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Discipline Farm Discipline Farm is on the northern edge of Auroville's Greenbelt . There are fourteen acres of land on which fruit - coconut, banana, sour sop, papaya, passion fruit, mangos, chikoos and citrus, and vegetables - spinaches, sweet potatoes, jicama, pumpkins, lettuce, basil, rucola are grown using microsprinklers for irrigation. There is a small dairy. The farm is organic and EM (Effective microorganisms) technology is used. It is possible to do volunteer work on the farm.E:
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EcoPro EcoPro promotes the use of Effective Microorganism (EM). Effective microorganism is a combination of lactic acid bacilli, photosynthetic bacteria, yeast, and other organisms and it has been found to be very useful in treating wastewater, solid waste, in enhancing organic fertilizer and as a bio-pesticide. EcoPro’s expertise is in the fields of public hygiene, solid waste management, and water management.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
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T: +91 (0) 413 2622469 / +91 9442300573
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EVFuture EVFuture was established in 2007, it’sprimary focus is on designing electric eco- friendly two wheeler solutions primarily for the Indian market and its existing road conditions. EVFuture has developed a prototype electric two-wheeler which is unique to all other electric two wheelers available in the Indian market.Contact:
T: +91 413 2622380
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Food Link Food Link is the food cooperative of Auroville’s farmers. It does the packaging and distribution part of Auroville’s farm products such as grains, vegetables, fruites, eggs and dairy products. For the time being, the products are distributed only inside Auroville. FoodLink together with the AV G.R.E.E.N Center started a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme and is also organizing the Saturday Market (from November till April) to promote organic products.Contact: E:
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Kapas Kapas is a sustainable business collaborative striving to protect and promote the fragile cotton communities of Tamil Nadu. Failed crops, increased competition, and unfair business practices have driven thousands of cotton farmers and weavers to despair; over 2 lahk cotton farmers have committed suicide in the past decade.As a member of the fashion community, Upasana Design Studio could not silently witness such destruction. Kapas leverages partnerships with several local organizations to: choose only organic and indigenous crops nurtured by all-natural fertilizers; employ a fair business model that improves the livelihoods farmers and weavers; and use natural dyes to create top-quality basics with a higher level of consciousness. We are working with Covenant Centre of Development (CCD), Gandhigram, Colours of Nature, and Bestseller Foundation, among others.Â
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 Litter Free Litter Free provides innovative solutions and alternatives for positive waste management. It aims at increasing awareness and stimulating new ways of producing, using, collecting and processing the products we use every day. T: +91 94 8848 3871
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Naturellement Naturellement is specialized in natural/organic food processing. It produces a vide variety of delicacies ranging from jams and pickles to cookies and breakfast cereals. Following fair trade practices the emphasis is on high quality products and on empowerment of women.Contact:
T: +91 413 2622034
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Pebble Garden Pebble Garden was started in 1994 on 6 acres of severely eroded land.Today it is a vibrant forest of indigenous Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF) trees, eleven water bodies, a fruit tree area and a garden of 1000 square meters. Pebble Garden is cultivating about a 90 hardy vegetable varieties ideal for home gardening. It has been created without any bio-inputs from outside, just with biomass grown in situ, no animal manure, no purchased soil or compost, no hired labour and only with small voluntary donations from individuals.Contact:
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GreenAcres campaign
Fundraising for expanding the Auroville Greenbelt.
Our eco-zone is under threat of rapid urbanization, this is an urgent move to reverse the trend and extend activities.