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Our Sustainability Practices

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Join us on our journey of Sustainability & Regeneration. 

 We actively commit to restore and replenish our natural resources, ecosystems, and community.

 

We happily pass on what we have learned over the years

Our Sustainability & Regeneration Practices are open source. 

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 Innovative, Adaptive & Responsive

  • Our Swimming Pool is "All Natural" without the use of any chemicals

  • Natural cleaning products only, are used 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)

  • Solar system with Lithium batteries produces 30% of our power

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

  • Energy saving LED light bulbs are used only throughout our property

  • Water saving - Front load washing machine 

  • 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  

  • Rechargeable torches in our rooms

  • No red meat on our menu (beef production has a huge carbon & H2O footprint)

  • No baths to conserve water - Swim in our natural pool!

  • Extensive Rhapis palm (Rhapis Excelsa) plantings to work against erosion on sloping areas

  • Swales to stop soil and water loss on our property

  • Extensive drainage systems to reduce soil erosion 

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

  • Organic fertilizers & soil enhancers: homemade seaweed concentrate, cow & goat manure, biochar, lime & ash from our firepit

  • Over 150 edible and medicinal plants in the garden - to serve our restaurant and attract birds & butterflies

Robust Circulatory Flow

  • Only compostable straws are used in our restaurant

  • Recycled kitchen oil is used for candles at dinner time

  • Edible kitchen waste is feed to our rescued Monkeys daily

  • Our mattresses are supplied by Nornnorn  - recycling/upcycling mattresses for a better planet

  • Sewage  & wastewater is treated through vegetated leach fields

  • *No tree* toilet paper is used throughout the property

  • Glass, plastic bottles, cans & cardboard are separated for recycling

  • No palm oil is used in our cooking

  • We compost all organic wastes onsite to feed 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

  • Organic coffee is grown on our sons garden nearby to supply our guests

  • Herbs & spices come from our organic gardens to make freshly prepared spices for our meals, teas & sauces

  • Locally grown palm sugar( not coconut sugar), cacao, vanilla & coconuts

  • We  limit our imported products and focus on local suppliers

  • 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

  • Take away meals from our menu are  served with reusable packaging

Honouring Community & Place

  • 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 as team members, who know &

         love their home

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

  • We mentor local school graduates to gain experience in the Hotel industry, by joining our team for 3 months for onsite work experience.

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

  • We employ a local teacher to inspire our local young girls to learn & keep traditional Balinese dance alive, with our weekly Dance Class for children aged 5 – 12 Yrs

  • We sponsor bi-weekly football training for children aged 5-12, also we chip in for kids tournaments & uniforms

  • We sponsor our local children's English class (Past & 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

 

Conservation & Wildlife

  • Continuous planting to encourage local bird & butterfly population

  • Edible landscape and Permaculture principles are applied on our property

  • Annual orangutan baby adoption for rehabilitation back into the wild in Indonesia with AOP

  • Protection of natural areas including the riparian zone

  • NO TAKE zone in the surrounding rainforest. Established in collaboration with Seacology 

  • NO catching bird zone on our property & in the surrounding community ( bird catching is now rare in 2024, as the economy improves)

  • Tree planting scheme with guest carbon offset. Guest Carbon offset is now sent to AOP for regenerating Orangutan habitat in Sumatra

  • Monkey rescue: providing safe healthy home for 2 monkeys that can't be rehabilitated back into the wild

  • Captive wildlife releases - pangolins, native spotted cat, reticulated pythons, eagles

  • Over 25 years encouraging wildlife preservation in the local community

  • Bali starling breeding project (working with Begawan foundation)

  • Regular donations to Friends of the National Parks & cage built for 10 confiscated baby Gibbons

 

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