Connecting people to
nature: the Auroville urban farming project (City Center) phase 1
The Auroville Urban Farming project was started by Riccardo,
a long term volunteer studying Food Security in Auroville, with the aid of
Luigi in late 2014. Since then the team has grown, and today includes Giacomo,
Mira, Ion, Valentina and Redvan, youth at Les Maison des Jeunes (along with
Jaiakash, the gardener) and Martin from Auroville Consulting.
The Urban Farming group is experimenting with promoting the
idea of community involvement and integral sustainability in the City Centre
area of Auroville and involving the youth in farming activities.
The farming activities are mostly done in the ‘green
corridor’ areas of the City Centre, as laid out in the Master Plan. It has also
been expanded to the rooftops of Citadines and the backyard of the Mitra
hostel. The group has successfully planted papayas, bananas, and rucola. On
Sundays, they run an ‘open day’ for people to ...
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