Ashley Kent Carrithers

Ashley Kent Carrithers

The Author & "Patagonian Provocateur"

Following his founding of Island Press (mid-70's) and having enjoyed success as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur thereafter, Ashley Kent Carrithers was also previously married to the heiress of a high-profile American philanthropist. Now an expat in South America, this ex-"billionaire" is the El Patron of his 100,000 acre Estancia Ranquilco, a remotely-situated horse & cattle ranch nestled in the foothills of the Andes. Far from the whir of contemporary living, he revels in the colorful life he's lived, embodies freshly radical thinking, and is passionately committed to a less-is-more lifestyle. In honoring his commitment to Mother Earth, he shares this light footprint ecological philosophy with those seeking a "sustainable" vacation alternative where visitors help tend his family ranch's organic garden; make yogurt, cheese and butter, and dine on free range grass fed beef and goat in a peaceful setting that derives its electricity from water turbines, learn more: www.Ranquilco.com.

He's also founder of an Earth rescue movement: www.JaguarAmbassadorsGang.org as well as an online gathering place for Writers, Artists, Readers, Photographers: www.WARPplace.com