House On Fire 🔥
House On Fire Foundation is an international non-profit destined to have a worldwide existence on a mission to protect planet earth.
The mission is to be an agent of change in our community, inspiring conservation of our lands and waters of which all life depends.
House On Fire 🔥
Be an Earth Defender
The need for action has never been more urgent. Slowing Global Warming and Saving Planet Earth is possible – but we need your help. Your monthly donation goes directly to our campaigns, providing fuel and equipment for our productions and volunteer crews as they take on the biggest threat facing earth today.
THE STORY
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In September 2019 Swedish student activist Greta Thunberg stated “Our house
is on fire.” And indeed our house, Planet Earth, is on fire. Global warming, fresh water depletion, ocean overfishing, deforestation and air and water pollution are destroying our planet.
House On Fire takes you on your very own privately guided journey through Costa Rica!! Official Guide Ale Naturalista & Producer Ray Blanco show you the most majestic sites in the country.
You will observe the incredible plant, animal and insect species! You will experience the breathtaking views of beautiful exotic locations, epic adventures and delicious local cuisine! All this while being illuminated to lessons of efficient sustainability, reforesting over 170 acres and creating an operating nature reserve.
House On Fire is much much more than beautiful cinematography. It is a show that will urgently instill valuable knowledge about gardening, aquaponics, solar energy, permaculture, conservation, recycling and more. We have only a few years before the tragic effects of mankind can not be reversed.
Join us on this critical once in a lifetime journey!!
TheLocations
Reserva Naturalista Costa Blanco is located on the Central Pacific of Costa Rica. The property is designed to have an organic farm, water well, solar power, aquaponics, water treatment plant, biodigester and much more. All showcasing sustainable construction throughout. A small community taking care of a forest and proving endemic species can be brought back.
While we will be visiting the entire country we will always return to the reserve to implement lessons learned along the journey. Ecosystems were deforested and exploited and now we have the opportunity to reforest while teaching lessons of sustainability.
THE GUIDE
Ale Naturalista is a licensed General Guide of Costa Rica with vast experience and knowledge of the country. She is the ONLY official guide in Esterillos. She is also the former Collection Manager and Curator of a collection of more than 4,000 specimens of insects and butterflies. Naturalista is committed to sharing the wonders of Costa Rica. She is dedicated to educating viewers, visitors and locals alike on the history of the country and the importance of protecting the environment that we all depend on.
THE PRODUCER
Founder of Reserva Naturalista Costa Blanco Ray Blanco is a major label recording artist, MTV VMA nominated Producer, Host of the TV/Radio show Baptized By Fire, Certified Covid-19 Compliance Officer and Owner of LowTide Lounge (2004-2012) bar & restaurant in Esterillos Oeste, Costa Rica. Having lived in Costa Rica and earned the trust of locals, Blanco is poised to take an audience through Costa Rica like never documented before. His production resume and track record for discovering talent guarantees the project to be a success. Blanco will run an eco-friendly progressive production with net zero carbon imprint. Leading
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
— Robert Swan OBE
“The Earth is what we all have
in common.”
— Wendell Berry
SHOW STYLE / REFERENCES
“Time spent among trees is
never time wasted.”
— Anonymouse
Plot Lines
Aquaponics
Biodigestor System
Botanical Garden
Butterfly Garden (Ale specializes in butterflies and insects) Conservation
Endangered Species (plants & animals)
Ethical Practices
Foreign Investment
Gardening (farm to table)
Permaculture
Recycling Programs
Responsible Traveling
Solar Energy
Sustainable tourism
Water Pollution
Every episode will pair a plot line with one of two elements:
1. Conservation through Education.
2. How to create, build and maintain a variety of sustainable projects at Reserva Naturalista Costa Blanco.
Episodes
E1 PREMIERE
Introduction to the amazing country of Costa Rica and the Reserva Naturalista Costa Blanco. Introducing Ale Naturalista and Ray Blanco. A montage of overwhelming beauty followed by a breakdown of the dire dangers the planet is facing. Planet Earth is on fire. An explanation of intentions then we are off to the rain forest on the first of many Costa Rican adventures. A breathtaking montage of all the season’s epic journeys will inspire and energize audiences!!
E2 Caryodendron angustifolium
Conservation. Butterfly Garden. Endangered Species.
Crocodile Montage. Yes yes, crocodiles! Everyone wants to see dinosaurs. We encounter crocs up close and personal. Unethical tourism is affecting the crocodile population and their ecosystem. Something equally important, a butterfly.
Panacea procilla is an elusive butterfly species found in few places. If deforestation continues we will lose this butterfly forever. This is just one example of endangered species. We will find the tree that hosts this beautiful creature
Water pollution. Water well. Deforestation. Beautifully composed waterfalls. EPIC waterfalls. Only the sound of crashing white noise, water bubbling from the spring, running water. Follow the water all the way down to the Sierpe Wetlands. 10 minutes of water’s amazing journey. We explore Terraba-Sierpe National Wetlands, an area affected by deforestation and exploitation. Extraction of gold is part of the history here and treasure is said to be hidden somewhere on the island. We learn about wells for clean drinking water and water pollution.
E4 INVASIVE SPECIES
Farm to table gardening. Foreign investment. Close ups of veggies being harvested from the garden and prepared in a kitchen like Chef’s Table. Tomatoes, oregano, mushrooms, corn, chili peppers & bananas. Fresh and bright. Drone shots of never ending tropical rainforest landscapes. Osa peninsula is the most biologically intense place on the entire planet. 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity of all species are here. One of the last remaining primary tropical rainforests on the Pacific coast of Central America. We find unstudied species and the one of a kind venomous marine snake. We explain how the ecosystem changes when non-
native plants are introduced. We take a hard look at why foreign investment is not always good and ways local communities can protect themselves from being exploited.
Water pollution. Water well. Deforestation. Beautifully composed waterfalls. EPIC waterfalls. Only the sound of crashing white noise, water bubbling from the spring, running water. Follow the water all the way down to the Sierpe Wetlands. 10 minutes of water’s amazing journey. We explore Terraba-Sierpe National Wetlands, an area affected by deforestation and exploitation. Extraction of gold is part of the history here and treasure is said to be hidden somewhere on the island. We learn about wells for clean drinking water and water pollution.
E4 INVASIVE SPECIES
Farm to table gardening. Foreign investment. Close ups of veggies being harvested from the garden and prepared in a kitchen like Chef’s Table. Tomatoes, oregano, mushrooms, corn, chili peppers & bananas. Fresh and bright. Drone shots of never ending tropical rainforest landscapes. Osa peninsula is the most biologically intense place on the entire planet. 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity of all species are here. One of the last remaining primary tropical rainforests on the Pacific coast of Central America. We find unstudied species and the one of a kind venomous marine snake. We explain how the ecosystem changes when non-
native plants are introduced. We take a hard look at why foreign investment is not always good and ways local communities can protect themselves from being exploited.