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What’s up with the Coffee
Coffee is an incredibly complex agricultural product. I have heard people try and compare coffee to wine. I can-not claim to know much about wine; I’ve only read a couple of books and toured vineyards in the US, Italy, France and Argentina. What I...
Title: The Art of Hospitality: Elevating Experiences Through Design and Service
Hospitality, once a term I vaguely understood, has become the cornerstone of my career in architectureand development. Reflecting on my journey, I realize that hospitality has been a guiding principlethroughout much of my life, shaping the way I approach design and...
Project update and what is for sale.
Estancia Natura A-Frame Club consists of a maximum total of 36 units and will be developed in small communities of 4 to 5 units scattered throughout the farm. Phase 1 has been fully reserved now and we are excited to start construction of the first community of 5 A...
Healthy Community
To start off the new year, we had many of our friends, both old and new, visit us at the farm. The table, set for meals, is a sacred space, as anyone who knows Krista and I, and our family can attest to. The conversations around the table were rich and...
Holiday wishes and 2023 in review.
2023 was a year to be remembered for so many reasons. January, we officially inaugurated the new wet mill, coffee processing plant, custom built in Columbia. We celebrated 20 years of Spirit Mountain being under the leadership of the Wallace Family. ...
Giving Thanks!
2013 Spirit Mountain from Left to right, Kate, Krista, Keren Chad As the year 2023 gently folds its pages, we find ourselves in that cherished season of Thanksgiving and reflection. November holds a special place in our hearts, for it's a time when our family...
Manos a La Obra! Breaking Ground
Ever had a dream or a vision? Something you thought about often, but wasn’t sure it would ever come to pass? As a youngster I spent a lot of time exploring the woods, imaging I was in a magical world. If I’m honest with myself, and you, I have to...
Legendary Hospitality
In 1995, when Krista and I moved to Santo Domingo, we had no idea what our life in the Dominican Republic would be like, that we wod spend most of our adult life there, eventually becoming citizens and the deep impact this new culture would have on us. We’ve had...
All the pieces are coming together
This September will be an epic month for us all of at Spirit Mountain. We are excited to welcome a new member of the team, Marcos Lanfranco, a Doulos Discovery School alumni! Marcos will be working under Krista as the on-site director of our Hospitality...
S’mores and a little home away from home.
As a youngster, camping was always something I looked forward to. For one thing, I like fire. I was always the kid volunteering to gather wood and build what would be, in my ‘not so humble’ opinion, the best fire in camp! Most of us, if we’re lucky...
A bicycle and a little ‘Chivo Picante’
Grant Lestock-Kay spent 6 weeks at Spirit Mountain during the Winter of 2012 building the first Down-Hill mountain bike trail in the Dominican Republic. It’s a long story, and one worth telling someday around the campfire at the farm. The trail, El Puerco...
Dear future neighbor
Dear future neighbor, As the pace of life accelerates and relentlessly threatens the integrity of our families, how do we stay together and creat a legacy worth passing on to our kids? For more than twenty years, Spirit Mountain has been one of those rare...
Where we are in the Spirit Mountain Story
The morning air is cool and damp, the haunting song of the Rufus-throated Solitaire, Jilguero as we call it here, sung in a distinct minor key, has begun. The dew glistens as the night gives way to dawn. Mornings on the farm never get old, even after 20...
BUILDING LEGACY THROUGH YOUR FAMILY’S STORY.
e things to do as a family when ever we gather, which is often, is to tell stories that remind us of who we are and where we come from. Our girls were born in Santo Domingo and grew up in Jarabacoa, spending much of their time learning in the outdoors. My...
THE COFFEE FARM… A HISTORY LESSON
in 2003, when we purchased the farm from Cristino Lopez, coffee had been the primary activity since the early 50’s. Due to the destruction that Hurricane George caused to the Cordillera Central, and specifically to access roads high up in the mountains, Cristino had...
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