Our story began in Palomino, Colombia where the Sierra Nevada meets Tayrona National Park. Palomino offers mountains, jungle, waterfalls, rivers, beach, ocean, and of course…waves. While surfing is popular in Palomino, few people are making boards there. So, the natural question was, “why don’t we make a surfboard?”.

The problem is that they usually use foam to make boards and foam is terrible for the environment. If we are going to surf and enjoy the gifts of nature, then shouldn’t we surf in an eco-friendly way? So, the natural question was, “Why don’t we make a surfboard?

We began our journey by cleaning plastic from the beach to raise donations to make the wooden board. Since we made the surfboard out of wood, we designed rashguards and swimsuits to sell so we could replant trees using the profits. For each item sold, we plant a tree with One Tree Planted. So, we have gone from cleaning the beaches to planting trees and now we are currently making our first prototype of the wooden surfboard!

Stay tuned for future updates as we continue on our journey and grab an item (or two) while you’re here and let’s plant some trees!