Nuestra Finca Sagrada - Our Sacred Farm

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2016

What we do

Nuestra Finca Sagrada (Our Sacred Farm), located in the rural state of Carazo near Jinotepe. Nicaraguan countryside about 25 minutes from Jinotepe. The nearest town is La Paz de Carazo 5 minutes away. We are NOT on the gringo trail, this is a bit rural and for someone who wants to practice Spanish and meet local Nicaraguans.
We welcome every soul who has made the conscious choice to leave Babylon, this society & system which no longer serves us. We work for a system change by creating a new way of living in which is approached through earth care, people care & a fair share for those communities surrounding the farm.
Our aim is to develop the land in an eco-conscious way, using permaculture techniques, natural buildings, growing sustainably while also being respectful of the local culture and tradition. We have recently installed WIFI & electricity to create a self-reliant communication hub here.
The farm boasts many mango, cashew, lime, and guanábana trees, and was part of a reforestation project so there are a variety of tree species and age ranges. We have recently planted watermelon, dragon fruit, avocado, mandarin, and grenadilla.
Our Sacred Farm is also visited by a large variety of birds and butterflies, as well as a few families of howler monkeys.
Lodging on the farm is pretty basic and rustic, though we do have a large pagoda-style building designed and built by Sunray Kelley. It’s still a work in progress but will serve as the communal area and kitchen, as well as a yoga space. We also have a more conventional building made from concrete that serves as a caretaker and guesthouse storage space. We have a treehouse and outdoor kitchen with a grill and oven, cob table and bench.
At the moment our long term plan is to create a food forest & communal housing, we’re focusing on short term projects like planting more fruit trees and more compost toilets. We have plans to build a cob structure and a platform/treehouse above our water tower.
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  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Spanish
  • Turkish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2016
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

We usually suggest people to come for 2 weeks and volunteer their time and see if it is a good fit for long term community members.

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  • Nicaragua

Nuestra Finca Sagrada - Our Sacred Farm

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10 years ago

GEN AFRICA Conference 2016

GEN Africa in partnership with GEN international will hold the upcoming Conference at Ghana Permaculture Institute (GPI) in Techiman from December 1 – 6, 2016. 35 active leaders and advisors of the network will meet in order to consolidate the work we have done so far and plan the way forward. The conference will include the General Assembly. The conference aims at achieving the following objectives: Celebrate official registration of GEN Africa Strengthen GEN Africa, review the strategy and plan next steps Meet as a General Assembly: reporting on activities and finances for 2014/2015, re-elect new members into the Council etc. Re-examine how we function as a council and as a GEN Region Develop functional partnerships Evaluate targets for 2016, identify targets for 2017 and align with GEN International targets. Identify more people in the network to support with specific tasks (i.e. fundraising and website management) Finalizing memberships Networking and sharing within the Region Are you inspired by this movement or are you already implementing Ecovillage programs in your country? Then you don’t want to miss this opportunity. Unfortunately we are not able to bring everyone to this conference by way of funding and venue capacity, but you are welcome to let us know if you could fund your own costs to be able to join us all. Questions? Clarification? Interested? Logistics? Please reach out to us via email so*********@********ge.org with the subject line (GEN Africa Conference). Yeboah Paul (Director, GPI): pe***************@***il.com cell:+233 243702596 Mena Vieira (GEN Int’ Executive Secretary): me*********@********ge.org cell: +44 1309 692

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