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HomeActivitiesGreen PracticesFarming
Last updated: Mar 3, 2017

Siddhartha farm

Siddhartha Farm, Herbert
Siddhartha Farm, Herbert

Snapshot of the farm

 

Year started

1995

Current stewards/residents

Herbert

Total acreage

10.8 acres

Total cultivated area

5.5 acres (4 acres is afforested)

Main produce

Field crops (grains, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane), Dairy

Annual turnover

₹ 1,200,00

Opportunities for volunteering

Yes

Accommodation for volunteers

Please contact farm directly

Contact info

siddhafarm@yahoo.co.in;  90037-38560

 

Vision and mission of the farm

The vision of the farm is to ensure a good, stable food supply to Auroville, along with ensuring environmental and financial sustainability. 

Current operations

Situated on traditional rice land near Irumbai lake, Siddhartha farm grows different varieties of rice, sugarcane and black gram in rotation with green gram, peanuts, sesame, millets and pulses. The farm also comprises a cashew orchard, a dairy of about 6 cows, some chickens and geese. There is a bakery and a small food-processing unit for making cashew butter and organic jaggery. A large proportion of the farm income comes from processing food, for sale in Auroville.

Water is sustainably used with a solar pump for irrigating cultivated areas and lake water for use in the paddy fields. With 90% of the water coming directly from the lake, the farm can even have 2 rice harvests a year. The farm uses biogas for domestic cooking. Biogas serves for domestic cooking. 

Plans in the upcoming years

It is hoped that with some support from the community in terms of financial investment, more area of the farm can be brought under rice cultivation, with a view towards Auroville being self-sufficient in its need for rice.

 

Contact: Herbert, Ph.  90037-38560
E-mail: siddhafarm@yahoo.co.in

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  • A Dream
  • To be a True Aurovilian
  • The Galaxy Concept of the City
  • Matrimandir - Soul of the City
  • Founder: The Mother
  • Visionary: Sri Aurobindo
  • Words of Wisdom
  • Integral Yoga
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  • Planning & Architecture
  • Green Practices
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