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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.
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Organics - At Selva Negra we pride ourselves in our ecological projects, one of these projects is the making or organic fertilizer. In the sustainability section of the site, you can obtain more information. There are seven compost bins, each of them capable of making between 25 to 30 tons of fertilizer every two to two and half months. Most of the materials that go inside these fertilizer bins are coffee and rice husk, mulch, algae from the lakes, coffee pulp, garbage from the hotel and workers houses, cow manure, pruning and weeding materials. There is also the making of humus from cows and pigs manure with Californian worms. Pest control is also done organically. At the lab we make experiments with seeds, trees, leaves of herbs and plants and use them for insecticide, herbicide and other controls. There is still much to be learned on this subject and we are constantly going to seminars and conferences on this mater. We enjoying learning new ways to recycle, preserve the mountain life and helping the environment.
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Materials -  At Selva Negra we have products used as organic material from all kinds of waste, like garbage, rotten fruits and dead animals.... Click to learn more about organic materials.
Laboratory -  To be able to organize all ecological projects done, we have made a small laboratory area. At Selva Negra we host presentations on what we have learned... Click to learn more about our organic laboratory.
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