Regenerative, syntropic, no-spray
For twenty years we have grown food on Magic Mountain without a single spray. Today the farm is a layered syntropic food forest, mountain pasture for cows, chickens and horses, and a small laboratory for the fertilisers we make by hand.
Syntropic agroforestry
Syntropic farming (developed by Ernst Götsch in Brazil) plants many species together in dense rows — pioneer bananas and papaya, cacao and citrus, timber and nitrogen-fixers — then prunes and mulches aggressively so the system builds its own soil.
We started with conventional organic beds and are moving the whole farm to chop-and-drop succession. The result is more food per square metre, no bare soil, and a farm that gets more fertile every year instead of less.
- Chop & drop
- Zero tillage
- Bananas · cacao · citrus · timber
No-spray produce
No pesticides, no herbicides, no synthetic fertiliser. Ever. We manage pest and fungal pressure in the tropics with diversity, timing, beneficial insects and living soil rather than chemistry.
What we harvest goes first to the farm kitchen and our community, then to guests and neighbours. It looks like real food — sometimes imperfect, always alive.
- Pesticide-free for 20 years
- Harvested the same day
Handmade fertiliser & living soil
The fertility on this farm is brewed, not bought: bokashi from kitchen and animal waste, compost teas, fermented plant and fruit juices, and mountain microorganisms (MM) collected from the forest floor.
We sell small batches and teach every recipe in our workshops so you can take the soil home with you.
- Bokashi
- Mountain microorganisms
- Compost tea
Pasture-raised, never vaccinated
Our cows and chickens live on rotating mountain pasture, eat grass, bugs and farm scraps, and are never vaccinated, medicated or fed commercial concentrate. Cows are grass-fed and grass-finished; chickens range under the fruit trees.
That gives us eggs, raw milk and occasional meat for the community — and manure that goes straight back into the bokashi. Ask about availability; quantities are small and seasonal.
Horses on the mountain
Horses joined the farm recently and quickly became the favourite way to see it. We offer gentle trail rides through pasture and forest edge for beginners and confident riders, horse-care mornings for kids, and horse-powered farm work for those who want to learn the old ways.
Rides are small (max 4 riders), guided, and booked through our tours page.
From our farm to your table
Small batches, real food. Order for pickup at the farm or delivery in the La Tigra / La Fortuna area. Pay by SINPE Móvil or Bitcoin.
Pasture-raised meat
Handmade fertiliser & soil
Farm questions
What does “no-spray” mean exactly?+
No pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or synthetic fertilisers of any kind, including “organic-approved” sprays. We rely on plant diversity, pruning, mulching and living soil instead.
What is syntropic farming?+
A regenerative agroforestry method developed by Ernst Götsch that plants many species in dense, layered rows and uses heavy pruning and mulching to build soil and mimic natural forest succession — producing food while regenerating the land.
Are your animals really unvaccinated?+
Yes. Our cows and chickens are raised on pasture without vaccines, antibiotics or commercial feed. Herd health comes from rotation, diet and low stress. Availability of eggs, milk and meat is small and seasonal.
Can I buy your fertiliser?+
We sell small batches of bokashi and mountain-microorganism starter, and we teach how to make them in our workshops. Contact us for current stock.
Can I visit the farm without booking a tour?+
Please book — we are a working farm and family home. A farm tour takes 1.5–2 hours and includes tasting whatever is ripe.
Taste it, then learn to grow it
Farm tours, cooking with the harvest and workshops on syntropic farming and living soil.