012 Lynx Guimond: Building a Zero-Emissions Ocean Vessel on a Permaculture Homestead (SailCargo Inc)
Jun 22, 2021
Lynx Guimond of Sailcargo Inc. is an adventurous carpenter and shipwright with an inspiring mission. He's created a homestead in Costa Rica, uniting a team of over 20 shipbuilders from around the globe to embark on the quest to create a zero-emissions cargo eco-ship called Ceiba, to cross the Atlantic ocean between Central America and Europe.
He shares the story of how went from bee-keeping in the mountains to creating a sustainability-focused shipyard from scratch. Assembling a team of naval carpenters from around the world, he's imported their expertise to share with the local craftsmen, all aligned in common vision.
In complement to the shipyard's mission of revolutionizing ocean travel, the crew's been developing a sustainable homestead, using slow and small solutions. In a short period of time, they've come to produce a generous amount of organic food for themselves, right at home on their beachfront property!
To top it off, Lynx and crew have been heading up reforestation programs through their non-profit, Trees for Seas!
The food forests and greenhouse are passion
projects, built by those who live there and are enriched with
filtered greywater systems, composting toilets,
and more. The positive social environment at the shipyard is a
reflection of the creative spirit cultivated at Sailcargo.
If you’d like to learn more about their project, check
out some of the following:
The Farm Tour Video that we recorded
for our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/F-bRehxdU5U
Their movie! - Building CEIBA: The Mangrove Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WKJtbm8yM
Visit their website: https://www.sailcargo.inc/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailcargo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailcargo
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGuBI8GqmrsDNsx5KBUmXXg
Nonprofits/Foundations
- Amigos de Costa Rica: https://www.amigosofcostarica.org/
- Trees for Seas: https://www.classy.org/campaign/trees-for-seas/c288055
El Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC): https://www.tec.ac.cr/
Ad Astra Rocket Company:
http://www.adastrarocket.com/aarc/
Experimenting with appropriate technologies is a big focus for Sailcargo. If you watch the video tour, you’ll get to see several of their innovation on our YouTube channel. The principles taught in a Permaculture Design Course lay the foundation for thinking designed to stimulate these kinds of innovations. The innovations that come from that kind of thinking can be very exciting.
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Special thanks to Peter Mukuru for editing this episode!
Music: Rite of Passage by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4291-rite-of-passage
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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