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Over the last few years we have been traveling and learning about new ways of living. We have been focused on learning more about off-grid communities, eco-villages, gardening, permaculture, plant medicine, creative/resource based economies and other thoughtful and sustainable ways of living more in harmony with nature and with ourselves.  From the beginning we wanted to create a business with purpose and big dreams. First, we want help build a sustainable Rainforest economy based on renewable resources that will protect the biodiversity of the forest, reduce poverty and promote the generation of wealth for the people living there. We then want to use the profits generated from Amazonian...

Arrowroot or arrowroot starch is a powdered product extracted from the roots of the arrowroot plant Arundinaceae Maranta. The name 'Arrowroot' originates from its historical use as an antidote for arrow wounds by the Indigenous people of South America and has a rich history of being incorporated in many other traditional herbal remedies. The ArrowRoot plant is a small, perennial herb and has broad, flat, oval-shaped leaves and grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet. Arrowroot is a small, cylindrical, light, cream-red covered with thin superficial scales. They contain about 23% starch. They are washed before extracting the...

Plukenetia Volubilis, more commonly known as sacha inchi, Sacha peanut, mountain peanut, or Inca-peanut, is a perennial plant native to South America. Ancient Inca civilizations in the Amazon Rainforest have been cultivating Sacha Inchi for hundreds of years, as it was a prized food source renowned for its health and wellness. Ancient Incas were deeply connected to nature and lived to be an average of 100 years old, without any knowledge of modern medicine. Their longevity has been attributed to their diets, where they regularly consumed Incan foods that have now all been linked to remarkable health and life-extending properties,...

With all its biodiversity, Brazil has been gradually introducing new superfoods to the World. Meet Buriti, an Amazonian Superfood that comes from the fruit of a species of coconut in the Amazon. Known as "The Tree of Life" in Brazil, Buriti has the highest concentration of natural Vitamin A among fruits and vegetables and and known to be the richest natural source of beta-carotene (30 mg/ 100gr of pulp), exceeding five times that of a carrot.   The Buriti Oil or Aguaje Oil used in our Superfruit Facial Oil is raw, cold-pressed from the Mauritia flexuosa tree, also known as the Moriche Palm, which grows in...