The greenhouse 🌿
Wander between lettuce, tomatoes, basil, beans, squash and dill, and see how your food grows. Harvests cannot be promised yet, even at opening.
VerdeVida Family Farm is a family farm in Manilva, on the Costa del Sol: a greenhouse café, hens, a farm shop and plenty of green to slow down in.
Abrimos muy pronto en Manilva. · Welcome to Finca Verdevida 🌿
Finca Verdevida is run by a Danish/German family in Manilva in southern Spain. We are building it with our own hands: a greenhouse, a hen house, a café, a farm shop and an orchard of fig, pomegranate, orange and avocado trees.
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We started with a simple idea: fresh vegetables, good bread, coffee, nature, animals and family time – a little hygge in the Andalusian sun. On 1 November we held a Halloween day: over 30 families dropped by and our farm products sold out. Thank you!
For the long run we want to learn about water-saving, nature-friendly vegetable growing, and to stock our farm shop with good local products from producers around us.
Seven things you can look forward to when we open. Everything is still growing, so you will see a garden in the making rather than a full harvest. That is part of the fun: come back and watch it grow with us.
Wander between lettuce, tomatoes, basil, beans, squash and dill, and see how your food grows. Harvests cannot be promised yet, even at opening.
Say hello to our hens and see where your breakfast egg comes from.
Breakfast in the greenhouse: fresh bread, tomato toast, avocado with microgreens, jamón and freshly squeezed orange juice, surrounded by our fig, pomegranate, orange and avocado trees.
Take a taste of the farm home: fresh bread, our own products such as fig jam, and more.
Room to explore, animals to meet and plenty to discover for little farmers.
Hands in the soil.
Green all around, no rush, just breathe.
We would love to welcome you. A few friendly notes to make your visit easy and enjoyable for everyone:
Outside our opening hours, visits, including visits for groups, can be arranged on request. Just send us a message on WhatsApp and we will find a time that suits you.
Parking is just to the left of the entrance and driveway.
Dogs must be kept on a lead. Thank you for helping everyone feel relaxed on the farm.
Children are more than welcome to explore the whole farm! We kindly ask that they do not damage the trees or pick fruit directly from the trees. Thank you for understanding.
Around our farm grow around 100 avocado trees, 4 large pomegranate trees, 10 fig trees and several orange trees.
Come and enjoy our fresh avocado on homemade quality sourdough bread in the café. Breakfast in the greenhouse café, surrounded by our trees.
Seasonal produce from our greenhouses.
Last updated: · Updated weekly – ask/order via WhatsApp
We will update the harvest list when our produce is ready. Ask us on WhatsApp: +34 626 355 718.
We open our doors on 21 November 2026. From then on you will find us here.
Questions, event bookings or bread & product orders? Message us on WhatsApp.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday – Friday | 9:30 – 14:00 16:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Fresh vegetables, bread and farm products: you can order them by WhatsApp. Tell us what you would like and we will get back to you.
Why does green make us feel calm? Our brains are wired to love green. For thousands of years, lush green nature meant survival: food, water, fertile soil and shelter. When we see green, our nervous system quietly gets the message: you're safe here. That is the feeling we are growing at VerdeVida.
The human eye can tell apart more shades of green than of any other colour. Seeing green quietly tells the body to relax.
Studies show that simply looking at plants changes our body in measurable ways: cortisol, the stress hormone, drops; heart rate steadies and blood pressure falls; brainwaves shift towards deep relaxation (more alpha waves) and frustration fades.
Green sits right in the middle of the visible light spectrum (around 520–560 nm), so your eye barely has to work to focus on it. A welcome break from grey concrete, harsh office lights and screens.
In Japan, "shinrin-yoku" (forest bathing) has been promoted since the 1980s as part of preventive healthcare against stress: no hiking, no goals, just walking slowly through green nature. A quiet moment among the plants of our greenhouse does the trick too.
"A garden may not solve every problem in life, but it can teach you patience, provide food, and give you something to look forward to every morning."
Our greenhouse is the heart of the farm: a plastic tunnel greenhouse full of young plants, with the café right inside it.
Everything is still growing, so we can't promise a full harvest at opening.
Real photos from Finca Verdevida. Click to enlarge.
More on Instagram @finca.verdevida and Facebook.
“A little paradise in Spain – with so much heart! We visited the Verdevida farm today and were absolutely thrilled! From the moment you arrive, you can feel that this place is something truly special. The beautiful, natural surroundings, the lovingly designed decor, and the relaxed atmosphere immediately invite you to feel at ease and enjoy yourself. Breakfast was simply amazing! Fresh bread, delicious open-faced sandwiches, delectable pastries, and fresh orange juice – all lovingly prepared and a real treat. Add to that the special ambiance among the plants and comfortable seating areas. It’s the perfect place to unwind and simply enjoy your time. …”
Summary of this 5-star review: a warm welcome and a perfect start to the day, with sourdough bread, avocado with serrano ham, homemade balsamic and pistachio pastries, and trees full of figs, pomegranates, lemons, oranges and avocados.
Questions, event bookings or bread & product orders? Message us on WhatsApp: +34 626 355 718.
Finca Verdevida Family Farm
Paraje Vrga el Santo, 4D
29690 Casares, Málaga, Spain
Our farm is in the Manilva area; our postal address is Paraje Vrga el Santo, 4D, 29690 Casares, Málaga, Spain.
Parking is just to the left of the entrance and driveway.
Mon: Closed
Tue–Fri: 9:30–14:00 & 16:00–18:00
Sat: 10:00–17:00
Sun: 10:00–17:00