Organic FarmingAurovilleFarm Group

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city of dawnRepresent Earth located in Tamil Nadu of South India Established On February 28, 1968, about 5000 people from 121 countries and 23 Indian states assembled in what was then the outskirts of Pondi-cherry and listened to the Au-roville Charter being read out by the Mother.there are 13 farms in Auroville covering over 350 acres.

belongs to nobody in particular. belongs to humanity as a whole.

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Ecovillage: The whole city is divided in a well planned manner, into a peace area, indus trial zone,residential zoneinternational zone, cultural zone, and the green belt which surrounds the whole city.

The farms employ about 200full-time workers from surrounding villages. Snake gourd Green papaya Tapioca Pumpkin Beans Flower Forest Etc.

LocalSeasonal Food

Windhill solar system drip irrigation, conventional electricsolar submers-ible pump

Education:VistorsVolunteerLocal PeopleIt was found that few coming to Aurovillewere either knowledgeable or interested in running farms. Though the present farms are well equipped by now, more farmers and funds are needed in the future, to take care of available land.

a combination of solar anddiesel powered pumps, forcurrent and water.The stards have createda series of water catchmentponds, from which they can irrigate more land withouttapping into ground waterreserves.

an office and distribution centre called FoodlinkThe products are sold through a number of Auro

ville shops and also beyond AV.

Rice and vegetables are provided for meals in the

communal Solar Kitchen and for distribution among

schools.Fruits and grains are preserved and packed

at twoAuroville food-processing units and at some

of the farms

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