Our Story
Welcome to Tierra Sagrada, a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing Pennsylvania’s landscapes and communities through placemaking and shared stewardship. We transform land into food forests, gardens, and gathering places that nourish both people and the earth.
Our projects double as living classrooms where youth, neighbors, and guest speakers come together to share skills, learn by doing, and build spaces that reflect community care. Each initiative—whether planting, building, or teaching—connects resilience with tradition, ensuring that knowledge and resources flow across generations.
At Tierra Sagrada, we believe true empowerment begins with reclaiming autonomy over life’s essentials: food, shelter, and community. More than a school, we are a movement for regeneration—inviting people to imagine and build the future they want to belong to.
Our Mission
Tierra Sagrada empowers communities through ecological placemaking, hands-on education, and collaborative stewardship. By integrating skill-sharing, community partnerships, and landscape design, we transform land into resilient spaces that support both human and ecological well-being.
Our Vision
We envision communities where people and land flourish together — strengthened through accessible education, sustainable land use practices, and public spaces that foster resilience, equity, and environmental stewardship.
Our Team
Tierra Sagrada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2024 by farmers, carpenters, entrepreneurs, craftspeople, and artists. Tierra Sagrada is a collective of people passionate about creating a more resilient, lively, rich culture, and society from our roots in Northern Appalachia.
Kyle is primarily an entrepreneur and mushroom farmer, but finds himself wearing a variety of hats as the owner of Ten Mile Mushrooms. Kyle is a pioneer in commercial mushroom production, and a leader in his field, supporting other farms and farmers in supplying their communities. When Kyle's not tending to the mushrooms he can be found tending to his land, hunting, seeing live music, or enjoying time with cats and dog.
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