Earth Lab
Sharing skills and ideas to live more sustainably, starting with our own operations
Six Senses Earth Lab serves as a place dedicated to engagement and innovation. This is where we communicate the work happening on and off site at each of our properties, for example marine conservation, forestry or farming initiatives, harnessing renewable energy from solar or biomass, and bottling drinking water. It also displays our consumption data including water, energy and waste.
Earth Lab DIY Tutorials and more
Join the fun
All guests and hosts are welcome to join us and learn some handy life hacks, such as making do-it-yourself compost and chemical-free detergent or extracting the essential oils from herbs grown in our gardens. Children can join in foraging, farming and recycling during Grow With Six Senses activities. In our urban hotels we welcome in our community and build networks for positive change.
Understanding upcycling
Our hosts are unbelievably creative when it comes to upcycling. Be it by crushing glass and creating beautiful ornaments or cheese cutting boards or by utilizing leftover materials from a refurbishment to build new furniture. Most properties also collect used candles, melt them and create new ones. We truly believe in a zero waste philosophy.
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All natural
Compost from food waste serves a natural fertilizer, which is used in our gardens to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs. Natural insecticides are distilled from plants and used as an alternative to chemical sprays. Biologically active cleaning solutions are grown in batches and used to replace chemical cleaners. A library of Zero Waste DIY tutorials, such as making your own toothpaste, is available on the Six Senses YouTube channel.
Grown in not flown in
The primary purpose of holding livestock at our properties and farms is to help process fresh kitchen scraps and landscaping waste, as natures most effective compost manufacturers! However, a marvelous side-benefit is that we can also harvest fresh eggs from our free-range chickens, and milk from our mischievous goats! We also maintain beehives to stimulate crop and wildflower growth through pollination and receive delicious honey in return. While always supporting local farmers, we do like to provide lots of healthy meals for our guests, fresh from our own farms and gardens.
Earth Lab logo
The Earth Lab logo has a rich story behind its design. The hexagons represent nature’s beehive pattern and reflect Earth Lab’s commitment to producing natural products. The design also evokes feelings of scientific discovery, which we aim to inspire in our hosts, guests and community members through educational programming.