Triunfo de la Cruz, Honduras

Roots Garifuna

A Garifuna-led stewardship program to care for coconut trees, strengthen local livelihoods, and keep land and cultural decisions in Garifuna hands.

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Land stays Garifuna-controlledMonthly ledgersPilot before major capital

Travelers

Discover food, music, art, beach life, farm routes, and future eco-lodge stays shaped by the people of the place.

Families and partners

Help shape the stewardship pilot through tree care, harvesting, growing, cooking, guiding, art, or local trade.

Investors

Fund operating vehicles, equipment, processing, hospitality prototypes, or compliant offerings without buying protected land.

Stewardship program

Care for the trees. Grow opportunity together.

The proposed coconut stewardship pilot starts with 3 to 10 families or partners and 200 trees. Participants would agree on tree care and harvest rights, record each harvest and payment, test local coconut products, and plan replanting. Monthly reports would help participants assess the results before expanding, with community consent and continued Garifuna control of the land.

200coconut trees proposed for the pilot

3–10families or partners proposed to begin

180days in the proposed pilot plan

Monthlyplanned harvest and payment reports

Community programs

Stewardship connects the whole community.

Caring for coconut trees is the starting point. Harvest routes, local food, cultural hospitality, art, sport, and construction connect that work to wider opportunities for families and partners.

Coconut stewardship program

Agree on tree care and harvest rights, record harvests and payments, plan replanting, and test coconut food, oil, and fiber products.

Village harvest routes

Collection points, producer ledgers, quality rules, shared processing, and report-backs.

Farm-to-table supply

Cassava, plantain, banana, coconut, mango, herbs, fish, greenhouse supply, and preserved products.

Cultural hospitality

Dinner series, guided routes, performer pay, artist residencies, marketplace, and casita prototypes.

Art and brand IP

Jewelry, sculpture, packaging, films, design objects, and cultural licensing with clear boundaries.

Football pathway

Talent ID, training support, sponsorship, safeguarding, school and family stability, and compliant handoffs.

Design-build services

Feasibility, construction coordination, local crews, hospitality prototypes, and professional agreements.

Aligned funding

Outside capital funds cash flow, not cultural control.

The clean promise is simple: investors fund defined operating projects, equipment, services, or properly offered securities. Garifuna land control remains the foundation.

Revenue-share notes

Pilot processing, events, equipment, or small lodging upgrades with capped repayment terms.

Project SPVs

One resort phase, processing facility, farm hub, sports program, or art/event program with clear boundaries.

Equipment finance

Oil press, dehydrator, cold storage, greenhouse, packaging, or mobile processing kits.

Preorders and memberships

Product drops, dinner access, travel clubs, diaspora support, and non-investment commitments.

Traditional canoe beneath a palm tree beside the ocean

Hands preparing cassava in a woven basket

Tourism experience

A destination that behaves like a working village economy.

Guests should eat locally sourced food, meet artists, see production, support performers, and understand why the land story matters.

Cultural dinner series
Agro-tour routes
Artist residencies
Eco-lodge casitas
Marketplace and gallery

Place, food, culture

From tree care to community opportunity.

The stewardship program connects coconut harvests with local food, useful products, and visitor experiences, supported by clear records and local decision-making.

Harvested green and yellow coconuts on rustic wood — Coconut value
Care for each tree, account for each harvest.
The proposed program links tree inventories and agreed harvest rights to documented payments, replanting, and locally made coconut products. Families and partners can review the results before the work expands.

Freshly cut yuca roots with earthy brown bark and white centers — Food craft
Yuca anchors the table.
Staple crops give the hospitality program a real supply chain: fresh roots, hand preparation, preserved products, and meals that start with local work.

Hand holding a coconut as fresh coconut water pours out — Fresh service
Simple moments carry the brand.
A coconut opened by hand says more than a generic resort image: water, shade, agriculture, and hospitality all in one honest scene.

Supply and stay

The farm system supports the guest path.

Greenhouse production, coconut routes, and a modest hospitality concept can support each other without turning the place into a generic resort.

Aquaponic greenhouse with fish tanks and leafy vegetables

Modern tropical beach resort concept with palms and warm wood accents

Pilot plan

A proposed 180-day stewardship pilot.

Days 1-30

Founding role sheet, first coalition, tree/farm intake, legal checklist, ledger template.

Days 31-60

Survey 200 trees, map first route, identify food partners, plan first dinner and sports intake.

Days 61-90

Run harvest cycles or a pop-up event, record payments, test product batches, collect buyer feedback.

Days 91-120

Formalize entities, accounting, brand samples, data room, facility decision, compliance plan.

Days 121-180

Secure buyers, preorders, equipment quotes, sponsor menu, village expansion candidates, and go/no-go memo.

Get involved

Take part in the stewardship program.

Tell us how you would like to contribute: tree care, harvest coordination, growing or buying local products, cultural activities, or support for the pilot. Families, community members, partners, visitors, and funders are welcome to start a conversation.

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