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

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