We are so proud to pronounce the Love Bund finished. Named after the heart shaped hole dug to obtain the soil, it has taken well over a month and a half to be stomped, packed and patted into perfection. Hours of laughter and sweat have been spent, with our friends Mumpty and Crowbar, in […]
CONTINUE READING →Monday morning, during breakfast, is the time when our Sadhana volunteers offer and request workshops. We’ve seen it all; from designing beautiful, etherial dreamcatchers to giving percussion lessons, from henna tattoos to discovering the hidden secrets of the forest. Every week is packed with creativity! Two such workshops lately have been facepainting and intercultural communication. […]
CONTINUE READING →The entire course was invited to a beautiful and inspiring farm, the home of Ananda and his family located in Thiruvannammalai, a local city about 110kms away. Spending 4 days there the course excitingly built a composting toilet, created a raised bed area for future vegetable garden and also took on a few maintenance progress […]
CONTINUE READING →A large group of children and their teachers came all the way from Chennai this Friday to visit Sadhana Forest! They were extremely enthusiastic and hard working and loved being a part of the scene here. Some children joined moving piles of branches, still left from the cyclone! Others joined in the kitchen and the […]
CONTINUE READING →A market was held in Auroville to celebrate Earth Day. Sadhana Forest came with our chefs and some creative hands to share some of our joys and talents. Our chefs prepared some snacks to give out in the market. Sheela’s Special Laddus (ball-shaped Indian sweet) made mainly from various local organic flours and jaggery (palm […]
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