Our Sustainability & Regeneration Practices

Join us on our journey as we move focus from sustainability to regeneration.

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We happily pass on what we have learned over the years

Our sustainability  & regeneration practices are open source. 

No Chemicals

• 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 

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

• No MSG in our food

Waste Management

• 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 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)

Local Culture & Economy

• Traditional Balinese designs are featured in our buildings

• Balinese traditional dishes are featured on our menu

• Guest activities employ locals only - for low impact activities : Trekking, walks, mountain biking, massage & workshops

• Only local villagers are employed

• local villagers are trained onsite where Hotel skills are not available

• We offer local trainees to gain experience in the Hotel industry by joining our staff for 3 months for onsite work experience.

• local village men & women are trained to be trekking guides, masseuses, chefs, gardeners and other.

• We employ teachers to teach Weekly Dance Class for children aged 5 – 12 Yrs

• We support the local area by giving a donation from our trekking income to improve and develop the rainforest treks

• We sponsor bi-weekly football training for children aged 5-12 also tournaments & uniforms

• We sponsor our local children's English class  (seasonally)

• We sponsor a weekly futsal for young adults - court hire, tournaments & uniforms

• We employ only local craftsmen to make alterations &  renovations at our lodge.

Local Resources

• 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, 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