<div>Hi, I’m Buko Pan Guerra—musician, artist, and designer based in Los Angeles. In 2024, I made a lifelong dream come true by purchasing a 5-acre fixer-upper ranch in the high desert of Leona Valley, CA, north of LA, near Palmdale/Lancaster. For the past 2.5 decades, I’ve helped build various facilities for medical, education, aerospace, and entertainment companies, creating experiences and building communities. I’m thrilled to create one at my home.
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<div><strong>THE VISION</strong>
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<div>I grew up in the farmlands of Chesapeake, Virginia, on an acre of land where we grew our own vegetables. That early connection to the land—and an obsession with Earthships and homesteading—has inspired my dream to live sustainably, grow food, care for animals, and create space for community events centered around nature, music, and wellness.
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<div>Now, I’m building Golden Mirage Ranch, a place for:
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<li>Rescued livestock &amp; milking goats
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<li>Organic farming &amp; farm-to-table experiences
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<li>Goat yoga, live music, archery, &amp; axe throwing events
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<li>Creative retreats &amp; sustainability workshops
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<div><strong>THE CHALLENGE </strong>
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<div>Since 2022, I’ve also been caring for my mom as she fights ovarian cancer. I need to be local to care for her. I try to give her a peaceful, healing, and happy life in her recovery. She’s a master gardener and will help bring this dream to life. But making my dream of Golden Mirage Ranch into a homestead is no small task.
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<div>The land is raw and the property needs serious work:
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<li>Clearing brush for fire safety
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<li>Grading the land for structures
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<li>Building shelters and fencing for animals
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<li>No usable trees to make lumber. All new/used lumber needs to be purchased.
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<li>In high fire zone, structures need to be built with metal or adobe/cob.
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<li>Creating water access from the well with a whole “farm” filter
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<li>Resolving 3 inherited building code violations
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<li>Setting up greenhouses and growing systems
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<div><strong>To make matters more intense, I’m currently between jobs, and the costs are rising.</strong> Originally, this was going to be a 5-year plan. But now I feel called to go all in—to step away from corporate life and build this ranch full-time.
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<div><strong>HOW YOU</strong> <strong>CAN</strong> <strong>HELP</strong>
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<div>Your donation will go directly toward the materials, labor, and infrastructure needed to start the homestead:
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<div>Phase One $16k - Secure the animals from predators:
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<div>(2) 10 x 12 Animal Barn, (1) Goat Tower, (2) Animal Pens - $6k
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<div>1000 lf Perimeter Fencing $10k
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<div>Phase Two $20k - Infrastructure for all year farming in the High Desert:
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<div>(5) 10 x 12 Greenhouses with (5) Covered garden patios $15k
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<div>(1) Water Filter systems and piping upgrade (water from well contains high levels of TDS, Calcium, Magnesium, and Lead. Only a RO system at kitchen sink for drinking water) $5k
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<div>Overall needs $50k:
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<div>Upgrade barn with toilet and needed repairs to clear 3 building code violations $20k
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<div>Survey, machinery, grading, and materials to make the land usable $30k
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<div>TOTAL $86k. 
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<div><strong>Every</strong> <strong>contribution</strong> <strong>helps</strong> <strong>bring</strong> <strong>this</strong> <strong>dream</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>life</strong>—<strong>THIS</strong> <strong>YEAR</strong>, <em>not</em> <em>years</em> <em>from</em> <em>now</em>.
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<div><strong>GET INVOLVED </strong>
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<div>Want to do more than donate? Come visit the ranch! I’m just an hour north of LA, working on the land daily and always looking for volunteers, builders, and helping hands.
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<div><strong>Together</strong>, <strong>we</strong> <strong>can</strong> <strong>build</strong> <strong>a</strong> <strong>place</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>purpose</strong>, <strong>peace</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>possibility</strong>.
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<div>With deep gratitude and love,
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<div>Buko Pan Guerra and her mom
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