Sacred Seeds Garden

Sacred Seeds Garden

CO Colombia
Completed

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.

43,248Trees funded of 43,229
15,621 TCO2 compensated
1,648Followers
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4 updates
May 2024

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.

The magic

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03 May 2024
Jürgen Rein · 10 August 2024

muy bien

January 2024

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

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17 Jan 2024
Jürgen Rein · 10 August 2024

muy bien

December 2023

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.

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02 Dec 2023
June 2023

Pedregoza translates to mean literally the rocky place and the soils around Pedregoza where the sacred seeds project is located are indeed justly named as they are typically rocky, highly acidic and of poor nutrient quality.

Despite these poor soil conditions our sacred trees survive

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08 Jun 2023