Description
John from http://www.okraw.com sits down with wellness educator Kaelash Neels at his tropical farm in Puerto Rico to reveal why they chose the Caribbean over raw vegan hotspots like Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Thailand.
Discover the shocking reality of buying land and building a self-sustaining food forest in paradise. John and Kaelash break down the hidden traps of moving abroad, including 90-day passport runs, 60% import tariffs, and unstable foreign squatter laws. Learn how Puerto Rico provides a true tropical lifestyle with the legal and financial conveniences of a US territory—including zero US customs hassles and fast Amazon Prime shipping for your juicers and tools.
Explore the ultimate lifestyle hacks for plant-based fitness and regenerative agriculture. Discover why the island’s tight temperature range creates a perfect "Goldilocks zone" where rare tropical fruit trees grow year-round without the crop-wiping cold snaps found in Florida. You'll also learn about the local market economy where you can buy a bag of mangoes for $1, and why eating ancient, local perennial greens like tree spinach and moringa is far superior for a raw living food diet than man-made vegetables like lettuce or kale.
Get an insider look at tropical homesteading, low property taxes, and managing hurricane risks. Plus, Kaelash is opening his platform tents for nature immersion! Email him to book a camping stay or a custom private wellness retreat.
📬 Contact Kaelash directly to visit or book a private retreat on the property: kaelashneels@gmail.com
Jump to the following parts of this episode:
00:00 Reconnecting with our true natural habitat
00:15 Why raw vegans choose the tropics
01:22 Giving up paradise: Leaving Maui for Puerto Rico
03:55 The massive legal advantage of a US territory vs foreign nations
07:20 Atlantic vs Pacific: Is Puerto Rico warmer than Hawaii?
08:25 The honest truth about safety and community in Puerto Rico
08:55 Culture shock: How friendly are the local people?
11:53 The nightmare of shipping and customs in Brazil and Costa Rica
13:05 How to stay connected to your old life with Amazon Prime
13:54 Why small local shops beat massive corporations here
16:05 Land ownership rights and avoiding squatter laws
17:55 The shocking cost of rare tropical fruit trees
20:25 Mind-blowing market deals: A bag of mangoes for one dollar
22:27 Are tropical perennial vegetables the ideal human food?
23:35 The legal loophole: Living in a US territory without paying the IRS
25:50 USDA exclusion secrets: The fresh fruits you can legally fly back to the US
27:08 Uncrowded surf spots and world-class water sports
27:50 The Goldilocks zone: Average daily temperature stability
31:42 Why Florida weather fails compared to true tropics
32:35 Tropics vs Subtropics: The tighter temperature range difference
33:50 Massive tree growth: Sucking in carbon dioxide year-round
35:25 The absolute cons of living in Puerto Rico
37:00 Surviving hurricanes: Real farm and concrete structural damage truth
41:00 The exact peak months of the Caribbean hurricane season
43:30 Total nature immersion: Sleeping under the stars on a platform tent
45:10 How to book your stay and contact Kaelash
46:30 Bare-bones camping vs luxury glamping options
47:14 Designing a custom private wellness and fruit-harvesting retreat
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Contact Kaelash directly for farm stays: kaelashneels@gmail.com
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