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Green Acres

Developing Auroville’s biggest farm

Annapurna Farm is Auroville’s biggest farm – its focus is organic rice and millet production as well as being Auroville’s largest dairy – today the only certified organic dairy in South India.

Hermitage – afforesting canyon land

Hermitage is located on the extreme end of the Auroville “galaxy”, consisting of approximately 74 acres. Primarily canyon land, Hermitage is a starkly beautiful landscape and now home to a rich variety of wildlife. The steward of this land, Bernd, says, “When I became steward of Hermitage in 1989 there was hardly any grass cover worth the name, – let alone biodiversity in fauna and flora! Looking back, Hermitage has evolved tremendously. Stewarding this Auroville land has been so very satisfying that I would do it again. I created a forest!”

Acres for Auroville Darshan Flier – 24 April 2017

Acres for Auroville Darshan Flier - 24 April 2017

India’s Parliament approved The Mother’s vision for the City of Dawn, but it’s up to us to make that vision a reality.
A4A’s results show that we can do it – by collaborating!  See the new land that your donations have bought!

Lands for Auroville Unified Letter- 24  April 2017

April 24th marks the Mother’s final arrival in India in 1920 to join Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry and “the united two began a greater age”.
Auroville, envisioned as The City of Dawn, is one outcome of that collaboration – and a vehicle to manifest “a greater age”.

New Greenbelt land – thanks to your A4A donations!

Thanks to your donations to the ‘Acres for Auroville’ campaign, another new strategic plot in the Greenbelt was just purchased in March!
Since January alone, A4A donations have financed four new plots of vital Master Plan land, making 8 plots total so far – all thanks to your solidarity!

Planting a forest – pioneering 1981 and 2017

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From the early years til now, planting trees and forests in Auroville have been a pre-occupation -occupation for many ‘greenbelters’: plant tree saplings in the hot desert sun, green the land, create bunds to ward off rain water being washed down into the sea; engage in water and soil conservation. The result so far has been rewarding: the forest cover grew in Auroville, allowing indigenous trees species to return and with it, birds and all kinds of wild animals found their homes in the newly created green heavens.

New land outreach cards spread awareness!

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A new addition to our land outreach actions – small cards for spreading the message. These new cards have been placed in friendly Auroville “hotspots” and have already had a great success! Share them with friends to help fill in the land puzzle’s missing parts!

Your donations bring results!

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Thank to donor solidarity, Auroville’s Land Board was able to enlarge the City of Dawn’s land base by 7.62 acres – with 6 new additions in the past 4 months alone! Your donations bring needed resources for manifesting the City of Dawn!

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