Sacred Seeds Garden

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

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.

The special

The majority of workers in the Sacred Seeds garden are local Indigenous people who are an integral part of the legacy to the future that we are planting here.

This week we asked how they felt about their work at the sacred garden and they said they are excited and proud to be planting

The leaves of the Moriche Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) are featured here showing how this style of breathable roof makes for a much needed sanctuary from the sun, especially now at the at the height of summer heat.

The local Indigenous consider the Moriche palm a "Tree of Life" and

Our NGO is an articulating organization for Colombia´s national parks system, which includes establishing new civil society natural reserves. When we help set up a new natural reserve, we also try to bring some technical assistance. In this case, we set up a small tree #nursery for