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The garden
The garden design by the children and myself is growing: the papaya are planted!
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Childrens Land | India | News
new approach new manager
HI ! My name is Dorian, I’ve been volunteering at Sadhana Forest for a year and a half. I have been working in “Children’s Land” since I arrived because I was very interested in the project. Ana and Tiago are gone, and now I am manager of the project. The project has progressed and developed in respect to…
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New Sadhana Forest video
There is a brand new video to raise awareness and funds for Sadhana Forest. Some older material has been mixed with new footage after Mark Allen came to Sadhana Forest and initiated this video project. Thanks to volunteer Maya and her camera, this is what came out of it. Hope you enjoy and spread the…
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Making the forest trail..
For those who attentively follow the events and changes at Sadhana Forest, especially those who enjoy the Friday evening tour through the forest, here is some exciting news! No longer will clean footwear be tarnished by the monsoon mud, for a crew of trail-builders has been hard at work building a turnpike. What is a…
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Wild Sadhana!
Here in Sadhana Forest we are growing a Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest. But the trees are not the whole story. This ecosystem supports a huge variety of wildlife and we are lucky enough to encounter these creatures every day! See the photos below to see a tiny selection of some of the invertebrates and amphibians we share…
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Growing our Forest Knowledge with New Plaques!
For the last few weeks many of the volunteers have been busy with painting new forest plaques with information about some of our tree species. Here in Sadhana Forest we are growing a Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest, and this ecosystem type consists of over 160 species. Most of these are evergreen species including trees, shrubs and…
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Watching the Garden Grow..
Wow! You won’t believe the transformation in the Kindergarten in Thiruchitrambaram! The front garden of the kindergarten which was once nothing more than bare earth is now positively overflowing with green! Bursting at the sides! Papaya and tomato plants are already growing big and strong and little seedlings of salad leaves and bringal are…
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Come and celebrate the CHILDREN’S LAND 1st BIRTHDAY!!
CHILDREN’S LAND 1st BIRTHDAY & RECYCLING FESTIVAL!! SADHANA FOREST Come and join us for this special celebration on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26th Let us get creative and experiment together how we combine waste with natural material!! We will make: – musical instruments – a boat – paper maché – a tipi house…
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Come and celebrate Sadhana Forest’s 7th birthday with an all-day festival!
Sadhana Forest, Friday December 17th Come join us for a day filled with free workshops, vegan organic food, live music and theatre, and our ecofilm for the evening: La Belle Verte. This all-day festival is a great opportunity for learning about sustainability and the Sadhana Forest project, sharing knowledge, passion and skills, eating great food…
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Cyclone Jal visits Sadhana Forest!!
The cyclone season is upon us! Up first (and hopefully last) was Cyclone Jal. On Sunday, November 7th we woke to dark skies and slow rain. Within hours the whole storm would be upon us so this meant it was time to get ready! Volunteers who had heard our request for help the night before,…