Finca Sagrada
Finca Sagrada (Sacred Land Farm) is a biodynamic farm and community nestled in an isolated valley in the mountains of Southern Ecuador in Vilcabamba.
The valley is an ancient sacred site and the farm includes a “House of Original Thought” built under the guidance of the indigenous Kogi “mammos” of northern Columbia. The House deeply enhances visitors’ connection to the sacred in nature.
The international team includes Walter Moora and Susan Davis Moora (from the United States), owners of the farm, and their Ecuadorian partners, Cristian Hartman Ojeda, José Calva and Carmen Chamba Solano come from the Palta indigenous tribe. With volunteers coming from all over the world, it creates a diverse and multicultural environment.
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Susan & Walter Moora
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https://finca-sagrada.com/contact
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A privileged environment
The farm is nestled in an isolated valley in the mountains of Southern Ecuador, with two adjacent rivers that provide water for the farm.
A multicultural community
With Walter and Susan from the United States, José, Carmen and Cristian from Ecuador (and from Palta origins, the local indigenous tribe) and volunteers coming from all over the world, there is always a multicultural atmosphere at the farm.
Everyone brings a little bit of its culture, knowledge and traditions to the place, learning all from each other and sharing on all aspects of life – farming, cooking, personal development, spirituality, etc. –
Their big family lunch is a special moment where everyone sits together and shares much more than food. Speaking English and/or Spanish is a key to adapt to the place!
A “cooking lab”
At Finca Sagrada, cooking and eating is a very serious matter!
The community has the luxury of harvesting its fruits and vegetables just before using them, so they couldn’t be fresher and tastier!
They prepare sourdough bread, pizzas, granola – all cooked in the fire oven -, kombucha (fermented tea), cheese and yoghurt with our own farm milk, our own turmeric and ginger powders, a lot of pastries, and so much more!
Thanks to José and Carmen, volunteers also get to learn about traditional Ecuadorian meals like the repe (a soup made with green bananas, green peas and cheese), or how to use the local fruits and vegetables like the yucca, plantains, white carrots…
The Inca Garden
Their long-time partner Cristian created a medicinal and herbal garden at the farm including a wonderful mix of local and more common plants, like basil, mint, insulina, ruda, rosemary, escancel, horse tail, and aloe vera.
Whenever someone needs some plants for any disease, the Inca Garden provides medicine, and, of course, it makes their meals and herbal teas so tasteful!
Connect
As the farm is remote, please get in touch with Susan or Walter if you wish to visit or help as a volunteer.