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Welcome,
please navigate through our site to find out more information about the Selva Negra Estate. There are many different aspects to our estate, but it can be divided into three primary sections, the mountain resort, coffee plantation and flowers and agriculture. Our estate is self-sustainable, meaning the farm produces everything to maintain itself, from methane gas to various meats and vegetables. The weather in our region is tropical year-round and it allows the cattle to roam freely within the pasture. Vegetables and flowers are grown on the property year round. A trip to the Selva Negra Resort must include a tour of the cattle, horticulture and greenhouses.
Read our write-up on farm tours given by one of the co-owner's, Mausi Kühl. |
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Farm Animals - The animals growing at the farms are used for meat at the restaurant and at the workers kitchen. From the cattle we obtain meat, milk, cream and variety of cheeses. The pigs are used for ham, sausages, smoked pork chops, meat. Chickens provide broilers and eggs, as well as the turkeys, quails and geese. The animal by-products are used as fertilizer for the coffee industry. You may obtain more information on the sustainability page.
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Cattle -  The cattle ranching at Selva Negra is an original concept in the country of Nicaragua. It is among the first farms applying the intensive rotating pasture method... Click to learn more about cattle.
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Pigs -  We started pig farming to use all the left over food from the restaurant and the workers kitchen. These leftovers from the kitchen and the vegetables fields served as primary food for the pigs... Click to learn more about pigs.
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Chickens -  At the chicken coot we have two types of chickens, broilers and hens. Other types of birds are also kept in the chicken coot, such as quails, geese, ducks and turkeys. They reside on a concrete floored house, which is covered with rice husk to keep them clean... Click to learn more about chickens.
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Horses - Horses are used by the cattle ranchers, but also for amenity at the hotel. The horses are taken to the hotel every weekend, customers of the hotel have the opportunity to visit part of the farm while riding horses and they travel in the forest's hiking trails... Click to learn more about horses.
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