Raíces de la Patagonia is our life project. We live in Puerto Montt, where the Carretera Austral begins, and we are preparing to move to the Aysén region. This site exists to share what we learn along the way.
The origin
The pandemic made us see something that had always been there: we depended entirely on an external system to eat and live. That uncertainty was the push towards self-sufficiency.
The first steps were modest: collecting fruit trees for a plot we did not have yet. Since then, every season we add something, and we also get something wrong. We tell both.
The heritage
Javier's great-grandparents were among the first German settlers to arrive in the area. They lived completely self-sufficiently, not by choice but because it was the only way to survive in the Patagonia of that time.
Grandmother's stories, how they grew food, how they raised animals, how they stored food for winter, are the foundation of this project today. That knowledge is honoured by using it and passing it on.
How we work
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We grow with exclusively organic inputs and no-dig techniques that respect soil life. Every harvest leaves the land better than it was.
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Our veterinary training lets us raise animals responsibly, with technical backing for every management and health decision.
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No shortcuts or quick promises. We document what works and what does not, because mistakes are part of the value of what we share.
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Self-sufficiency is not all or nothing. Everyone moves forward step by step, as far as their means allow.
Who we are
Veterinarian · growing and soil
Great-grandson of German settlers who arrived in the area four generations ago. He grew up listening to his grandmother tell how they grew, raised and lived off what the land gave. Today he runs the no-dig garden and the greenhouse.
Veterinarian · animal husbandry and welfare
In charge of the hens, the sheep and making sure every husbandry decision has technical backing. She documents daily life on the farm and prepares the seasonal preserves.
Temporary reference photos. To be replaced with documentary portraits from the farm.
The academy courses are the most direct way to bring this knowledge home.