Rewilding Villa Qatuan.

In the past few years, we’ve initiated the collection and distribution of native seeds, primarily for commercial purposes due to the lack of cultivation space at our former headquarters. Presently, we have 4 hectares at our disposal for various projects.

That is in addition to our commitment to restoring the natural ecosystem, which will utilize about half of our land. Moreover, we are mandated to designate 20% of our property as a protected natural reserve, which will remain undisturbed. That brings the total space “reserved” ~ to approximately 30,000m², or 3/4’s of our available landscape.

That was the aspect that perplexed our Environmental Engineering Team. Adhering to traditional views, they would naturally prioritize ‘economic sustainability’ as per their professional training, rather than ‘environmental sustainability’. This represents a critical oversight in the mindset that has been historically overlooked by mainstream society.

“Teaching” the Environmental Professionals to reassess their given perspectives.

Employing half of that area for what we term rewilding through agroforestry is our approach (17,000m²). 

We’re even permitted to include our coffee. There’s no necessity for a formal agroforestry plan, though that’s the common terminology we use. That is where the engineering team became puzzled. They assumed we were seeking a structured agroforestry farming method, rather than simply allowing the land to return to its wild state and transform into an expansive natural garden (such as those found in Indigenous regions of the World). In essence, akin to the remaining indigenous communities, we’re naturally cultivating the land… With crops that we can forage or harvest.

No need for single-crop farming.

It’s genuinely wondrous. We’re transitioning back to a pre-agricultural revolution model of sustainability. Referring to the British Agricultural Revolution (17th–19th centuries). What seems to be occurring is less of a “great reset” and more of a “slightly lost and seeking directions from a local.” Their advice was: “Retrace your steps to the early 1400s, turn left at the 1600s (as you did), but this time, not for financial gain… Take a look at the Persians. You wouldn’t want to end up in such a debacle,” they laughed.

In more tangible terms, that aligns with what visionaries like Steiner were truly advocating:

Reconnect with nature and fully engage with it. Remove the sensationalism. It’s straightforward. It’s not about being “extraordinary.” It’s about being “practical.” You’ll be delightfully astounded by what you discover that you’ve overlooked in the pursuit of fame. The splendour is already present… In more forms than you could ever conceive as tangible. That “Spirituality” notion? They said it doesn’t even come close. “You’ve missed the essence”!

So we’re putting it back and “allowing” space for people to again, “Immerse” themselves with Nature! 

Please find our “Greenbelt” plans attached.

With the creation of a greenbelt, we assist the superficial rainwater runoff (around our hill) directly back to the immediate soil ~ thus not only regenerating the “observable” landscape, but regenerating the unobservable systems and mechanisms, that help it help itself.

Fruiting Trees https://www.ibflorestas.org.br/conteudo/arvores-nativas-do-cerrado

Seasonal Fruit Availablity https://www.biomarket.com.br/conheca-os-frutos-do-cerrado-e-suas-sazonalidades/amp/

Alternative Sustainability https://alavoura.com.br/biblioteca/a-lavoura-676/frutas-do-cerrado-alternativa-sustentavel/

Native Fruit of the Cerrado https://www.embrapa.br/busca-de-publicacoes/-/publicacao/busca/Frutas+nativas+do+Cerrado?p_auth=B5fnaYhS