Parque Agroecológico La Cañada

Parque Agroecológico La Cañada in Paraíso, Barahona: a community-run space where coffee, cacao, and fruit trees are grown using organic methods. Offers guided walks along shaded trails, composting workshops, and direct sales of the local harvest. Perfect for getting a real taste of family farming in the South and putting your dollars straight into the hands of Dominican campesinos.

Born as a grassroots initiative in Paraíso to rehabilitate degraded soils and protect water in the Yaque del Sur watershed. Local farmers use agroforestry and composting, reviving traditional conucos (small family plots). Today it's a living classroom teaching food sovereignty and safeguarding heirloom seeds (semillas criollas), strengthening the family economy of Barahona.