The ongoing story of Finca Vista Del Mar: Coffee, chocolate, engineering, and software....
The Farm has been quiet. And we have been quietly working. Aside from the gradual agricultural progress, a new project has taken root at Vista Del Mar. VDM is hosting TRACE kinodynamics (https://tracedynamics.ai), a project to make humanoid robotics more human-friendly, more generally useful to people, not just companies, and safer and more helpful to... Continue Reading →
Here at Vista Del Mar, we are always teetering on the edge of proven technology in our infrastructure and technological explorations, and our power system is no exception. We were early with lithium batteries, and we plan to be at the forefront of the new frontier of open-source battery technologies, such as the Flow Battery... Continue Reading →
Clifford and Rudely will be getting married on June 30 here at Vista Del Mar. Attendance is by invitation and is expected to be a small family affair. If you think maybe we meant to get an invitation to you but you haven’t seen one, feel free to reach out to elenasule649@gmail.com – I’m sure... Continue Reading →
2023 has been a very busy and productive year for Vista Del Mar! We have been in construction and build oiut since 2022, and although we are far from done, there is light at the end of the tunnel for this phase. Here is the year so far in pictures…. Projects have included extensive build... Continue Reading →
As I reflect back on the last year, I see amazing progress in infrastructure and our incubator projects. One of the big initiatives has been completely new power, water, and data infrastructure. We now have an underground backbone of 3-phase power, potable water, general water, fiber optic cable, and signal cables running between all of... Continue Reading →
Between a global pandemic, an emerging climate crisis, political turmoil, multiple construction Projects, and incredible progress with one of the projects we are hosting on campus, there has been no shortage of activity here at Vista Del Mar. We have built the new power facility and are setting up the engineering and distribution systems to... Continue Reading →
About a year ago, a new project started to grow at Vista del mar. As a trial run of its incubator / business development function, the SightGlass foundation (the entity that operates Vista del mar) approved funding for the housing and logistical support of the pruf.io development team. The foundation invested a modest sum in... Continue Reading →
Its been a great winter….now many of us are off to the USA to visit friends, fill the coffers, and renew family bonds. I leave you with some great things to come (stay tuned!) and some photos of the places we will miss while we are up north.
Building progress is an ongoing effort at Vista del Mar. At the moment, three cabins are being built and one is being improved – in addition to other improvements to shared infrastructure. Also being completed are foundation repairs to “Casa de Mama”, and ongoing beautification and public works projects. Getting across the stream to the... Continue Reading →
Here at Vista Del Mar, we combine simple, sustainable living with technology in an effort to develop a sustainable model for humanity moving forward. One of the ways that we do this is by utilizing automation to improve the yield and efficiency of our projects. IOT is becoming a big part of this for smart... Continue Reading →
