For five days in September, we gather eight people at the Hacienda San Andrés—a 1532 estate currently at the heart of a farm-to-table culinary renaissance. This is a journey through the traditions of the fire, the garden, and the forest, guided by local masters of the healing and culinary arts. From the wild earth of the hacienda to the wooded flanks of the Popocatépetl volcano, we engage the fundamental mechanics of Mexican abundance. You will leave with a strategic roadmap of the experience, having participated in the harvest of a landscape that has fed this house for generations.
A private transfer slips out of Mexico City, trading the concrete for the mountains.
A fire is lit and the table is set. Tonight asks nothing of you but to arrive—in body, and in spirit.
Guided by a keeper of the tradition, we honor the cycle of life by preparing the earthen pit and setting the barbacoa to slow-cook overnight.
We enter the fire, breath, and darkness of the traditional adobe sweat lodge. Under the care of a temazcalero, the heat draws out what isn't ours to carry.
We walk the valley’s ancient barter market with a local historian, learning how trade flowed long before money.
Chef Marco guides us in pressing tortillas and grinding salsas by hand. The day culminates in an open-air feast in the fields.
We climb the wooded flanks of Popocatépetl with a native guide to forage the plants that feed, flavor, and mend.
In the hacienda's garden, Mariana teaches the older healing knowledge of turning tended plants into tinctures, salves, and teas.
We gather one last time—unhurried, with no one in a rush to scatter. We arrived as strangers; we leave rested, nourished, and quietly changed.
Each evening, the table gathers us back. Through sumptuous food and generous wine, the physical experience of the day turns into conversation. We hold the space for real curiosity, true vulnerability, and the freedom to imagine aloud.
Your $4,700 investment covers your entire experience from the moment we meet you in Mexico City.
Brant has spent three decades in the friction between the machine code of reality and the human search for meaning — a Stanford Symbolic Systems mind who helped build the world’s first fully renewable-powered microgrid, and an artist who spent thirty years curating gatherings that make people feel they belong. His work now focuses on closing the gap between exponential intelligence and the wisdom needed to aim it.
Dana designs what she calls unrepeatable journeys. Over more than a decade creating private gatherings for royal households and heads of industry, she learned that the thousand small choices a guest never sees are what separate a beautiful trip from one that changes something. She comes to this as a partner at the table, building moments that catch you off guard with awe.
"The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in."
James Baldwin"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
Annie Dillard"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive..."
Anaïs NinFor those moving from accumulation to contribution. You’ve built something real, and you’re ready for what comes next to actually matter.
Eight seats, strictly capped. We’ve found eight to be the number where a table becomes a circle.
Yes. Within one day of your reply, we’ll respond to set up a video call. One unhurried conversation to ensure alignment.
It is highly recommended for all international travel to protect your investment.
Our chef-driven itinerary is adaptable and inclusive of dietary restrictions when communicated in advance.
We compose this circle by hand, one conversation at a time. This is not for a demographic; it is for a disposition. We seek individuals ready to give as much as they receive. By applying, you commit to presence, contribution, and active participation. We promise only to hold the space, with care and curiosity, to ensure the circle is aligned.
A deposit is required to secure your seat in the circle. Due to the intimate nature of this gathering and the hand-curated logistics, deposits are non-refundable. Full payment details and cancellation timelines will be provided during your connection call.