Our Swimming Pool is all Natural without the use of chemicals

Natural cleaning products are used only on our property & guest rooms

Natural and locally produced soaps  in our guest rooms

Natural laundry soaps to wash all linens

Pure Mountain water only for drinking & showering  - No single use water bottles are available

Ant moats around our building to stop ants entering the buildings and night lights over fish pond to attract seasonal flying insects

Energy consumption through mains power is limited to a max of 12,000 wt at anytime for our entire property including our family area (this is less  than the consumption of a normal household in developed countries)

We encourage guests to turn off their lights when not in use

Energy saving LED light bulbs are used only throughout our property

Front load washing machine (water saving)

Natural sunlight for drying clothes and gas dryer when sunlight is limited for drying clothes & linens

Change of towels only when guests request or every 3rd day

Sky lights & glass tiles for natural light  

Natural gas for cooking & heating water

Rechargeable torches in our rooms

No red meat on our menu (beef production has a huge carbon and water footprint)

low flow shower roses in guest showers

No baths to conserve water

Vetiver grass hedges and extensive rafus palm platings to stop erosion on sloping areas

Swales to stop soil and water loss on property

We mulch the garden to protect the soil from erosion, to control weeds and minimize watering

Extensive drainage systems to reduce soil erosion & Pintos peanut planting to fix Nitrogen in the soil

Vegetables, spices, fruits & herbs are sourced from our Organic gardens

Organic fertilizers: seaweed concentrate and local cow manure

Over 150 edible and medicinal plants in the garden - to serve our restaurant

No plastic straws are used in our restaurant

Recycled kitchen oil is used for candles at dinner time

Edible kitchen food is feed to our: Egg laying Chickens - enjoy organic eggs for breakfast & our rescued Monkeys daily

Sewage  & wastewater is treated through vegetated leachfields

Glass, plastic bottles & cardboard are recycled at the refuse depot

We compost all organic wastes & paper (non glossy) onsite for our gardens

No burning rubbish policy (this is a local way to dispose of  rubbish)

Sponsored monthly rubbish truck - Picks up rubbish in our village &  takes it to the refuse centre (a joint project instigated by the lodge & now shared with a neighbouring hotel)

Flower arrangements for rooms & our restaurant are harvested  from our Permaculture gardens only

Housing was designed following the natural lay of land

Local timbers  & materials harvested from our property or the surrounds (where possible) for furniture and buildings - bamboo, coffee, coconut & jackfruit timber.

Locally made terracotta natural floor tiles

Bamboo is grown on site for construction purposes

Local coconut oil for cooking & salad dressing

Organic coffee is grown in our sons garden nearby to supply our guests & staff

Herbs & spices come from our organic gardens to make fresh meals, teas & sauces

Locally grown palm sugar, cacao, vanilla & coconuts

Limited imported products  - we  limit our imported products ( from outside Indonesia) 

Seedlings grown on site in our seed area

We support local plantings often not seen in the local markets now

We plant local flowers and trees annually on our property