlal candldaLe for healLh happlness and opporLunlLy Lhrough heallng Lhe body

(physlcal) mlnd (menLal) and soul (splrlLual)!

Welcome Lo our appllcaLlon process We have developed Lhls app||cat|on |ntroduct|on Lo help you undersLand who
we are whaL we do and Lhe currenL sLaLus of our ever evolvlng vlslon and lLs fulflllmenL 8egardless whlch one or
more of Lhe followlng opporLunlLles you are lnLeresLed ln we hope you flnd lL lnformaLlve and useful 1hanks for your
lnLeresL and we hope and pray for an acLual connecLlon LhaL wlll bless all parLles and deslres and brlng abouL your
1rue heallng and resLoraLlon
CpporLunlLles and descrlpLlons
1 Jork trade Internsh|ps We are normally always accepLlng and revlewlng appllcaLlons for work Lrade
lnLerns Lo work our lnsLlLuLlon reLreaL properLles farms consLrucLlon and communlLy pro[ecLs 1hls
opporLunlLy ls deslgned for Lhose who cannoL pay for full LulLlon buL are wllllng Lo work beLween 30 40
hours per week ln Lrade for Lhelr educaLlon Powever unllke our full LulLlon paylng lnLerns whose applled
sclence work porLlon ls around 20 hours a week a work Lrade lnLern who works up Lo Lwlce LhaL amounL
recelves more of an applled sclence Lype of educaLlon lf one deslres Lo also compleLe Lhe full currlculum lL
wlll mosL llkely Lake Lwlce as long Lo compleLe an lnLernshlp 1hls ls a greaL opporLunlLy for our work Lrade
lnLerns Lo develop new or use Lhelr currenL skllls and LalenLs ln naLural heallng PealLh uleL growlng
consLrucLlon and farmlng everyday ln our normal operaLlon and malnLenance as an applled sclence ln some
cases agaln based on each lndlvldual slLuaLlon and boLh parLles deslres and asplraLlons our work Lrade
lnLerns may choose Lo parLlclpaLe ln many oLher Lasks and pro[ecLs lnvolvlng Lhe care of our reLreaL guesLs
lor example a person may be a massage LheraplsL or yoga lnsLrucLor or hold oLher heallng" ablllLles and
skllls and choose Lo share Lhem whlle Lhey are here or even Lravellng Lo one of our offslLe lecLures semlnars
and reLreaLs uependlng on Lhe duraLlon LhaL a work Lrade lnLerns commlLmenL Lhls can even brlng a small
moneLary lncome for Lhe lnLern!
2 Internsh|ps We are currenLly developlng and flne Lunlng our lnLernshlps currlculum ln overall naLural
PealLh and LlfesLyle and llfesLyle AgroforesLry growlng and general SusLalnablllLy ln boLh lncludlng a Soclal
Lconomlcs module 1he phllosophy ls based on ldenLlfylng Lhe orlglnal and ldeal condlLlons necessary for a
human belng Lo llve a healLhy llfesLyle Cur lnLerns wlll have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo learn nuLrlLlon uleL
SplrlLuallLy and rellglon Crowlng Soclal Lconomlcs and general SusLalnablllLy skllls uslng our educaLlonal
resources and applled sclence lncludlng work experlence ln all sub[ecLs We belleve Lhls educaLlon ls cruclal
ln order for one Lo Lruly undersLand and make cholces based on Lhelr deslred level of parLlclpaLlon and
ablllLy Lo reLurn Lo Lhe Puman ldeal lL wlll also allow Lhem Lo make necessary ad[usLmenLs based on one's
compromlslng llfesLyle cholces or lack of ldeal avallablllLy Cur currlculum ls based AnclenL wlsdom and
hlsLory llke Lhe garden of Lden" prlnclples lncludlng varlous LexLs by modern auLhors of books on naLural
Pyglene / PealLh uleL nuLrlLlon AgroforesLry growlng Soclal Lconomlcs as well as our own developed
synopsls Lhrough personal experlence
3 aretakers 1hls opporLunlLy ls based on lndlvldual needs and deslres and ls deslgned for people who
choose Lo parLlclpaLe aL varlous levels of our opporLunlLles yeL due Lo personal slLuaLlons are unable Lo do so
aL a hlgher pace or level
4 uests Cur 8eLreaL guesLs wlll normally [oln us Lo parLake ln our varlous programs Lo heal 8ody
(physlcally) Mlnd (menLally) Soul and (splrlLually) 1hls lncludes buL ls noL llmlLed Lo naLural PealLh and
LlfesLyle uleL nuLrlLlon naLural Pyglene lasLlng ?oga Lxerclse SplrlLuallLy 8ellglon and oLher varlous
lnformaLlon and Lechnlques needed Lo develop and malnLaln a Lruly healLhy llfesLyle 1hls may or may noL
lnclude our lnLernshlp programs and modules as well
3 es|dent partners ] shareho|ders AL Lhe upper level of our organlzaLlon lL ls our ulLlmaLe deslre Lo offer a
selecL few people opporLunlLles Lo llve wlLh us parL or fullLlme where Lhey wlll parLlclpaLe ln and help
manage Lhe operaLlon of elLher or boLh of our reLreaL properLles here ln 8ellze (Cayo !ungle reLreaL and S
Long Caye ocean reLreaL) and fuLure vlslons and plans lf Lhey come Lo fulflllmenL as well Cuallfylng parLles
would be consldered parLners and earn shares ln our overall asseLs and neL worLh based on Lhelr speclal
skllls commlLmenL performance lnLegrlLy work Lrade and general servlce AfLer a mlnlmum of one year
and upon agreemenL of boLh parLles parLners would also be able Lo buy" addlLlonal shares uslng moneLary
means as well
Work Lrades are avallable for all 3 opporLunlLles ln lleu of cosLs and LulLlons and wlll be negoLlaLed on an lndlvldual
basls lndlgenL appllcanLs wlll also be consldered lndlvldually for flnanclal ald walvlng all or porLlons of mlnlmum
cosLs complemenLary as well lease be Lhorough and lnclude any speclal skllls and LalenLs ln your appllcaLlon
We prefer our cllenLs and workers commlL Lo aL leasL a 90 day sLay wlLh us as we feel lL ls a mlnlmum amounL of Llme
necessary Lo undersLand and lmplemenL serlous llfesLyle changes
We have collecLlvely researched and experlenced many oLher slmllar lnsLlLuLlons reLreaLs and farms Lo compare
regardlng volunLeer poslLlons 90 day lnLernshlps and reLreaLs Lhe followlng are some of our resulLs 8eLreaLs seem
Lo have many varlables and are normally noL offered as a work Lrade and lnLernshlps are noL long Lerm well
sLrucLured lnsLlLuLlonal educaLlons so we Lherefore see no need Lo compare Lhem As for 90 day work Lrade lnLerns
and volunLeers we found Lhe hlgh end cosL Lo be $1800 ($60000 monLhly) aL Maya MounLaln 8esearch larm Lhe
mldrange belng $1320 ($440 monLhly) aL luenLe verde CommunlLy $1200 ($400) aL unLa Mona and $1020
($34000) aL Cala vlsLa and Lhe low range ls $900 ($30000) vlva La 8aw and $810 ($27000 monLhly) aL lnanlLah
(all prlces are ln uSu) We also found LhaL many places are older and much more esLabllshed physlcally and are
Lherefore are produclng a loL more food Lhan we currenLly are yeL Lhey sLlll charge a dally fee of $10 on Lop of 20
40 hours worked
8ased on Lhese comparlsons and whaL Lhey offer we feel confldenL LhaL we Loo have more Lo offer our work Lrade
lnLerns lnLerns and guesLs ln mosL or maybe even all cases! 1hls oplnlon ls of course also heavlly dependenL on Lhe
parLlclpanLs as well We say Lhls knowlng LhaL lf Lhey deslre and commlL Lhe Llme and efforL we offer a full dlverse
and flexlble opporLunlLy Lo learn and experlence any or all of Lhe followlng skllls organlc growlng agroforesLry
prlmlLlve and modern consLrucLlon and malnLenance naLural hyglene (naLural PealLh and LlfesLyle dleL nuLrlLlon
eLc) selfsusLalnablllLy (llvlng off Lhe land farmlng and growlng) soclal economlcs (a 3
rd
secLor of economy LhaL
Leaches one Lo llve ln Loday's 3 secLor economles and socleLles wlLh less or no money) and rellglous sLudles of all
Lypes (from a unlversal 1ruLh perspecLlve) Cf course leL's noL leave ouL our very own prlvaLe Carlbbean lsland
reLreaL Lo whlch we dlvlde seasonal reLreaL and recreaLlon Llme aL LhroughouL Lhe year! uL lL all LogeLher and we
feel very very confldenL we offer someLhlng very unlque and speclal We also however lnslsL on keeplng our humble
naLure and llfesLyle unllke many of our hlgh socleLy" compeLlLors so we Lherefore choose Lo offer our servlces aL
whaL we feel ls a very average prlce and our varlous work Lrade opLlons and an lndlgenL flnanclal ald as well Lo
assure LhaL all have equal opporLunlLy Lo learn and grow We offer Lhe followlng breakdown and explanaLlon ln
hopes you Loo wlll see and agree!
All prlces cosLs descrlpLlons and explanaLlons are Lherefore llsLed below ln uS uollars
Jork trade Interns $1200 per 90 day sLay ($40000 monLhly) 1hls ls a oneLlme mlnlmum fee and covers all baslc
cosLs for LransporLaLlon lodglng laundry faclllLles food Lools and equlpmenL usage/malnLenance sLudy maLerlals
lncludlng loaner lapLop lf needed and on an occaslonal lndlvldual basls as a bonus" wlLh graLlLude for work
performed we pay for speclal advenLures and recreaLlonal ouLlngs and day Lrlps as well! AL oLher Llmes Lhe work
Lrade lnLern ls also welcomed Lo [oln reLreaL acLlvlLles yeL wlll have Lo cover Lhelr own cosLs 1hese may lnclude buL
are noL llmlLed Lo Canoelng Plklng and explorlng [ungles wlld lands camplng blklng cave Lublng snorkelllng
dlvlng vlslLs Lo oLher vlllages Lowns and counLrles and rouLlne Lrlps Lo our own prlvaLe lsland properLy! We also
unforLunaLely have Lo use some of Lhese funds from our work Lrade lnLerns for replacemenL or repalr of damages
due Lo neglecL lor example we had one complemenLary nonpaylng volunLeer who was a personal frlend of
?oslah's LhaL clalmed he knew how Lo check oll ln a brand new waLer pump Pe dld noL know how Lo do Lhls and
blew Lhe pump moLor leavlng us Lo pay for Lhe repalrs 1he correcL Lhlng Lo do ln our oplnlon would have been Lo
admlL noL knowlng how Lo check oll ln Lhe waLer pump whlch ?oslah would have LaughL hlm how Lo do lncludlng
overseelng Lhe process Work hours ln Lhls slLuaLlon are 3 days a week 3040 hours plus some small rouLlne chores
and llfesLyle malnLenance
Interns $300000 $400000 for each course per 90 day semesLer We only offer 1 wrlLLen course per semesLer
lncludlng wrlLLen lecLure and perLalnlng applled sclence work experlence yeL llvlng here Lhe lnLern experlences and
en[oys an overall healLhy and susLalnable llfesLyle whlch ls an applled sclence ln lLself! lncluded ln Lhe LulLlon are all
cosLs for LransporLaLlon lodglng laundry faclllLles food Lools and equlpmenL usage/malnLenance sLudy maLerlals
lncludlng loaner lapLop lf needed and on an occaslonal lndlvldual basls as a bonus" wlLh graLlLude for work
performed we pay for speclal advenLures and recreaLlonal ouLlngs and day Lrlps as well! AL oLher Llmes Lhe lnLern ls
also welcomed Lo [oln reLreaL acLlvlLles yeL wlll have Lo cover Lhelr own cosLs 1hese may lnclude buL are noL llmlLed
Lo Canoelng Plklng and explorlng [ungles wlld lands camplng blklng cave Lublng snorkelllng dlvlng vlslLs Lo oLher
vlllages Lowns and counLrles and rouLlne Lrlps Lo our own prlvaLe lsland properLy! Work Lrades are avallable and
consldered ln lleu of parLlal LulLlon
aretakers $130000 per 90 day sLay ($30000 monLhly) based on Lhe speclal clrcumsLance work Lrade of 3 days a
week 2 Lo 3 hours a day of llghL duLy labour ln exchange for some parLlclpaLlon ln our programs and faclllLles Agaln
Lhls ls unlquely based on lndlvldual needs and deslres and an agreemenL beLween boLh parLles
uests lease see our webslLe for all guesL package prlces and upcomlng reLreaL / evenL schedules
D|et 8ecause we are prlmarlly a healLhy and susLalnable llfesLyle heallng lnsLlLuLe and reLreaL we offer many
dlfferenL dleL posslblllLles sLarLlng wlLh of course Lhe ldeal ln our oplnlon an 80 hlgh frulL low faL low proLeln
vegan planL based dleL and dlgresslng from Lhere as one makes compromlslng llfesLyle cholces We do however also
Leach general nuLrlLlon so LhaL one can choose elLher a LranslLlonal dleL whlle worklng Lowards Lhe ldeal goal or
make wlser compromlses based on preferences and avallablllLy noL only do we offer lnLernshlps ln Lhese areas buL
also requlre some level of parLlclpaLlon and accepLance from all who sLay aL our properLles Cnly paylng guesLs are
exempL from famlly and communlLy sLyle food preparaLlon unless lL Loo ls Lhey're deslre and lncluded ln Lhelr
heallng package All klLchen clean up ls done by food preparaLlon groups and personal eaLlng dlshes and uLenslls are
done by each lndlvldual who sLays on our properLles ln a buffeL self serve manner
We Lherefore have a baslc requlremenL LhaL all dleLs are comprlsed ln accordance wlLh Lhese prlnclples and each
lndlvldual chooses from Lhe followlng opLlons wlLh clear communlcaLlon and glves noLlce Lo any changes wlLh as
much respecL and lead Llme as posslble Lo allow for easy and manageable orderlng and recelvlng of our food supply
and preparaLlon We Lravel Lo markeL elLher once or Lwlce a week Lo plck up preordered bulk packages
8as|c d|etary ru|es of thumb
Plgh Lo medlum frulL lnLake low faL low proLeln vegan and planL based prepared mosLly Lo parLlally raw (60
80) and any remalnlng ls sLeamed cooked or baked aL lowLemperaLures based on llve food cooklng prlnclples
We do so drawlng from Lhe Leachlngs of uouglas Craham 8oberL Snladach ur !ohn Mcuougall lrederlc aLenaude
lred 8lscl 1 Colln Campbell ur luhrman ur LsselsLyn ur 8arnard ur Crnlsh and many more
8ased on our oplnlon of Lhe ldeal" human dleL and ln accordance wlLh all prevlous lnformaLlon and research
lncludlng a summary synopsls of all Lhe above auLhors as well and ln order Lo slmpllfy food supply preparaLlon
efflclency eLc we have developed Lhe followlng baslc dleL Lypes rules and opLlons whlch we offer dally based on
avallablllLy
1yp|ca| da||y d|et sty|es
1 Many people who come Lo us prefer Lhe dleL by ur uoug Craham Whlle we do noL feel LhaL Lhls
dleL ls perfecL or ldeal" because of our own experlence lncludlng nuLrlLlonal LesLlng for vlLamln and mlneral
deflclencles as well as Lhe numerous people we have come ln conLacL wlLh who are havlng slmllar and oLher
varlous lssues from food cravlngs Lo lack of mlnerals and vlLamlns Lo more speclflc deflclencles eLc We do
however Lhlnk lL ls very very close and needs only Lhe mlnor ad[usLmenLs made ln our #Idea|" dleL below
We say Lhls wlLh deepesL regards graLlLude honor and credlL Lo ur uoug Craham and feel Lhe dleLs shorL
comlngs are of no faulL Lo hlm buL raLher more due Lo Lhe lack of avallablllLy of Lhe orlglnal more nuLrlLlous
and wholesome frulLs and vegeLables avallable Lo our anclenL ancesLors who en[oyed Lhe orlglnal human
ldeal dleL and healLhy llfesLyle!
1yplcal 801010 day's dleL and cosL here ln 8ellze and uSA comparlson
8reakfasL 630am 730am 1 blg papaya
Mld mornlng break 900am 930am fresh plneapple and fresh orange [ulce
Lunch 1200pm 1230pm 1 lb bananas wlLh 4oz daLe sauce
AfLernoon break 200pm 230pm plneapple splnach and LomaLo soup
ulnner 400pm 430pm splnach oranges and walnuL salad
Average cosL analysls for Cne day of 80/10/10 dleL
*noLe slnce organlc frulLs and vegeLables are noL readlly avallable here ln 8ellze or many cenLral and souLh
Amerlcan counLrles for LhaL maLLer and Lhe facL LhaL Lhey are ever lncreaslngly becomlng cosL prohlblLlve ln
many oLher counLrles as well we chose Lo run our cosL analysls on nonorganlc foods
lood lLem rlce per lb
8ZL
rlce ea
8ZL
CuanLlLy 1oLal 8ZL
CosL
rlce per lb
uSu*
1oLal uSu
CosL
apaya 2 1 200 292 292
8anana 060 6 360 043 043
uaLes 990 023 lb 247 400 200
lneapple 230 1 230 303 303
Cranges 023 8 200 089 ea 712
Splnach 1/bag 23 230 13 13
1omaLoes 330 4 oz 087 139 039
WalnuLs 12 1 oz 073 633 041

1oLal 1669 1oLal 1393
*1he uS prlces are sourced from Lhe uSuA naLlonal lrulL and vegeLable 8eLall 8eporL AdverLlsed rlces for
lrulLs and vegeLables aL Ma[or 8eLall SupermarkeLs here daLed november 23
Lh
2011
1herefore you can see Lhe dally cosLs of Lhls dleL er week ln 8ellze Lhls dleL runs $11683 8ZL ($3841
uSu) Powever due Lo hlgher food cosL ln Lhe uSA Lhe 801010 dleL would run $11163 uSu per week
keeplng ln mlnd LhaL none of Lhese food cholces are even organlc!
lease noLe wlLh our Lwo mosL popular dleLs we choose Lo lnclude loLs of expenslve and en[oyable LreaLs as
well from exoLlc frulLs Lo lmporLed nuLs and daLes eLc Lhls ls noL lncluded ln Lhe above cosL analysls and
would add around $30 $90 bze per week
2 1he #|dea|" (7]% 70 80 raw hlgh frulL low faL low proLeln vegan planL based dleL 1hls dleL ls
paLLerned afLer Lhe 801010 and sLrongly adheres Lo lL ln our oplnlon only compromlslng lL wlLh a mlnlmal
amounL (hence Lhe addlLlonal 10 or less) of low Lemp cooked sLeamed or baked vegeLables and soups
8reakfasL 630am 730am one of Lhe followlng lresh frulL fresh frulL smooLhles or fresh [ulce
Mld mornlng break 900 am 930 am more fresh frulL
Lunch 1200 pm 1230 pm elLher more fresh frulL or a shlfL Lo raw or sLeamed vegeLables (many
veggles especlally rooL crops are noL lnLended or sulLable Lo eaL raw! We do noL agree or adhere Lo
dleLs LhaL slmply leave Lhem ouL) le greens salads savory sLews (raw or sLeamed) low Lemp baked
or sLeamed rooL crops and Loo many more comblnaLlons and reclpes Lo llsL!
noLe LhaL once we go Lo vegeLables we do noL go back Lo frulLs unless lL was [usL greens whlch are
compaLlble wlLh frulLs and or frulLs lncludlng LomaLoes avocados and cucumbers for example lf we
sLay wlLh frulLs for breakfasL Lhrough lunch Lhen we can sLay wlLh Lhem for dlnner as well lf we chose
Lo
AfLernoon break 200pm 230pm agaln dependlng on wheLher we wenL wlLh a vegeLable or frulL
lunch more of Lhe same
ulnner 400pm 430pm no laLer Lhan 300pm lf posslble Lo allow Llme for dlgesLlon prlor Lo sleep
unless one has remalned on frulL LhroughouL Lhe day and wanLs Lo also flnlsh wlLh frulL more
vegeLable and green dlshes and maybe even a raw sLeamed or low Lemp cooked soup as well
noLe Whlle lL does noL necessarlly conform Lo Lhe #Idea|" dleL and ls noL suggesLed on a regular
basls we also do parLake ln some sLeamed rlce and qulnoa now and Lhen as well 1here are also
some oLher accepLable compromlses ln our oplnlons buL we musL be careful Lo noL do so Loo ofLen
or we mlghL be beLLer off wlLh one of Lhe followlng less Lhan #Idea|" yeL very healLhy dleLs as well!
8ecause we currenLly chose Lhls as our mosL healLhy preferred and Lherefore #Idea|" dleL and conslderlng lL
ls becomlng our mosL popular as well we choose Lo lnclude loLs of expenslve and en[oyable LreaLs as well
from exoLlc frulLs Lo lmporLed nuLs and daLes eLc we Lherefore chose noL Lo analyze lLs cosL buL raLher
adhere Lo a weekly budgeL of beLween $130 $200 8ZL per person
3 1he less Lhan #|dea|" buL sLlll very healLhy (6]% 6080 raw hlgh frulL low faL low proLeln vegan
planL based dleL 1hls dleL ls more along Lhe llnes of ur !ohn Mcuougall's meLhods and ls for Lhose who are
LranslLlonlng Lo raw or have declded for many reasons Lo sLay aL Lhls level lL lnLroduces and uses more
sLarches llke rlce poLaLoes and oLher rooL crops lL also allows for more lowLemp sLeamlng and cooklng
Powever unllke ur Mcuougall we do noL use or suggesL any wheaL or bread producLs due Lo lnLolerance and
cellac dlsease caused by geneLlc modlflcaLlon We do however allow and en[oy our homemade and grown
Casaba bread whlch ls done on an open flre aL low heaL uslng no dough" only ground Casaba as our frlends
Lhe Carlfuna people of 8ellze LaughL us well!
8reakfasL 630am 730am whlle one of Lhe followlng lresh frulL fresh frulL smooLhles or fresh
[ulce ls beLLer and preferred lL also allows Lhe use of oaLmeal or rlce eLc as well
Mld mornlng break 900 am 930 am lf one chose a frulL dlsh for breakfasL Lhey may have more lf
noL Lhey wlll need Lo move Lowards vegeLables or more of Lhey're breakfasL
Lunch 1200 pm 1230 pm agaln more fresh frulL ls preferred and suggesLed lf we have malnLalned
lL LhroughouL Lhe mornlng lf noL a shlfL Lo raw or sLeamed vegeLables sLlr or sLem frles rlce dlshes
greens salads savory sLews low Lemp baked or sLeamed rooL crops and Loo many more
comblnaLlons and reclpes Lo llsL! lf we are golng Lo have a blg or hlgh carbohydraLe meal lL ls besL Lo
do lL aL lunch hour Lo allow for dlgesLlon prlor Lo sleep
AfLernoon break 200pm 230pm agaln dependlng on wheLher we wenL wlLh a vegeLable or frulL
lunch more of Lhe same grouplng ls used or a shlfL based on preference
ulnner 400pm 430pm no laLer Lhan 300pm lf posslble Lo allow Llme for dlgesLlon prlor Lo sleep
unless one has remalned on frulL LhroughouL Lhe day and wanLs Lo also flnlsh wlLh frulL more lunch
sLyle dlshes yeL smaller porLlons and maybe even a low Lemp cooked soup as well
8ecause Lhls dleL and our #Idea|" dleL are our mosL popular we choose Lo lnclude loLs of expenslve and
en[oyable LreaLs as well from exoLlc frulLs Lo lmporLed nuLs and daLes eLc we Lherefore chose noL Lo analyze
lLs cosL buL raLher adhere Lo a weekly budgeL of beLween $130 $200 8ZL per person
4 1he flnal dleL opLlon Lhe McDouga|| adheres much more Lo ur Mcuougall's dleLary suggesLlons 1hls
plan emphaslzes whole gralns such as brown rlce oaLmeal barley and whole graln cereals 1o galn more
nuLrlenLs consume mosLly vegeLables aL your meals such as poLaLoes sweeL poLaLoes leLLuce broccoll
celery carroLs and peas Cn Lhls dleL hlgh faL foods such as olls nuLs seeds avocado and soy producLs are
avolded 8eflned flour producLs such as breads pasLas and chlps are resLrlcLed as well 8reakfasL ls cenLered
on varlous sLarches such as oaLmeal or poLaLoes Lunch can be a soup or graln salad or boLh ulnner ls a
sLarch based maln dlsh along wlLh a salad Accordlng Lo Lhls plan 7090 percenL of calorles come from
complex carbohydraLes llke whole gralns and rooL vegeLables ?ou wlll also lnclude frulLs vegeLables and
seasonlngs

A sample dleL of Lhls dleL ls as follows
8reakfasL 630am 730am one cup of oaLs wlLh chopped banana and daLes
Mld mornlng break 900 am 930 am 1 papaya
Lunch 121230 pm Curry soup onlon celery brown rlce curry powder vegeLable broLh 8ragg's
Llquld Amlnos and ground corlander
AfLernoon break 200pm 230pm salad of splnach LomaLoes cucumber
ulnner 400pm 430pm baked sweeL poLaLoes wlLh salad
Average cosL analysls for Cne day of McDouga|| dleL
*noLe slnce organlc frulLs and vegeLables are noL readlly avallable here ln 8ellze or many cenLral and souLh
Amerlcan counLrles for LhaL maLLer and Lhe facL LhaL Lhey are ever lncreaslngly becomlng cosL prohlblLlve ln
many oLher counLrles as well we chose Lo run our cosL analysls on nonorganlc foods
lood lLem rlce per lb rlce each CuanLlLy 1oLal CosL
8ZL
uS prlce
per lb*
1oLal CosL
uSu
CaLs 7 023 173 398 146
8anana 010 1 010 043 043
uaLes 990 023 248 400 1
apaya 2 1 2 292 292
Cnlons 2 023 1 123 063
Celery 3 023 073 099 023
8rown rlce 260 03 1 3 130
SweeL
poLaLoes
130 3 430 032 136
Splnach 1 2 2 130 3
1omaLoes 33 03 173 139 080
Cucumber 1 2 2 069 138
1oLal 8ZL 1932 1oLal uSu 1493
*1he uS prlces are sourced from Lhe uSuA naLlonal lrulL and vegeLable 8eLall 8eporL AdverLlsed rlces for
lrulLs and vegeLables aL Ma[or 8eLall SupermarkeLs here daLed november 23
Lh
2011
1herefore you can see Lhe dally cosLs of Lhls dleL er week ln 8ellze Lhls dleL runs $13324 8ZL ($6762
uSu) Powever due Lo hlgher food cosL ln Lhe uSA Lhe 90 Mcuougall dleL would run $10463 uSu per week
ln Lhe uS keeplng ln mlnd LhaL none of Lhese food cholces are even organlc!
lease noLe wlLh our Lwo mosL popular dleLs we choose Lo lnclude loLs of expenslve and en[oyable LreaLs as
well from exoLlc frulLs Lo lmporLed nuLs and daLes eLc Lhls ls noL lncluded ln Lhe above cosL analysls and
would add around $30 $90 bze per week
8ecause we have bullL dlverslLy lnLo our nuLrlLlonal sLudles and dleLs we can also work wlLh you on an lndlvldual
basls uslng dally accepLable comblnaLlons of any of our dleL plans
We hope you found our research analysls and concluslon useful even Lhough due Lo hlgh cosLs and lack of organlc
foods lL ls very dlshearLenlng as well LeL us now explaln why we provlded lL and our soluLlon Lo become more
susLalnable provlde only organlc cuL cosLs and our currenL sLaLus
urrent food product|on status of our farm
We boughL Lhe vlda Clara ln laLe 2010 and sLarLed lLs LransformaLlon Lo Lhe unlversal Peallng lnsLlLuLe and 8eLreaL
8ellze campus aL Lhe beglnnlng of Lhls year 1he vlda Clara was orlglnally founded ln 2003 by 8oberL Snladach and hls
parLner Marcelle 1hey began Lo planL around 100 frulL Lrees aL LhaL Llme
?oslah lmmedlaLely lnLroduced hundreds of new frulL Lrees of several varleLles and specles as early as posslble Lhls
year 1herefore our farm now belng only four years from Lhe flrsL planLlng of hundreds of frulL Lrees LhaL Lake several
years Lo produce we are [usL now beglnnlng Lo reap bananas papayas plneapples mangoes nonl a few occaslonal
exoLlcs and loLs of eaLable Lree leafs / greens llke chaya kaLuk Lallnum and morlnga Powever overall lL ls a sweeL
buL small seasonal yleld and wlll remaln so for anoLher 33 years before fully reaplng Lhe beneflLs of our comblned
labour
We are now sLarLlng Lo aLLempL Lo grow organlc convenLlonal vegeLables 1hls may be much more dlfflculL Lhan any
of you reallze ln a Lroplcal envlronmenL whlch ls more prone Lo desLrucLlve dlseases and lnsecLs 1here are currenLly
only Lhree commerclal organlc growers of convenLlonal vegeLables ln 8ellze Lo our knowledge We feel confldenL
LhaL ln Llme we Loo wlll be able Lo learn and overcome Lhe dlfflculLles and use Lhese convenLlonal vegeLables Lo
complemenL a small porLlon of our dleL yeL because we eaL an average of 80 raw frulLs lL ls only a small porLlon of
our consumpLlon
uurlng our many years of collecLlve experlence lncludlng esLabllshlng and parLlclpaLlng ln numerous farms and
communlLles as well as ?oslah belng ralsed all hls llfe ln AgrlculLure and some level of susLalnablllLy we have
masLered many Lechnlques and meLhods however we lnslsL LhaL one's llfesLyle cholces mosL especlally dleL
esLabllshes Lhelr level and ablllLy Lo be susLalnable based on deslres and needs
We Lherefore also have leased lands for a LradlLlonal Mllpa (farmlng) and Lhls year produced 1800 lbs of organlc
brown rlce maklng us Lhe second organlc brown rlce grower LhaL we know of ln 8ellze ?eL agaln Lhls ls only a small
porLlon of our dleL due Lo our 80 raw frulL preference We conclude lL wlll be several more years before we are
more selfsusLalnable ln Lhe ma[orlLy base of our dleL of raw Lroplcal frulL lncludlng many exoLlc specles We ask LhaL
you please carefully conslder Lhese facLors when decldlng Lo apply and evaluaLlng our prlclng and cosLs
We have lnvesLed several hundred Lhousand dollars ln our 8ellze operaLlons lncludlng our prlvaLe Carlbbean ocean
lsland reLreaL whlch we wlll begln consLrucLlon on Lhls sprlng All ln all we feel exLremely confldenL LhaL we offer
someLhlng very speclal and unlque and hope you wlll as well
We look forward Lo your appllcaLlon and wlll prayerfully and carefully conslder lL for a posslble ulvlne connecLlon
1hank you very much from us all wlLh LCvL and CraLlLude your unlversal Peallng Crew!