FROM FARM TO TRONCONES, WEEKLY

Since 2018, Amanda Harris has been heading up the farm at Playa Viva, approximately 20 acres of land set within an idyllic paradise/boutique hotel on the beach in Juluchuca, 40 minutes south of Troncones, 20 minutes beyond the Zihuatanejo airport on the road to Acapulco. Under the Playa Viva “banner”, Amanada’s crews have been applying agroecological principles to the farm, employing regenerative practices, composting systems and rainwater harvesting, each designed to nourish both the soil and support the community.

This summer Amanda announced the farm was taking on a new name, Gente Viva, to reflect its status as an independent entity and that Gente Viva would continue to serve the Troncones area during the high season, delivering weekly canastas–weekly baskets–each Thursday.

Those baskets, now to be called Canasta Viva, feature organic vegetables, microgreens, fruit, farm-raised pork, cacao products and more–available by subscription and by special order–delivered to Troncones for pick-up at 1 pm. Freshness is guaranteed; most of the produce is harvested that morning. A few nearby restaurants have also begun sourcing from Gente Viva, making it a growing part of the Costa Grande food network.

In announcing the name changes, Amanada invited the local communities to come to Gente Viva, writing, “Don't miss the opportunity to see the farm and meet the team for yourself. You can take an interactive tour of the farm from 10 am to 12 pm with a little notice. Pairing a farm tour with a day pass at the Playa Viva hotel is an experience we all need–an opportunity to connect to the rhythms and cycles of nature through the eyes of the people who tend the land and a meal poolside with a colorful display of the ingredients from the same thriving ecosystem.”

What’s in the Canasta Viva, the Gente Viva Basket?

– Tropical fruits: papaya, banana, platano, starfruit, chico zapote, nance, jackfruit

– Leafy greens: kales, swiss chard, katuk, spinach, chaya, purslane);

– Herbs like basil, dill, cilantro and celery; and our famous microgreens and sunflower sprouts

– Seasonal veggies, including cucumber, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, fresh corn, okra and yuka

– Other local flavors and medicinals like turmeric, moringa, ajenjo, insulina, chipilin, huazontle

– Organic pork, fed and housed on the farm

– Go-along all-natural products like chocolate for smoothies or snacking, coffee, dried beans; dried hibiscus flower and tea blends. 

To order

Contact Naomi by email or text: naomi@genteviva.mx or +52 722 247 5561)

Other links

https://www.instagram.com/genteviva_permacultura

https://www.responsibletravel.org/blog/playa-vivas-watershed-regeneration-project/

https://www.playaviva.com/blog/connect-with-nature-on-new-permaculture-farm-tour

https://www.playaviva.com/impact/reforestation

https://www.playaviva.com/

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