Earth is our extended Body

40 Years has been spent developing strategy of the Neugebauer’s family reforestation 50% of Germany’ forests. A total of 5 billion trees are now owned by Duke of Liechtenstein. With this expertise, Dr. Bernd Neugebauer came to Yucatán to support reforestation of the Mexican rainforest healing earth soils and the human body with the most potent rainforest plants and microorganisms.
Deforestation has led to extreme temperature fluctuations, causing hot days and cold nights, making it difficult for crops and herbs to survive without tree cover. Our goal is to restore 1,000,000 hectares of forest by 2050 and when our elixirs gain traction, we will achieve this in half the time.

Founder

Dr Lara Wegener, MD

Is a physician, cellular researcher, and botanist whose work sits at the intersection of conventional medicine, rainforest medicine, and the emerging science of natural stem cell regeneration. She trained for over a decade at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the University of Oxford and Stanford University, conducting research in natural stem cell regeneration, root-cause cellular healing, and normothermic ex vivo organ perfusion. This insight transformed her clinical philosophy. She came to understand the Earth as humanity's extended body a living system whose health is inseparable from our own. The soil microbiome, she found, mirrors the human microbiome in its architecture and intelligence; what heals the forest heals the body. Every formula draws on indigenous microorganism ecosystems and traditional Maya agriculture, no synthetic fertilisers, no chemicals. She founded Seeding Earth a six-continent soil regeneration network targeting a thriving, living planet within 30 years.

Dr. Bernd Neugebauer

Bernd was trained to lead a major forest restoration company when he encountered the patterns and mechanisms of destruction in the rainforest. Since then, he has deepened his understanding of sustainability and practiced viable options for a regenerative economy: restoring rainforests, cooperating with marginalized rural communities, advising on policy, developing concepts for corporate sustainability. Training and mentoring in 26 countries, he learned that each of us can begin to transform the world. We all have the necessary inherent knowledge. The necessary changes are simple: as soon as we recognize who we really are and what our role here on Earth is, new peaceful relationships evolve. Our willpower is strengthened, personal growth and togetherness become a valuable quality, and as we begin to act, we learn to be a part of the whole. We are entering an ever deeper process of personal and social growth.

Advisors

Hector Esrawe

Héctor Esrawe — born in 1968 in Mexico — is a prolific furniture and interior designer, architect, academic and entrepreneur, living and working in Mexico City. Héctor Esrawe’s works have been exhibited internationally, including at Objective Gallery in China and New York, in a solo show at Ateliers Courbet in New York, at Collectional Gallery in the United Arab Emirates, at Oliver Gustav in Copenhagen, and at MASA Galería, most notably at their Rockefeller Center debut, as well as in a recent collaborative exhibition with Luhring Augustine. Esrawe co-founded EWE Studio, MASA Galería, the experimental glass-making collective VISSIO, the unique experience of Xinu perfumes, and his design and architecture practice, Esrawe Studio, founded in 2003. For his exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society, he was honored as an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2024.

Sir Robert Edward Grant

Sir Robert Edward Grant, 56 years old, is a polymath, inventor, entrepreneur, mathematician, and philosopher whose work spans multiple fields, including healthcare, cryptography, sacred geometry, music theory, and consciousness studies. His remarkable ability to integrate ancient wisdom with modern science has earned him recognition as a visionary in both business and spiritual philosophy. Over the course of his career, Grant has founded and led numerous successful companies, contributed to cutting-edge research in cryptography and mathematics, and developed groundbreaking theories that merge the realms of spirituality and science. Prolific Polymath On a mission to integrate innovation, mathematics, artistic design & entrepreneurship into balanced creations intended to benefit all.

Federico Herrera

Monterr Lab is a biomaterials research and development laboratory based in Mexico City, founded by Federico Herrera specializes in custom mycelium packaging and biofabricated material applications designed as alternatives to expanded polystyrene, synthetic foams and other petroleum-based materials. Working at the intersection of biology, industrial design and material innovation, we transform mycelium and agricultural by-products into protective packaging, objects, interior elements and architectural applications. Through material research, mold development, prototyping and controlled biological fabrication, our team creates solutions tailored to the functional and aesthetic requirements of each project—exploring how living systems can shape more circular approaches to design and manufacturing.

Chan Ká Vergel

Chan Ká Vergel is a 15-hectare forest garden and organic farm located in the southern state of Yucatán, Mexico, near Oxkutzcab, operated in an ancient way. While planting trees on a small hill on the farm, Bernardo found the remains of a pre-Hispanic village and spent 30 years researching how it may have operated 2,000 years ago. These old buildings are currently being rebuilt to form a sustainable community.

Supported by shamanic guidance

A villa structure emerged that is communicative, ecologically sustainable, and pleasant to live in. Around 12,000 stones were carved to create places and spaces.

Most of the production is based on the “Vital Village” model, which uses Bernd Neugebauer's concept of Agrology, inspired by ancient Mayan knowledge and technologies.

Dr Bernd Neugebauer

"I see myself as a midwife in the process, dedicated to research, education, and social design.

I live as an independent practitioner in forestry and tropical forestry. I am one of the founding fathers of the global organic movement IFOAM and the FSC, Forest Stewardship Council, Forest Sustainability Council. I have extensive experience in organizational development, policy advice / research, and facilitation of personal development.

I live in a small town in the ecologically self-sufficient Mayan rainforest in Yucatán, México. "

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