Want a piece of the Osa? Here are some products you can find from the community.
Sacred Nature: Bespoke Jewelry
Sacred Nature is a local company run by Barabara and Luis Carlos, a couple living in the Osa Peninsula. The products they produce are handmade pieces of jewelry created from collected and salvaged from surrounding areas that are too delicate to be used in any other industry. Among them are scraps of metal, wood, feathers, seeds, and precious stones. Each is unique and is designed to represent “the symbiotic relationship between metal and wood, geometric and organic, feminine and masculine. Methods of manual creation include fretwork, carving, chiseling, and hammering.
Value is added to these products through the sustainable and creative framework of the operation as well as the opportunity to customize the product. Bespoke Jewelry is sold at various locations, both locally and online. The Carlos partnership is at the Mercado Verde Farmers Market on the Osa to sell their product. Supplemenlly, they utilize Facebook and Instagram to market their digital storefront.
Luis Carlos at work 
Carved necklace
Cocoa Ethica: Ultra Premium Chocolate
Cocoa Ethics is a well established cocoa processing business on the Osa that pioneers methods of bean fermentation and curing of cocoa pods to produce ultra-premium chocolate products. Their goal is to honor the “wondrous and potentially endless variation of discoverable flavors incubated within the cocoa genome”. Since 2012, their work has created a substantial local network of farmers, processors, and transporters to operate. Cocoa Ethica aims to put Osa chocolate on the map through sustainable farming and business practices.
The value of their chocolate products comes from their partnerships, unique methods of production, and the quality of their goods. The ultimate goal is to promote the belief that “chocolate produced from The Osa Peninsula or “Osa” chocolate will be renowned as the “Champagne” of Chocolate.” Cocoa Ethica’s ultra premium chocolate is sold at Mercado Verde, in stores throughout Costa Rica, and on their expansive website to reach locations abroad.
Arte Siahua: Coconut Shell Art
The tropical climate of the Osa Peninsula fosters abundant coconuts and therefore, opportunities for their use in product creation. Arte Siahu is another local business that uses coconuts as the foundation of their work. They create unique and personal art on the shells of coconuts and jicaro. Their interest lies in projecting rustic and abstract art on natural objects to preserve their essence, which inherently adds value to each of their products. Arte Siahu draws inspiration from the flora and fauna of the Osa’s Corcovado National Park to shape the 100% renewable material into artful souvenirs. Special design requests accepted and actualized for consumers for “a little piece of the Osa”. The coconut shell art is marketed on their instagram and facebook accounts and sold at local storefronts on the Osa.
Cocnut Shell Art 
Carved Pieces
Osa Natural: Coconut Oil Products
Osa Natural is a local Osa company that utilizes native plants such as coconuts to create sustainable products. They specialize in coconut oil products and take pride in their method of production. It takes an average of 100 coconuts to make 1 gallon of hand pressed organic coconut oil. To ensure sustainability of the fruit, Osa Natural sources all of their supply from local vendors to support their 20 gallon a week use. Products include shampoo, conditioner, sunblock, and soap. Value is added to all of their products by ensuring quality, low impact production, and benefits from use. All of their products are sold at Mercado Verde and on their Etsy shop, a digital platform for small businesses.
La Eco-granja Productos Orgánicos de Osa: Food & Beverage Company
La Eco-granja Productos Organicos de Osa is a food and beverage company based on the Osa Peninsula that supplies the area with organic food products. Their specialty is in chickens and eggs that they sell at an Osa farmers market, Mercado Verde. Their chickens are raised on pasture, not injected, and are raised in an overall healthy environment. To add value to an already invaluable product, they are committed to conscientious packaging that aligns with their sustainable product creation. Handmade, original unique eco farm packaging that is 100% biodegradable is their “traditional way”. La Eco-granja is also a member of Ecological Farming Association which advocates for the healing powers of organically produced produce. This, along with their facebook page, is how they market their business and sell or export their products.
Sources
- Bespoke jewelry. Sacred Nature. (n.d.). Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.sacrednat.com/
- Single Estate Cocoa Bean Processing & creators of “the whole cacao”. cocoa ethika. (n.d.). Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.cocoaethika.com/
- Osa Peninsula local products – the land of entrepreneurs. Osa Tourism. (2022, January 17). Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.osatourism.com/the-osa-market-place/
- Organic produce: The solution to our chronic disease epidemic? Organic Produce: The Solution to Our Chronic Disease Epidemic? | Ecological Farming Association. (2018, October 19). Retrieved January 21, 2022, from https://eco-farm.org/conference/2019/session/organic-produce-solution-our-chronic-disease-epidemic
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