EARTH News

EARTH University student Edison Doylet (’18, Ecuador) is one step closer to bringing his dream of a plastic-free world to life. As a winner of the Caribbean region’s qualifying round at the Seedstars Costa Rica by PROCOMER pitch competition, he earned $1,000 in seed funding to execute his project “An Ecological Alternative to the Use […]

Andrés Tolosa, 25, spent each morning digging his hangs into the dirt of EARTH University’s Integrated Organic Farm, putting his education into practice. The Colombian native studies environmental engineering at Universidad Libre, where he currently is putting the finishing touches on his graduation project. On life in Colombia: In addition to his studies, Andrés is […]

Seventeen students from Poás High School visited the Science Corner facilities and the Ad Astra Rocket Company’s labs at EARTH University’s La Flor campus. The trip was part of the U.S. governmental initiative TeachHer. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís, First Lady Mercedes Peñas, and U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Sharon Day accompanied the students. […]

This year, EARTH University’s Multicultural Fair is revamping its schedule. Formerly brought to life on a single weekend, the Fair will be split into two separate Sunday events, in two different months. A taste of culture The EARTH Gastronomic and Cultural Fair – slated for June 3 – serves up the perfect dish for your […]

EARTH University took part in the FRUIT LOGISTICA expo in Berlin. On February 6-8, EARTH’s commercial unit Variedades del Trópico Húmedo (VTH) presented our popular dried fruits – along with alumni-grown organic pineapple – to more than 76,000 attendees. We recently sat down with Erick Aguilar, commercial manager of VTH, who answered a few questions […]