About.

An open source model for our future.
For a solution to be truly sustainable and good it must have a positive return to the environment and society. At the heart of any design problem is a question: Are we trying to make something less bad or are we really trying to make things better? It’s not about solving for the negative. It is about creating a positive.


Healthy food is the center of our community. Our food forest starts at the fresh water spring nearest the community center. The types of forest gardens change along the way from enchanted to functional for erosion conversion. There are terrace gardens and swales to catch water and send it into the ground. We believe the forest is the best garden. It is its own ecosystem; never needing outside fertilizer, watering, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc. We promote a healthy living soil. Our soil is an ecosystem in itself. We produce over 5,000 kilos of mangos each year and tons of holistically carried for beef. There are hundreds of mature fruit producing trees and over a hundred varieties. 

OUR NATURAL PRACTICES INCLUDE:

  • Edible Landscaping design and building
  • Rotational Grazing
  • Medicinal plants
  • Organic orchard management
  • Zero Waste / Upcycling/ recycling
  • Agroforestry
  • Food forestry
  • Energy efficiency
  • Aquifer development
  • compost tea
  • Natural Pesticides made onsite
  • Rain water harvesting
  • Soil regeneration and ecology
  • Holistic management and animal care

Bookings.

$49/night

Modern Tree House

Minimum stay: 2 nightsMaximum capacity: 2 people
Food Not Included
Enjoy a simple life without sacrificing comfort in this living building. The roof is a garden and the walls are covered in ivy. The most unique feature is that the bedroom sit on top of 40,000 gallons of rainwater charged with negative ions. While we all understand the value of clean water, another lesser know value of the rainwater (and the ocean) is the scientifically proven proven power of their negative ions to produce happiness. This lodging option has a balcony overlooking the salt water pools.
$129/night

Living Roof Secret Garden Home

Maximum capacity: 6 people
Food Not Included
This home has two bedroom with beds for six people. There is a full kitchen and a salt water pool steps from your door.

Key Stats.

Year founded

2010

Size of project site

40 hectares

Languages spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

People on site

10 - 30

Dry season

December to April

Wet season

June to October

Living Conditions.

Sleeping

  • private room
  • entire house

Omnivore Food

  • communal kitchen access
  • over 80% locally sourced
  • restaurant on site

Internet

  • fast: streaming video

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