Creating compassionate pathways that facilitate transitions toward a vegan lifestyle.
EcoVilla San Mateo, Costa Rica. September 28th to October 9th, 2026
About
We are creating a vegan incubator that will take place in Costa Rica at Ecovilla San Mateo from September 28th to October 9th. The objective is to gather heart-centered vegans to incubate a project that will help connect non-vegans to the natural world in compassionate and non-judgmental ways, so they can feel coherence between their love of nature and the food choices they make.
Those attending will commit to spending approximately 40 hours per week together (schedule TBD) to create this project and to continue building it after the incubator phase.
We will spend the first week activating compassion, connecting and creating intimacy with the more than human world; and building coherence within the group, and then transition into working on the project together during the second week.
We currently have the commitment of one amazing vegan facilitator and are looking for two more, and we hope to gather 8–12 participants in total.
The incubator space and facilitation will be offered as a gift, and there will be a shared cost for meals during our time together. Participants will be responsible for their own housing, though we will offer support in exploring housing options, and there may be some options available as a gift as well.
Note: This incubator is not a program for transitioning to a vegan lifestyle. It is designed for vegans who wish to co-create a project that compassionately supports others in transitioning toward vegan or plant-based ways of living.
If you have any questions please reach out to Jasmine at jasjor1@aol.com.
Applications
Applications are open to vegans who feel called to co-create, collaborate, and commit to the full duration of the incubator and the continuation of the project beyond it. If this feels resonant, we invite you to apply and explore whether this incubator is a good fit.
The deadline for submission of the application is July 15th, 2026 but we will be reviewing and accepting applicants as applications come in if we feel the applicant is a clear yes. We will notify all applicants by July 31st, 2026 to let you know if you have been accepted or not.
Once your application is accepted you will need to make a deposit of $222 to secure your spot. Your deadline for making the decision is August 5th, 2026. This deposit represents the travel and living expenses of the facilitators and potentially some of our shared food. Once we have exact expenses we will share what additional funds might be needed for the shared food. If for some reason the $222 per person covers more than anticipated we will decide as a group what to do with the left over funds.
Support
Facilitation
We are inviting experienced vegan facilitators who feel aligned with heart-centered, non-judgmental approaches to community, learning, and culture change to consider facilitating this incubator with us. If you have experience holding group processes and feel called to support this work, we would love to connect.
f you meet the criteria and would like to be involved in the incubator in some form be it in person or virtually please email both Ruben Dario at ruben@alc.network and Jasmine Jordaan at jasjor1@aol.com
Housing
If you live in the San Mateo area and would like to host a participant please email Jasmine at jasjor1@aol.com.
Financial Donations
This incubator is being offered in the spirit of gift and shared care. Donations help us cover basic costs, support facilitators, and make it possible for this work to remain accessible. If you feel aligned with this intention and have the capacity to contribute, your support is deeply appreciated. Please donate here:
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