Local Bloom Chapter Insights

Deep analysis of regenerative actions and impact patterns across all Local Bloom chapters in our network.

Global Network Insights

Network Activity by Category

culture

economy

education

environment

food

health

infrastructure

other

water

Top Reporting Chapters

Diamante Valley

381 impacts • 97 actions

Puerto Jiménez, Osa Peninsula - Costa Rica

301 impacts • 70 actions

Turkiye

120 impacts • 24 actions

Sicily

70 impacts • 29 actions

Rio de Janeiro

67 impacts • 18 actions

Active Chapters

1,345

Total Network Impacts

610

Total Actions

Analytics & Growth Insights

Metric	Value	Growth Rate	Period
Total Pageviews	14,950	-	September 2025
Total Unique Visitors	5,478	-	September 2025
Total Platform Members	388	+10%	vs previous 30 days
New Members (Last 30 Days)	11	-	Last 30 days
Estimated On-the-Ground Participants	30,000	-	Current estimate

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Global Network Impact Summary

Network Activity by Category

culture

economy

education

environment

food

health

infrastructure

other

water

Impacts by Category Across All Chapters

Cultural Events

373 impacts

• We had local elders to play music and share the stories of their village

• 30+ people shared a potluck in the center of the village

• We are gathering to connect Locals and Foreigners, to come a bit closer to understanding and unity.

• Improved the center of our village, making it look more organized

• Improved the efficiency of any future community event that will need firewood

• Created a functional and practical storage to stack up a lot of firewood in 3 sections

• Held 6 biweekly governance, food, and cultural gatherings over three months, maintaining continuity for a rural commons during a quieter participation period.

• Maintained consistent participation from a core group of stewards across all gatherings, enabling sustained governance and land stewardship without paid staff.

• Produced and finalized new organizational bylaws defining membership criteria and staged rights paired with responsibilities.

• Created clear written proposals for future commons development, including a community nursery plan and a partnership framework with UCI.

• Prepared and shared community meals at every gathering, with donations collected to support a local community food fund.

• Integrated music and karaoke into governance gatherings, increasing participation from local Costa Rican neighbors and strengthening cross-cultural relationships.

• Strengthened stewardship capacity of core contributors, who are now actively caring for shared land, buildings, and community events across multiple sites.

• Sustained organizational hygiene and decision-making through regular in-person meetings, preventing drift or burnout during a low-growth season.

• Expanded bioregional collaboration by alternating gatherings between Diamante Luz and an upper-valley partner site, increasing relational connectivity across the valley.

• Demonstrated a replicable, low-cost method for maintaining governance, food sharing, and cultural life in a rural commons without reliance on constant growth or formal infrastructure.

• Community strengthening: We had a beautiful cultural event for the people of the community and guests.

• Education of children/adults and fun activities: learned something about Costa Rican history, traditional dancing, archery...

• The Coliazul project got known to more people

• We finally finished a 4 year old project : Fencing all the soccer field in Las Tumbas

... and 353 more impacts

Local Economy

57 impacts

• teaching and practicing Spanish with the Community

• offering more Spanish speaking opprtunities through digital interfaces

• Support local businesses

• One site made very welcoming in support of the Saturday market that we have hosted for years.

• Two massive higueron trees trimmed so that they don't ruin the built structures here

• 16 friends came together for a shared purpose and to break bread. Our community is increasingly cohesive and growing.

• Personally, I learned how to opperate a chainsaw safetly while in a tree, on a ladder, or on a rooftop. I also leaned how to deal with a disturbed nest of wasps (that fortunately weren't terribly aggressive).

• Reduced our landfill contribution by at least 70% through a mix of repurposing and recycling

• Was able to flow various items of use to different low resourced families with materials for use in their households

• Demonstrated upcycling and exchange principles weekly at our farmer’s markets

• Demonstrated to resourced clients of the market, how we can help them to flow things of value out into the community

• Engaged in bimonthly organizing meetings among farmers market vendors to encourage greater agency and ownership over organizing

• Having a regular rhythm for joining together as a community allows for ideas and plans to surface, be expressed and potentially be executed on.

• - By engaging in loosely structured meeting spaces, those with little familiarity with these types of structures build their capacity to engage.

• Began the circulation of our market’s circular and complementary currency

• Began circulating a $800 backed first edition of vouchers into our area’s farmers market

• Provided up to 10,000 colones worth of reciprocity for each volunteer in our manos cambiadas program for material support provided by them

• Engaged in action research around the use and multiplication of our complimentary currency’s activity.

• 35 local farmers were meaningfully engaged in conversations around soil health, regenerative practices, and the economic benefits of ecological farming.

• Earthist’s demonstration field was assessed and confirmed ready for the upcoming cotton season, reinforcing its role as a regenerative learning site.

... and 37 more impacts

Education & Training

185 impacts

• We built the last part of the roof for our future Community Center, for our village and for the Diamante Valley

• We fundraised 675 $ to pay for materials and man work.

• - This roof allow us to design a long lasting and creative Playground, and a welcoming gathering space with tables and benches, favorizing social connections in our village.

• 5 volunteers were able to learn skills to prepare the foundation of such metal structure

• By working in service for the village and the Bio region we are inspiring more people to do the same : making improvements that will benefit everyone coming to this area

• An appropriate space for the Coliazul children classes and adult meetings is provided

• It saved at least $250 per months costs for the Coliazul project

• The teacher gets support with materials e.g. tools or from the kitchen or in emergency cases from the hosts

• Community Connection

• Education on Herablist

• learned how the finca impacts its neighboring community

• children of the valley are given alternatives to learning and living

• development of curriculum of child rearing practices

• 1-8 children are in the care of a support system of mothers

• 6 students learned syntropic gardening skills

• 10 square meters of syntropic garden were planted

• 10 people learned macrame

• 50+ people enjoyed the Christmas dance performance

• 14 Local kids gained confidence by dancing ballet

• 10+ people learned to make flutes from bamboo

... and 165 more impacts

Environmental Restoration

115 impacts

• 4 local community events were held

• 40 participants attended the events

• Participants responded well & were very grateful & thankful for this initiative & understood the need for such a project within the community

• Participants were educated on the various rivers, connections & flows of water within the Baru River catchment

• Deforested areas, cattle farms, erosion zones, impacts & other historical changes within the Baru River catchment were shown via satellite imagery, photos & 3D maps

• Local examples of rewilding, reforestation, agroforestry, silvipastoral & regenerative projects were highlighted, showcasing the real-world local examples that already exist in the Baru River catchment

• Negative impacts to the marine ecosystems at & around Dominical due to the sediments & chemicals flowing down from the Baru River catchment were shown & explained

• Various solutions, actions & implementation options were presented to the community & discussed after each event

• Questions & concerns from community members were address & answered, specifically around next steps, funding & volunteering opportunities to assist with the project

• The context of how this project will help improve both the local ecosystem health & that of the community, how this contributes to the local economic situation was clarified, as well as how this local project contributes to the larger bioregional improvement intiative

• pruned 100+ fruit trees

• 20+ people benefited from food qand medicine provided by the lands

• over 500 trees were cared for and fed with chop & drop as well as organic fertilizers, microorganisms, and amendments

• 5 people received tours and their first experience in a food forest and holistic homestead

• 5 paid workers were able to generate income to support livelihoods while contributing to ecological and social wellness in the short and long term

• Trees planted

• Slowing down the water

• Preserving natural springs and watershed

• Communities and projects finding alignment

• 555 trees planted

... and 95 more impacts

Food Systems

333 impacts

• - We are planting the roadside with dwarf coconuts, small fruit trees, berries and flowers to make it beautiful and welcoming

• - We removed + 20 kg of trash from this part of the garden, ready to be recycled

• We harvested the first FreeTheFood Champedak from the Soccerfield in Las Tumbas, 8 Locals loved it and would like more fruit trees to be planted around the soccer field

• Introduced over 60 people to indigenous language ceremonial songs

• created a consistent weekly community gathering for stabilizing local relationships

• seeded 3 additional locations for other offshoot song circles in the greater bioregion

• We bring awareness to our area : How can a Community Center benefit to making the village evolve ?

• By creating a welcoming and open gathering space, we help everyone connect in the Bio-Region

• A Community Center helps Information to become more accessible to everyone in the Bio-Region.

• By creating a roof and a playground, we invite all ages to enjoy, adults can meet, children can play..

• On January 18th we gathered 60+ people in Las Tumbas around games, sports, music and food... We shared the vision of Roof and Play.

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• Green house system improved with homemade compost teas, soil amendments, and lactobacilius microbes.

• Drip irrigation systems have been researched, compared, and purchased.

• Seeds and genetic material have been researched and purchased

• Access trails have been strategically designed and created to manage water and improve maintenance.

• Airpruning seed beds have been researched, designed, and built to improve ease and efficiencies in tree propagation.

• weekly, create and distribute 2 large wheelbarrows of chicken compost to our food forest

• independence from outside sources of plant fertilizers

• strengthening the cycle of nutrients within the farm

... and 313 more impacts

Community Health

4 impacts

• developed a model for localizing herbal supply chains

• Signs and Posters Designed

• Fundraiser Concert Planned

• Volunteers recruited

Infrastructure

135 impacts

• A suitable space for the morning classes for the children 5 days a week, afternoon activities 2 times a week, and variable adult meetings is provided

• Cost efficiency for the Coliazul project through shared use of the house in which we live.

• Flexibility in the use of space, for example, for cooking activities in the kitchen or moving other activities here in case of inclement weather

• Almost always, one of us is at home and can provide support if additional materials or help are needed. Even in emergencies, it has proven useful to have one of us on site.

• The building is centrally located in the village and the children can walk to Coliazul.

• Building bridges: promoting acceptance and integration into the local village community

• Installed creek-side fence section, completing one of the most challenging perimeter segments

• Cemented and repaired broken posts, restoring structural integrity across the fence line

• Cemented the final 4 posts, marking near-completion of a multi-year fence project

• Created additional seating using repurposed tires, adding functionality while demonstrating resourcefulness

• Fed all 17 participants with locally-sourced vegetarian casado

• Strengthened monthly gathering tradition now three months strong and growing

• Demonstrated multiple pathways for contribution, making participation accessible to people with different capacities

• Moved closer to playground design phase as fence completion frees focus for next infrastructure layer

• Honored years of committee and supporter effort with quality finishing work

• library for the village community, continuous service 1 day per week

• - Offering high quality books by Rudolf Steiner among other spiritual books

• - Children books

• - Books in English, German and Spanish

• regular opening hours already for 5 months

... and 115 more impacts

Other Activities

84 impacts

• classes

• community

• yoga

• pilate

• HIIT

• cocreate

• Educated 2 people

• Having natural stones in the form you want, when you have none

• We built 6 gates out of recycle materials

• we cleaned up the salon communal completely and sorted the trash

• we fixed the sinks that were leaking for years

• we bought new lockers to improve our system when the salon need to be used

• We made a flyer for the coming soccer games that will bring funds to make more improvement in the salon

• increased outreach of fundraiser, improved donation portals for the fundraiser

• Supported my teams missions and provided a way for us to proudly share our story with the greater community

• We informed our bio region (3 villages) of our re-Opening

• We shredded + 60kg of non recyclable Hard plastic

• We made +10 Ecobales of accumulated soft plastics with the Ubuntu machine

• We are regularly recirculating glass jars and bottles in the local community

• We are educating individuals twice a month, offering a diversity of alternative to “trash”

... and 64 more impacts

Watershed Management

46 impacts

• We are open twice a month on Fridays, offering this recycling service voluntarily for the local community

• We offer practical alternatives to stop send trash to landfills. We are regularly communicating about this on groups an social media.

• - We upgrade the structures at the recycling center in order to keep doing our Recycling work in comfortable environment

• we prevent the soaps and grey water from 3 houses to fall into a spring

• - we are bringing awareness in our local community that its possible to do something to protect water

• we are looking to make this creek a pilot project for more creeks an rivers to be protected

• Gathered information & first hand experience of the river

• Talked with local neighbors in the community

• Documented various impacts

• Mapped the river, headwaters & sources

• Reconnected with the land & water along the watershed

• We are creating a grey water system to protect a creek from soaps, oils and detergent dropping into the spring.

• We moved a cow fence further away from the spring so we can stop the cow dung going into the water.

• Instagram of Rios Limpios : rioslimpioscostarica

• We have been sharing information on how to build grey water filters on social media and local groups, to raise awareness about Grey Water.

• Demonstrates the value being provided through regenerative initiatives on the ground.

• Highlights local leaders' expertise to attract wider recognition and to attract support.

• Documented practices for stewarding common resources like water, soil, and process documentation.

• Showcases the power of local communities using online media and coordination tools.

• Celebrates the beauty and magic of community, showcasing how much is possible when we do it together.

... and 26 more impacts