Since 2023, we have been working hard to transform an abandoned highway workers’ dormitory into a self-reliance education site to restore soils, reconnect with nature, grow healthy plants, food, and herbs, and work together for the good of all.
NEWS: Our Store is open, serving our community
(online and live store coming soon)
Step into Living Ground and discover a space where soil, soul, and health come together. Our store is open and filled with handcrafted, soil-friendly products to nourish your body, your home, and the earth itself.
We offer:
• Fermented foods, probiotics, and sprouts for gut health
• Herbal tinctures, essential oils, teas, and unique garden spices
• Homemade cheeses, natural electrolyte drinks, cured meats, and artisan cosmetics
• Organic seeds, rare and unusual plants, and natural cleaning products
More Than a Store
Living Ground is a pioneering project in southern Ecuador dedicated to self-reliance, regenerative living, and restoring the deep connection between humans and the earth. We grow vibrant gardens, cultivate food forests, and nurture the living soil to inspire and teach others how to live in harmony with nature.
Our offerings also include:
• Microbial inoculants like compost, extracts, teas, and aged organic matter to restore soil health
• Land and garden consultations to design integrated, regenerative ecosystems
• Workshops, apprenticeships, and training in homesteading, soil care, and self-sufficiency
Learn With Us
Explore our online courses, articles, and resources covering topics like the soil microbiome, herbs, regenerative gardening, the human microbiome, kitchen alchemy, and more.
Come visit, walk our gardens, shop our products, and experience how nourishing yourself and caring for the earth go hand in hand. Together we are growing a more self-reliant and harmonious future.
Where We Are
Living Ground by Living Ground
Leisha’s Education Books
Wild plants hold the wisdom of the earth, offering food, medicine, and resilience. This book teaches you how to see them again.
Walk through gardens, forests, and forgotten paths. Learn the uses, folklore, and beauty of wild plants. Rekindle your connection to nature’s generosity, one leaf at a time.
Each page invites you to honor the soil, the plants, and yourself. Discover how the smallest weeds are teachers and healers waiting patiently to be noticed.
The Live Blood Guide
This guide reveals the hidden story within your blood, teaching you how to observe, understand, and restore your inner terrain through holistic, microbe-friendly practices.
The Soil Microbiome
Explore the unseen life beneath your feet, learning how soil microbes create fertility, resilience, and health for plants, animals, and humans in a thriving ecosystem.
Living Ground is a self reliance team who are building houses, landscaping, creating dream spaces
Existing & New Gardens & Landscaping
Sharing the wisdom of Self Reliance
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