ALAN AND SUSAN CARLE
We commenced our project more than 24 years ago, first a subsistence farm, and more recently (1990) as a private ethno-botanical gardens. We travel the tropical regions of the world and specialise in plants that indigenous rainforest cultures have and still use for their foods, spices, shelter, medicine, cosmetics, fibres, oils, dyes- in fact for all their everyday needs.
- We emphasize the link between plants and peoples and demonstrate it with some of the most unusual and interesting tastes and sights imaginable.
- We aim to educate our visitors to some real values of tropical forests and we aim to help save some of those forests for their peoples.
Philosophy, friends, and future
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PHILOSOPHY, FRIENDS, AND FUTURE
Our philosophy is quite simple- to live a healthy and fruitful life and leave this garden to the next generation in better condition than when we bought it. And to assist people in learning just how incredible and important rainforests are to their well-being.
Cooperation & conservation – our colleagues (friends)
The Botanical Ark has established a network of co-operators around the tropical world- from the jungles of South America to the wilds of Central Africa, from the exotic Far East to the peaceful, but vulnerable South Pacific.
Our visitors (friends)
We are indeed fortunate to have so many visitors that have become our friends and who share our concerns about this fragile planet. We work together to make a difference.
Future
Your future and our’s are intricately linked. Whatever we do will have some impact on each other and everyone else. It is up to us to make sure that our efforts produce results, which nourish and preserve the earth that nourishes us.