Help Protect a Living Seed Bank, Botanical Sanctuary, and Regenerative Future

At Buena Fortuna Gardens, we are cultivating far more than a garden.We are protecting a living seed bank—a rare and evolving collection of edible, medicinal, and culturally significant plants—alongside a botanical sanctuary dedicated to biodiversity, ecological restoration, and regenerative education.For more than two decades, Buena Fortuna Gardens has grown as a place of devotion, patience, and deep relationship with the land in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is a living landscape where seeds are preserved, ecosystems are restored, and people reconnect with the intelligence, beauty, and healing power of nature.Your support helps ensure that this work continues.

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Why Your Support Matters

We are living in a time defined by climate instability, biodiversity loss, soil depletion, and increasing disconnection from the natural world. In this context, living seed banks and regenerative gardens are no longer optional—they are essential.

Buena Fortuna Gardens exists to preserve rare and endangered plant varieties, protect biodiversity through a living botanical collection, and regenerate land using organic and ecological practices. It serves as a space for education, offering hands-on learning for children, students, gardeners, and conscious travellers, while inspiring a culture rooted in stewardship, beauty, and respect for the Earth.

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When you support Buena Fortuna Gardens, you are contributing to the protection of a living legacy.

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What Your Donation Supports

Your contribution directly supports essential work across the garden:

• Seed preservation through the collection, documentation, storage, and propagation of rare and meaningful plant varieties.

• Expansion of the nursery and plant propagation systems to grow fruit trees, medicinal plants, edible perennials, and native species.

• Development and maintenance of water and irrigation systems to increase resilience in a dry tropical climate.

• Soil regeneration practices including composting, biochar, green manures, mulching, and organic fertility systems.

• Educational programs such as workshops, school visits, internships, and apprenticeships focused on regenerative gardening and biodiversity.

• Infrastructure for conservation, including seed storage, pathways, signage, tools, and shade structures that support the botanical reserve.

 

A Living Legacy

Buena Fortuna Gardens is more than a place of beauty. It is a living classroom, a refuge for seeds, pollinators, birds, and people seeking a more harmonious relationship with the Earth.

 

Each contribution helps build a model of regeneration where biodiversity is protected, traditional knowledge is honored, and future generations can learn directly from living systems.

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Ways to Give

• One-Time Donation

Support immediate needs in seed preservation, land stewardship, and education.​

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• Monthly Giving

Become part of an ongoing circle of support that sustains the garden throughout the year.

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• Major Gifts

Support larger initiatives such as seed storage systems, nursery expansion, irrigation infrastructure, and educational facilities.

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• In-Kind Support and Partnerships

We welcome aligned contributions of tools, materials, ecological systems, educational resources, and collaborative partnerships.

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Suggested Contributions

$35 — Supports basic seed-saving materials such as envelopes, labeling, and storage.
$100 — Supports propagation of edible, medicinal, and native plants.
$250 — Supports soil regeneration systems and organic fertility inputs.
$500 — Supports irrigation systems, tools, and conservation infrastructure.
$1,000+ — Supports major projects in seed preservation, education, and botanical development.

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Tax-Deductible Donations for U.S. Supporters

For donors based in the United States who wish to make a tax-deductible contribution, donations of $1,000 USD or more can be made through our fiscal sponsor:

 

Puente Institute

 

Puente Institute is a registered U.S. nonprofit organisation that supports ecological, educational, and regenerative initiatives, including Buena Fortuna Gardens.

 

Donation Details

 

Puente Institute
PO Box 1655
Nederland, CO 80466
Phone: 303.808.5252

 

EIN: 81-3670619

 

Please include the following designation with your donation:

“For Buena Fortuna Gardens – Living Seed Bank Fund”

This ensures your contribution is directed to the preservation and development of Buena Fortuna Gardens and its Living Genealogy Seed Bank.

 

Ways to Contribute Internationally

We accept international donations in multiple currencies through:

• PayPal — buenafortunagardens@gmail.com

• Stripe

• Revolut

• Wise

• Cryptocurrency (Trust Wallet, Bitso — contact for wallet details)

 

A Personal Note

Buena Fortuna Gardens has been created through years of devotion, observation, and a deep commitment to the Earth.

This is a place where seeds are not only stored, but lived, grown, shared, and honored.

Your support helps protect something that cannot be replicated quickly—a living system built over decades, rooted in care, knowledge, and intention.

 

Thank you for becoming part of this vision.

 

With gratitude,

Kitzia Kokopelmana
Co-Founder, Buena Fortuna Gardens

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