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Planted from seed
Seedlings raised and planted on land that used to be cattle pasture. No forest was cleared to make room.
Most boards can't tell you where they're from. Ours can tell you the origin.
Their model
- Tree cut
- Shipped as a raw log
- Milled overseas
- Broker
- Importer
- Store
- Your kitchen
By then, nobody remembers where it grew.
Our model
Hover or tap each step to see how your board comes to be.
Planted from seed
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Grown on our farm
Left to grow slowly through Darién's long dry seasons and deep river soil. No shortcuts.
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Selected and harvested
Our own local crew chooses each tree that is ready and brings it in from the farm.
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Milled in Darién, Panama
Cut at our own mill in Darién, close to where it grew, instead of leaving the country as a raw log.
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Kiln-dried by the sun
Dried slowly and evenly in our solar-powered kilns, so your board stays flat on the counter.
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Shaped and finished by hand
Built from full-length planks, sanded smooth and given an all-natural, food-safe finish, one board at a time. As unique as the tree it came from.
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Your kitchen
Shipped free to your door. No wood broker or reseller in between.
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We believe some paths aren't meant to be followed. They're meant to be carved.
The easy road was to ship our teak trees out as raw logs and let a factory somewhere else do the rest.
We chose our own way instead.
One tree at a time. One board at a time.
Building our mill meant breaking new ground in Darién.
We earned the region's first fully compliant Federal Environmental Assessment Approval for an agroforestry construction permit in the Panamanian province of Darién.
Because you deserve to know exactly what you're bringing into your home. We believe the best things come from a journey you can follow: from the farm, to our sawmill, to the hands that crafted your board.
Quality is everything
The best boards start with the best wood.
Wood is a crop. Where it grew, how it was cut and how it was dried all end up on your counter.
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Grown slow in Darién
A long dry season, deep river soil and steady warmth. The conditions teak loves.
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A crew taught to read the grain
We hire people who've never worked in a sawmill, on purpose. No bad habits to unlearn, so they treat teak as something precious from day one.
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Finished by hand
Full-length planks, sanded smooth and given an all-natural, food-safe finish, one board at a time.
Meet the team
The hands behind your board.
Every Pansuara board is cut, dried and finished by our crew in Darién. Meet a few of them.
It's not complicated. It starts with the land.
Taking care of the land is part of the job.
Planted on land that was already cleared, grown slowly, milled and dried where it grew.
See how we grow it →
Your board's story starts here.
Grown, milled and finished in Darién, Panama. Shipped free to your door.