The video Sadhana Forest – Greening the Planet from the Grassroots received a Special Mention Award in the category Films made about Auroville / bioregion – Judges selection at the Auroville Film Festival 2011 for “simple, strong and effective communication of its core principles“.
CONTINUE READINGThe garden design by the children and myself is growing: the papaya are planted!
CONTINUE READINGHI ! 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGThere 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGSince the seedballing event of 2010 we have been busy working on the infrastructure of our land and after building the main hut we have now moved in. I want to share this occasion and pictures with you all, we are now very comfortable in our multi-functioning main hut. Amoung the trees, the outside: Please […]
CONTINUE READINGFor 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGHere 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGFor 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGWow! 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGCHILDREN’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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