Fruit Haven: A Growing Community of Freedom and Abundance

Fruit Haven is alive and thriving! 🌿 Out of over 40 owners, around 10 are already living on-site, enjoying the fresh air, ripe fruits, and peaceful rhythm of jungle life. Every day feels like a step closer to the dream we all invested in, a cooperative, sustainable...

Why Families Came and Why They Left

The story of Fruit Haven is not just about fruit trees, jungle rivers, and adventurous young pioneers, it’s also about the ebb and flow of families who came here searching for a better life. Families were drawn by the promise of abundant land, clean water, fresh...

History of Fruit Haven ecovillage

The History of Fruit Haven Ecovillage The history of this community begins with its precedent-setter, nearby community Terra Frutis. In 2014, a small group of Americans descended upon Gualaquiza, Ecuador, in South America, with the intention of buying land and...

Community Update: Separation from Former Social Media Managers

At Fruit Haven, we uphold the values of respect, responsibility, and community safety. In light of recent events, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to excommunicate a couple who previously managed our social media, due to their continued support of a...

Public Announcement Regarding Peter Csere

We wish to issue a public statement concerning Peter Csere, who departed from Fruit Haven in late 2023 without warning anyone that he wouldn’t return, he told us he was leaving on vacation, he transfered his share of property land ownership to his...

Public Announcement: FH4’s Transition to Independence

The former FH4 property owners are pleased to announce that FH4 is officially moving forward as an independent entity, separate from the rest of FH. This transition means that FH4 will no longer be associated with FH’s marketing, buying and selling processes, or other...

Important Notice for all FH Visitors and Owners

To all FH community owners, members, guests and visitors, Due to recent security concerns, all individuals wishing to enter the FH1 community area must request access at least 48 hours in advance by emailing fruithaven1@proton.me. This policy applies to all FH owners,...

Land Ownership Transition – What is an SAS?

Group Land Buys New Legal Format The Fruit Haven Community is exploring a new legal format for its group land buys. We want more legal security and lower costs! Properties with this new structure will be mentioned on the Land Available page. Land Available Simplified...

Our First Hit Piece!

It was only a matter of time before some washed-out blogger posted a poorly written hit piece on Fruit Haven. This guy wrote an article so hilarious, we just had to respond. You can read the article here (archive here). Right away you can tell this guy knows...

Ecuador Entry Requirements

BREAKING ECUADOR NEWS: As of October 20, 2022, Ecuador no longer requires presenting vaccination cards or negative COVID tests to enter the country. Arriving international passengers need to fill the “Traveler’s Health Form” online at...

What’s the best fruit-growing region?

I have a question: does anybody know what is the best place (in the world) to grow the most varieties of fruit? It should be tropical climate I suppose? This question was recently posted in the “World Frugivore Tribe” group on Facebook. It is a great...