Crown Hill Ranch and Conservation Center is a 157-acre property in Escondido, California.

For the last two decades, Laurie and her husband Van have had the privilege of restoring this property. The restoration included removing invasive plants, researching and adding native plants, and creating wildlife habitats.

In 2020 Laurie & Van added the Nani Pua Farm and offices to their conservation property. Our property is powered by solar and wind.

We’re proud to announce that we are in the process of becoming
Butterfly Mark Certified from Positive Luxury.

We’re on the journey to becoming one of the Real Changemakers in luxury because we believe that the world’s challenges require leaps in transformation.

The Butterfly Mark is only ever awarded to the luxury brands meeting
higher and higher standards for people and nature.

To earn it, we are undergoing a comprehensive assessment built on the foundation of international agreements, global standards, and even
potential upcoming legislation.

We’ll be assessed and scored by Positive Luxury on all areas of
sustainability. That includes our impact on things like climate, nature
and water (Environment), how we treat our workers and communities
(Social), as well as how responsibly and ethically we manage our
businesses (Governance).

Because no detail is left out, the assessment can take up to a year
to complete and we’ll be working closely with Positive Luxury throughout
that time to identify the areas where we need to improve the most.
This is the just start of our journey. But it’s a symbol that we stand
for progress, difficult work over easy wins, and that we will never stop
trying to improve.

 Our two-acre pollination garden has begun! So far, we have planted different varieties of lavender, thyme, and native milkweed.

This winter, we will add more native pollinator
plants, including more native varieties of milkweed, wooly blue curls, and California poppies. In early spring 2025, we will also add sunflowers, borage,
and calendula. This spring will be beautiful!

Our rare Engelmann oak
seedlings are now 6 inches tall and we are planting them in the ground. We have gathered more acorns this winter and they are resting in damp peat moss in our seed refrigerator and will sprout in 6-10 weeks.