Sacred Seeds Garden

At Sacred Seeds Garden, we collaborate closely with local Indigenous communities, who are invaluable sources of regional plant knowledge and expertise.

Meet Claudia, one of our dedicated local Indigenous women. As a single mother, she supports her family through activities like

After months of seed collection efforts it is finally time to prepare the nursery for the 2024 tree planting season! Everyone at Sacred Seeds agrees it is always one of our favorite times of year, calmer temperatures ahead and the joy of new life sprouting all around us.

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Seed collection is a dedicated task which can take many hours and when it comes to native tree seeds an expert eye for maturity and quality as well. Here we see a local seed collector harvesting some Jopo (Anadenanthera peregrina) seeds from within the Sacred Seeds garden.

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While the dry season is in full swing the scorched and hard packed soil of the deep forest is perfect for seed collection in even the deepest and often wettest jungle areas. Getting in and out of the dense jungle is no small feat, and it takes an expert to safely navigate the hazards.

Seed collection for the sacred seeds garden is an arduous task involving an expert eye for timing of the flowering, seed maturity, weather concerns and the difficulty of the jungle location itself.

Indigenous people of Vichada and other local people who are knowledgeable in the

The sacred seeds garden is an extra delightful sight during the weeks of bright cascading flowers from our Cassia Moschata trees.

It is known as the bronze shower tree and as you can see quite aptly named as the abundant cascade of flowers are the perfect golden coppery yellow

Here at Sacred Seeds, our mission transcends mere cultivation, it’s about cultivating connections within the vibrant tapestry of our local communities! Today’s example of this ethos is our recent collaboration with the well known Vichadan womens group, MUVEA (Mujeres Vichadenses

Our latest output of Biochar for the Sacred Seeds Garden is ready. Biochar keeps the formation of the feedstock biomass that it was created from until pulverization into a slurry sized chunk. We generally keep our biochar in larger chunks until it's time for field application as

Smiling and ecstatic faces were greeting us this week when our team received a basket of goodies for the holiday season.

In Vichada, Colombia where the Sacred Seeds garden is located, the local people have very little material goods and it is such an honor to experience the great

Can you believe it is 2024 already? Lets start it with some new seedlings for the new year.

To celebrate the new year we are planting a few Bixa Urucurana in the sacred seeds garden to mark the start of 2024. This is a species with a long history of medicinal and alimentary use

Sacred Seeds makes and uses Biochar as a soil amendment product. Biochar is the most important part of locking nutrients in poor quality soils so that trees can survive and grow through every season.

These visitors to the Biochar facility are demonstrating that ingesting biochar

Planting in low lying areas starts with an assessment of the plantable areas for inundation levels, waterflow and soil quality.

This primary assesment is essential for appropriate tree species selection and an action plan for good preparation of soils in every location we plant.

One of our Indigenous seed collectors proudly displaying the quality of the Vochysia lehmannii (Saladillo blanco) seeds they brought in.

Whenever possible we source most of our native tree seeds from the neighboring indigenous tribes who pick the seeds fresh during the natural

The end of the busy planting season is here and it is time for our eagle eyed staff to begin doing a revision of the newly planted native trees in one of the restoration areas. By giving the seedlings extra care for the first few years we give each individual tree the best chances

Biochar, the miracle keystone to the soil repair process, and carefully prepared compost going into the ground moments before planting.

The soils in Vichada are nutrient depleted from high rainfall and Biochar helps to lock those important food sources in the soil.

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