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Valle Escondido believes in, incorporates and inspires sustainable practices including permaculture, green technology, organic farming and regenerative agriculture. We invite you to explore our different design methods we have implemented in our carbon-neutral, carbon negative goal.  Our popular farm and permaculture tours are rated as one of the top activities here in Monteverde (Trip Advisor: "Hidden Valley Permaculture Farm")

 

The practice of permaculture guides us to mimic the patterns and relationships we can find in nature and can be applied to all aspects of human habitation, from agriculture to ecological building, from appropriate technology to education and even economics.

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David Holmgrem the cofounder of permaculture defines the 12 principles of permaculture as,

 

“Thinking tools, that when used together, allow us to creatively re-design our environment and our behavior in a world of less energy and resources.”