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Sacred Seeds Garden

Sacred Seeds Garden, Colombia

Restocking

Our project is creating and planting a botanical garden in the Orinoco River basin to conserve the traditional medicinal trees and plants of this region. The project is being done with indigenous guidance as well as a knowledge sharing agreement with Missouri Botanical Gardens in the USA.

43,249 Trees funded of 43,229
15,621.1 T CO2 compensated
1,644 Followers
4 updates related to IndigenousTribes
June 2024

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

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30 Jun 2024
Jürgen Rein
Jürgen Rein · 9 months ago

muy bien

April 2024

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.

This

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18 Apr 2024
Jürgen Rein
Jürgen Rein · 9 months ago

muy bien

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.

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02 Apr 2024
Jürgen Rein
Jürgen Rein · 9 months ago

muy bien

March 2024

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

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09 Mar 2024
Jürgen Rein
Jürgen Rein · 9 months ago

muy bien

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