Anaichay Community Farm

Anaichay is "Gratitude" in Kichwa

Our Vision

Our inspiration is the indigenous saying of the Americas that “neither the people of the North nor the South are safe until the Eagle and the Condor fly as one.”

Anaichey is a community birthed in gratitude where people can reconnect to the sacredness of the Earth, community and our own being...

...where the Earth has rights equal to human beings...

...as the Eagle and the Condor fly as one...

...over a self-sustaining community.

The land, 3.75h (9 acres) is situated in the mountains of southern Ecuador, is beautiful and a little isolated. We are in a valley, bounded by the Piscabamba river and the sacred mountain Kuntur Wachana at our backs. Designated an ancient sacred site by the Kogi of northern Colombia.

We will be a biodynamic learning center for Ecuador and South America. We have many years practice of this,on our neighboring property and partner Finca Sagrada. In the past we have given many biodynamic workshops and ran a successful volunteer program.

We will create a volunteer program that teaches farming skills and helps people reconnect to self, community and the earth.

We will be a supportive community for elders, who are ready to retire but still wish to be in service to humanity and to live in harmony with the earth.

Our guidance comes from the work of Rudolf Steiner.

• Members of the Anaichay community should have a deep interest in the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and the practical applications arising out of his teachings, such as Biodynamic farming, Waldorf Education, and Eurythym.

• The community will be based on Rudolf Steiner's Threefold Social Order.

• They should have a love for living on the land. Anaichay community land is fairly isolated.

• Enjoy living in a land based community.

• Have an interest in Indigenous wisdom.

• Being bi-lingual would be helpful but not necessary.

Practical aspects

We are in very early stages of envisioning the project. The land is bought and we have a team of four, Ecuadorians and foreigners, all bilingual.

Walter Moora, the owner of the land, has lived in Ecuador for twenty years. He and his late wife, Susan Davis founded Finca Sagrada and still has close ties to the community.

We envision a community that has

Younger members who have to earn a living, have skills that are needed by the community and wish to have fulfilling lives. They would manage the day to day running of the community.

Members who are ready to retire but still wish to live a productive life and follow their dream. They have financial resources but still want to be of service.

Ecuador is very affordable. Our climate is near perfect and we can grow food year long. We have a large expat community nearby in Vilcabamba and enjoy great restaurants and other amenities such as good health care, internet etc. all at much more affordable prices. For more information about our area you can Google Vilcabamba, Ecuador

We envision Anaichay and the surrounding communities, nestled within the Piscobamba River watershed community. We have the potential to be one of many islands of light all around the world.

Finances

We have a more complete budget which we can share with you, if interested.

A quick summary. We estimate that to build the community center, kitchen volunteer housing, some guest housing and other development costs will be between $250,000 and $350,000 Most of this can be covered by inviting five community members to join at a cost of $50,000 each.

These members could then build their own houses at between $50,000 and $100,000 depending on their needs. If a person's needs are not great, such as cluster housing or sharing facilities, housing could be much cheaper.

Especially at the development stage there will be a monthly fee to pay expenses such as taxes, maintenance, a gardener and social media person. If there are four paying members the cost could be about $500 per month. Members share the cost of maintaining Anaichay.

It is expected that after a year or two the community will be self-sufficient. Income will be generated from workshops, volunteer programs and the visitor program. We will also have working community members who do not have financial resources. They will be essential to the working of the community and projects managed by them will create income for the community.

Our Needs

We are looking for an experienced Biodynamic farmer who is bi-lingual and likes to teach and work with volunteers. The founder, Walter Moora has over fifty years of Biodynamic farming but is more interested in teaching than hands-on work.

A volunteer and visitor coordinator.

Four or more individuals or families who are looking for the perfect place to retire, yet want to be in service to humanity and mother earth. Maybe they have skills and knowledge that they would like to share through workshops or other means such as working in the gardens..

Anaichay has close ties to Finca Sagrada and Kuntur Wachana, a sacred mountain that we are reforesting. We are also involved with the Tumianuma women's garden project and experimental fruit tree project. In addition we are leaders in the Piscabamba River Bioregion project.

All the above projects can be found on our website Spiritland.blog

Our neighbors website is Fincasagrada.com Much of their focus is on creating the perfect place to raise children

You can download Walter Moora’s book "A Farmers Love" for free at https://spiritland.blog/book or buy it on Amazon