Coverage & Conversation

 

“There should be no dichotomy between man and nature. Nature is not a theme park,” she says. “We are clever and when we use our intelligence in gentle, thoughtful, careful, watchful intervention we can create truly sustainable systems that get ever more fertile and productive year on year.”

 
 

“Kristen’s vision is to set an example of how to do regenerative farming in tropical ecosystems by reconnecting to the ancient, Indigenous ways, of living off the land and re-introducing methods that were “stolen” from the people during the green revolution in the 60s and 70s.”

 
 

“In this interview Kristen gives a remarkably well informed explanation of how the industries in her area have left damaged ecosystems in their wake and the challenges of trying to restore them. She and I talk about the similarities and hilarious mishaps that we’ve both experienced with our respective projects and getting them off the ground with limited time and resources. She also walks me through the evolution and stages of their reforestation plan and some of the experiments they’ve done and the sites they’ve observed around them to help them move forward. She also gives great advice for people who are interested in starting this kind of lifestyle and how to plan for an off-grid transition.”

 
 

“Kristen Krash of the inspiring regenerative project Sueño de Vida in Ecuador shared a fabulous explanation with us in The Mud Home Facebook Group of how she made her unusual earthbag and bamboo kitchen. I say unusual because this is the first time I’ve personally seen earthbag on a bamboo post-and-beam structure, so of course I had some questions…”

 
 

“Journey with ex patriot Kristen Krash to the cloud forest of Ecuador where she and her partner Juan is regenerating the land with organic cacao at Sueño de Vida.”