Zutut'Ha Community

We are a group of Mexican friends living in the jungle of Yucatán, we have been working since 2015 on a piece of land inside the Mayan jungle. We have built and developed an Agroecology, Arts, and Crafts Community Center in which we are looking forward to exchanging all types of knowledge and practices about permaculture, beekeeping, birdwatching, waste management, eco-building, agroforestry, and arts, through workshops.
Based on permaculture design principles, we are working on the improvement of the watering system and the optimal use of water, in the regeneration and improvement of soil for our vegetable gardens and crops, and in the conservation of species with cultural and ecological importance.
With the guidance of our Mayan friends from Sotuta in the use of traditional technics and 85% of local natural material, we built the initial infrastructure which enables us to inhabit the place soon for receiving volunteers, collaborators, specialists, and visitors from nearby local communities.
Practicing agroecological techniques we have established several zones for self-supply vegetable gardens and fruit forests 100% organic and agrochemical free. We continually work on soil fertility, creating organic fertilizers through the production of compost, worm compost, and biofertilizers. We put into practice the Zero Waste Management philosophy.
We organized workshops for the kids, teenagers, and women of Sotuta town about environmental education, dancing, slackline, arts, weave & embroidery. We have received around 400 volunteers from different countries.
We want to show that it is possible to satisfy our needs without overusing resources, in order to achieve a high level of self-sufficiency, within a collaborative work and resilient adaptation.
We have a volunteer program=COLLABORATIVE STAYS (min. 1 or 2 months, since you will have to fulfill specific functions with a high level of responsibility), we receive VISITS and we offer AGROECOLOGY IMMERSIONS (2 weeks practices).