Tea Plan: Earth Matter Peru, 2026–2027 Version 1, 15 October 2026. Six blends from the farm and Junín, in tea bags, pitcher bags and small loose packs, with the tools to brew them. 🍵 The short answerTea bags, yes, but premium and local, not mass. Supermarket herbal bags in Peru cost S/ 0.07–0.15 a bag, about what one of our empty drawstring bags costs (S/ 0.11). We win on whole flowers and leaves, Junín ingredients (cacao husk, coffee cherry,...

Culinary Herbs Plan: Earth Matter Peru, 2026–2027 Version 1, 15 October 2026. Dried herbs, Sal de Maras herb and chili salts, a pachamanca rub, ají flakes and seeds, and Macha Andina. 🌶️ What this line isThe Brooklyn table, brought to Chupaca: dried herbs from the farm, herb and chili salts on Sal de Maras, a dry pachamanca rub, ají flakes and toasted ají seeds, and a Peruvian-style salsa macha made with ají panca and mirasol.Don't compete with...

Candle Plan: Earth Matter Peru, 2026–2027 Version 2, 15 October 2026. High-melt soy confirmed, natural colors added, import taxes corrected to about 23%. Soy, soy-coconut, soy-beeswax and beeswax pillar candles in silicone molds, for the Chupaca and Huancayo market tables. 🕯️ What this candle line is forA small line of hand-poured pillar candles in silicone molds: plain pillars, pillars with pressed flowers, and a few shaped candles, in soy,...

Balm Plan: Earth Matter Peru, 2026–2027 Version 2, 25 October 2026 (prices raised, avocado re-costed). Hand salve, lip balm, lotion bar, foot balm and wood butter from farm calendula and lavender, Junín beeswax and cacao butter. 🫙 Why balmsNo water, no lye, no cure. Balms are melted and poured in an hour on the same stove as the soap. Without water they need no preservative, only vitamin E to slow rancidity, and they can be made to order.They...

Products & Markets: Toccha Comun II, 2027–2031 Version 8, 15 October 2026. Adds teas and culinary herbs to version 7 (soap in three lines, balms and wood butter, candles). 🌱 Why this farm existsMany small farmers in the Mantaro Valley already grow without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Their fertility comes from a cycle as old as the valley itself: corn, alfalfa and potatoes feed the family and the animals (cuys, rabbits, chickens,...

Earth Matter Peru Soap Plan: Chacra, Leche de Chupaca and Reserva Mantaro Version 7, 25 October 2026. Three lines (economical, milk and premium, with the 55 g Sol y Luna bar) and hotel guest bars, two wire cutters, shaped molds for the premium and guest bars, re-costed with the Oliva Divina prices and the new essential oils. 🆕 What changed in versions 6 and 7Version 7 also adds a Chacra Charcoal & Rosemary bar and a tasting box of six 25 g bars...

Crop & Field Management Plan 2026/2027 and Rotation to 2031 Location: Toccha Comun II, Orcotuna, Concepción (Mantaro Valley, Peru) | Plot 010971 (survey sheet U-01) Plot: 703 m² surveyed | 120 m long | 6.23 m wide (south) tapering to 5.43 m (north) | Eucalyptus on the NE side, road beyond the trees 3 m head zone + 110 m planted (four blocks of 27.5 m) + 7 m tail zone | Planted area ≈641 m² | Less the 1 m path = ≈532 m² plantable | Hand tools...

Executive Summary We are implementing a two-pronged growth strategy in Chupaca, Mantaro Valley, Peru: (1) scalable orchid mounting products for local markets and (2) two greenhouse nurseries to support robust seedling and plant production with natural pest management. This plan builds on a board-mounted orchid display design and a 15 cm open lattice basket, both using local hardwoods (Amburana cearensis and eucalyptus), moss pockets, and...