Welcome to Finca Sagrada, the place where the Stars Seed the Earth
Finca Sagrada (Sacred Land Farm) is a multigenerational farm community nestled in a secluded small valley close to Vilcabamba in the mountains of Southern Ecuador.
The property is diversified with approximately twenty acres of irrigated pastures, food forest and gardens, plus an additional eight hundred acres of mountain land, bounded by a river and stream.
This sacred space leads visitors to easily connect to self, community and the planet. It is a place where heaven and earth meet.
Intentional Community
We are a thriving multicultural and multigenerational community. We welcome families with children, retirees, farmers, healers, innovators, digital nomads and anybody who is connected with their heart and feel drawn to our vision.
There are currently 7 adult community members and a handful of children. The community is open to visitors, collaborators and new members.
Mother Nature's Stewards
At Finca Sagrada, we grow our fruits and vegetables following several methods including Biodynamic Farming, Permaculture, Agroecology and Indigenous practices.
Native foods such as yucca, white carrots, sweet potatoes and a wide range of temperate vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, beets, carrots and cabbage grow well. Coffee, quinoa, chia seeds, flax seeds, turmeric and peanuts also thrive.
Some of our fruit forest offerings include avocados, papayas, bananas, passion fruit, tangerines, oranges and lemons and soapberries.
Cows, donkeys, a horse, goats, chickens, ducks and turkeys are a vital part of the farm eco-system.
We implement a humanure system, worm composting, biochar and various other methods to create a more self-sufficient, zero waste ecology.
Spirit House
Finca Sagrada has been designated sacred land and our Spirit House has been consecrated by indigenous shamans. This portal brings the Stars, Universe and Earth together to dance, guide and instruct us. This could also be imagined as one of many vortexes emerging where the Eagle and the Condor unite and fly as One (Pachakamaq and Pachamama). This magical place enhances visitors' connection to the sacred in nature and in themselves.
Philosophy
As keepers of sacred lands, we are in service to Mother Earth living in reciprocity with her bounty. We are a community that honors the sacredness of the land and supports the diversity of its members, allowing us to experience and practice a flow of generosity, and to find our true roles as co-creators of life on Earth.
Projects
Part of our mission is to be guided by Spirit to inform how changes generated, impact the world and our community. These are the projects that are either managed or supported by members of Finca Sagrada.
Regional Watershed
Our goal is to create an independent bioregion in the Vilcabamba valley with good farming practices and a regional currency.
We are setting up a Learning Center, aligned with the School of Regenerating Earth principles. Currently, there are many social / enrionmental projects in the valley, that would be grouped by the BioRegional umbrella.
Reforestation
of Kuntur Wachana Mountain
Finca Sagrada has a mountain located right next to its flatland. It was acquired by Walter after it was completely degraded and its soil eroded. Swiss activist Kai decided to reforest it and thousands of trees have already been planted in its lower slope. This initiative creates jobs for young people in Tumianuma while they learn to love Nature. https://arbol-conrazon.ch
Tumianuma Gardens Women's project
The intention is to empower women in our neighboring community by offering training to create food gardens and to make secondary products that raise confidence for self sufficiency and improve standard of living.
The program has been active since 2020 and has the enthusiastic participation of two Women's groups in Tumianuma, a barrio of Vilcabamba.
Testimonials about
Finca Sagrada
Ivana
"I am leaving to keep on walking my path fortified by a set of new applied farming knowledge, creating a stronger sense of my own Self as a being of light toward an unique and marvelous life path."
Hanna
There is something very magical in this Finca. There is a spirit house, a perfect place to meditate, sing mantras or just watch the fire. Prepare yourself because you'll want to stay longer than planned."
