Welcome to La Tierra Bendita!
We’re Maggie and Cristina, founders of LTB. Whether you’re new to plant parenthood, an avid
plant collector, or just here to gift someone something special, we are happy you found us.
We began our friendship almost instantly only to later realize that life had brought us together for reasons greater than mere coincidence. Our connection has led us to believe that we can build a different world from the one we find, in this case, while combining two things we are passionate about: plants and mental health.
In 2016, Cristina's younger brother, Richie, decided to take his own life. Richie was an avid plant lover with a strong green thumb, the life of the party, always ready with a joke and smile. It came as a shock to learn he had been quietly suffering with his mental health. This is a truth that few people are willing to openly discuss, but that does not diminish its reality or the pain of thousands of people, and consequenty their families, due to mental health illnesses.
We believe that mental health is a crucial issue and we want that to resonate everywhere. That's why when you purchase a plant from La Tierra Bendita, a percentage will go to community-based non-profit foundations focused on mental health causes. We want to honor Richie's memory, raise our voices and let each plant purchased be a reminder that each of us can make a difference.
Our love of plants continues to grow as we discover our own healing in nature. When you choose La Tierra Bendita, you are not just buying a plant; you are bringing into your space a piece of nature to which we belong. We hope that with any plant you choose, you receive all of its healing energy, power, and expansiveness.
Peace & growth, (need better sign off?)
Maggie & Cris
LTB Foundation Partners
Our Mission
We are firm believers that a plant represents more than just itself. Our intention is to bring life and awareness into the hands of every person who receives one of our plants and into the places those plants inhabit. (needs work)
Our Vision
La salud mental, es una verdad de la que pocas personas están dispuestas a hablar abiertamente, pero eso no la hace una realidad más pequeña ni invisibiliza el dolor de miles de familias a causa de estas enfermedades.
Creemos firmemente en que la salud mental es un tema relevante y queremos a través de nuestras plantas hacer eco en todos lados. Por eso, cuando adquieres una planta de La Tierra Bendita no solo te conectas de forma emocional a tu sanación sino que un porcentaje irá destinado a (nombre de la fundación)
¡Esta es la manera que encontramos de levantar nuestra voz y honrar la memoria de Richie! También, como un recordatorio de que cada uno de nosotros puede hacer la diferencia.
Cuando eliges La Tierra Bendita no estas comprando solo una planta, estas llevando a tus espacios sagrados una porción de la naturaleza de la que hacemos parte ¿Qué significa esto? que recibes de ella toda su energía, su poder y su expansión.
Plants & Your Wellbeing
Plants aren’t just decoration. They can literally breathe life into your space. We believe that a solid relationship with plants positively impacts mental, emotional, and physical health. They can help lift your mood, make you feel calmer, and bring you happiness.
Plants, like humans, thrive with good care! Just like each of us, not all plants are alike, and it is in their uniqueness that their beauty lies. Care for a plant and in return, the plant will gift you with it’s healing energy.
Misión
Somos fieles convencidas de que una planta representa más que eso y por eso nuestra intención está en llevar vida y conciencia a las manos de cada persona que la recibe y a los lugares que ésta habita.
La Tierra Bendita no trabaja en solitario, tenemos aliados y proveedores que nos ayudan a expandir nuestro propósito de crear una relación sólida entre plantas y personas mientras impulsamos la salud mental y el bienestar.