Farming-Permaculture workshop at Navadarshanam

Navadarshanam is happy to announce a 3-day workshop on sustainable farming and permaculture principles from Friday 8 April to Sunday 10 April 2016. 

The program is intended for anyone interested in growing food and is designed to provide a good understanding of the principles and methods involved in sustainable farming.  The program will have a significant focus on hands on work backed by theory sessions that will cover the underlying principles. Topics covered will include permaculture principles, getting started with a piece of land, low to zero input organic farming methods, understanding soil, pest management, composting, seed saving, plant nurseries and vegetable starts, water harvesting, food forests etc.

Participants will be required to arrive on Thursday evening or latest by 8am on Friday. The sessions will begin at 9.00am on Friday and end at 4 pm on Sunday.

The fee for the 3-day resident program is Rs 3,500 and includes boarding and lodging for the duration of the program. If you are interested, please write to us at ndworkshops@gmail.com to register.

Green Galatta: A workshop on plants

Farming-Permaculture workshop at Navadarshanam: Oct 23 - 25, 2015

Navadarshanam is happy to announce a 3-day workshop on sustainable farming and permaculture principles from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October 2015. 

The program is intended for anyone interested in growing food and is designed to provide a good understanding of the principles and methods involved in sustainable farming.  The program will have a significant focus on hands on work backed by theory sessions that will cover the underlying principles. Topics covered will include permaculture principles, getting started with a piece of land, low to zero input organic farming methods, understanding soil, pest management, composting, seed saving, plant nurseries and vegetable starts, water harvesting, food forests etc.

Participants will be required to arrive on Thursday evening or latest by 8am on Friday. The sessions will begin at 9.00am on Friday and end at 4 pm on Sunday.

The fee for the 3-day resident program is Rs 3,500 and includes boarding and lodging for the duration of the program. If you are interested, please write to us at ndworkshops@gmail,com to register.

BHOOMI Organic and Terrace Gardening Workshop

BHOOMI is offering a one day workshop on
Organic and Terrace Gardening –
8th August 2015, Timings: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Organic and Terrace Gardening
For whom: People who wish to grow and eat fresh organic veggies

Today, we hear of the importance of fresh greens and organic foods. Also the importance of avoiding chemical and pesticide ridden foods. What better place to get at least some wholesome foods than from your own backyard or terrace?

Gardening is the New Movement
This movement around the world is to transform this barren city-scape into a green and valuable contributor to health and ecological balance. Estimates show that as many as 20 million people are engaged in urban agriculture. China for instance produces 85% of its vegetables from the terraces, empty sites, unbuilt areas, etc.

What you can expect from the workshop?
This workshop will help you develop an enjoyable and healthful hobby, and make it a part of an organic way of life! There will be a focus on the practical aspects, so that we get a first hand experience with earth, soil, compost, nutrients on the field. It will include pest and disease management also.

Facilitator: I.M. Pushpa and Raghu Rao
When: 8th August, 2015
Number: Maximum 15

Fees: 1500/- ( including organic lunch, tea and seeds/plant for your garden)

With best wishes,
Bhoomi Team
Contact No: 9449853834 / 080 - 28441173
Email: bhoomi.programmes@gmail.com
Our mailing address is:
Bhoomi Network
No,70, Prakriya School Campus,
Chikkanayakanahalli, off Doddakannalli;
Sarjapur Road, Carmalaram Post
Bangalore - 560 035

Farming-Permaculture workshop at Navadarshanam: 2 July - 5 July 2015‏

Navadarshanam is happy to announce a 4-day workshop on sustainable farming and permaculture principles from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July 2015. The program is intended for anyone interested in growing food and is designed to provide a good understanding of the principles and methods involved in sustainable farming.  The program will have a significant focus on hands on work backed by theory sessions that will cover the underlying principles. Topics covered will include permaculture principles, getting started with a piece of land, low to zero input organic farming methods, understanding soil, pest management, composting, seed saving, plant nurseries and vegetable starts, water harvesting, food forests etc.

Participants will be required to arrive on Wednesday evening or latest by 8am on Thursday. The sessions will begin at 9.00am on Thursday and end at 3 pm on Sunday.

The fee for the 4-day resident program is Rs 4,000 and includes boarding and lodging for the duration of the program. If you are interested, please write to us at ndworkshops@gmail.com to register.

Motzkin Park Terrace- Fun in the sun with free workshops

The Green Bazaar- 9

The much loved Green Bazaar is back with its 9th Edition! This time, The Green Bazaar- 9 partners with Whitefield Rising to you the Whitefield Eco Habba on Sunday, February 22nd, at Herbs and Spices, Whitefield.
Traffic, water, garbage, toxic lakes…Whitefield has many of the same teething problems as other neighbourhoods in rapidly expanding Bangalore, but it is also home to a strong network of true heroes who care for their neighbourhood and work to make it better. Tree-huggers, lake-saviours, spot-fixing civic activists, composting-queens, animal-rescuers, craft goddesses, geek-turned-kitchen-gardeners—the community has champions of every stripe. Come say hello to them at Eco Habba, the largest community gathering of its kind, and get inspired! Join the movement for a better Bangalore and start your own in your neighbourhood.
Spend this lovely springtime Sunday outdoors, at The Green Bazaar- 9, Eco Habba and take a break from the usual mall-movie routine. Buy earth friendly products, attend expert talks, sign up for DIY workshops, watch your kids participate in learn and play activities, sample yummy, healthy food, watch films, live performances and join the conversation around vibrant, sustainable, earth friendly living in Whitefield!
Registration is compulsory for all workshops. Click here to register 
Join the event page to get the latest updates on stalls, workshops, activities and fabulous deals! 
www.facebook.com/thegreenbazaar, and the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1632440410318123/ 

The Green Bazaar 9, Eco Habba, Whitefield

SUSTAINABILITY LAB:

Want to start your own little terrace garden? Have questions on composting for our waste management gurus? Want to get involved in lake rejuvenation efforts in your area? Or maybe you want to learn more about artisanal breads, the Sustainability Lab is the one place where adults can build a range of skills needed to practice a more earth friendly lifestyle.
Click Here to register for the workshops. All workshops for adults are open to children above 15 years of age.

Timings	Workshop
11 am – 12 pm	Fruits, Shoots and Leaves: Priya Anand one of Whitefield’s top kitchen gardeners shares her tips for starting your own terrace garden.
12 pm – 1 pm	2 X H2O: Smarter Dharma gives you an intro into smarter solutions for Water Recycling in your community. A chance to meet with experts in the field and kickstart activities related to water reuse and lake rejuvenation in your building or neighbourhood.
2 pm – 3:30 pm	Mighty Millets, Cooking Demo: Get a new superpower by learning to cooking with healthy, homegrown, underrated, mighty millets. Live cooking demo with Preeta who will demo Salads, Pulao, Bisibelebhath, Upma, Vangibhath, Dosas, Idlis and Rottis!
4 pm – 5 pm	I ♥  Kaapi: Arshiya Bose gives us the fascinating lowdown on sustainable coffee
5 pm – 5:30 pm	Flour Power: An interactive talk on what goes into making healthy organic bread
5:30 – 6:00 pm	Talking Dirty: Composting gurus dish on how to start treating your trash the right way

WALKS AND RIDES:

Timings	Workshop
7 am to 9 am , All Ages	Bi-Pedal Bangalore: Been thinking about taking up cycling for a while? Start today! Go for a fun Sunday morning ride with Zest Pedal community, get some expert gyaan on do and dont’s of sustainable commuting in the city.
8 am to 9 am3 pm to 4 pm	If Trees Could Talk: Go on a tree walk with a difference, hear Whitefield Resident Unnikrishnan tell you stories about trees in Bangalore, help you identify native species and learn more about their role in our ecosystem.
4 pm to 5 pm	Whitefield Heritage Walk : A real treat for Bangaloreans, Deepa Peck talks about the little known history of Whitefield, how the area got its name, its famous residents, its forgotten churches and its rapidly-changing geography.

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS SHOWCASE:

In an age when we barely know who our next door neighbour is imagine a wonderful opportunity to meet people from your community who are making a difference. Come and say hello to these superheroes in your area, join them in their projects or get inspired to start your own version in your part of Bangalore. The Community Champions corner will bring waste segregation experts, sustainable mobility supporters, environmentally conscious students and other cool citizens all under one roof.

Timings	Sessions
TBA	Know your Carbon Footprint: Our experts will help you analyse your everyday so you can calculate your carbon footprint and be more aware.
TBA	Catch Every Drop Zone: Eco warriorVallari Shah will talk about retrofitting your home to save and reuse water most effectively
All Day	Swachch Bharath Zone: Apartment Champions from our partner group Whitefield Rising and 2bins1Bag give you the 101 on waste segregation via games and interactive segments.
TBA	Commute Smart Zone: Arvind Keerti talks about sustainable mobility in traffic jam plagued Whitefield
TBA	Switch on The Sun Zone: A session on harnessing solar power most effectively
TBA	Nature In My Backyard Corner: Neralu and Honey Bee Nature Club organize activities that will make you stop and smell the flowers this gorgeous Sunday Spring day
TBA	Green Schools: A unique opportunity to meet students and teachers who are making a difference with their innovative in-school programs that are pro-environment

CHILDREN’S NATURE CARNIVAL:

Learn and Play activities to engage your children and initiate them into greener living. Click here to register for Children’s Activities.

Timings	Workshop
All Day, < 7 yrs old	Kinetic Kiddies: An activity designed to get your kids moving, life skills training while incorporating fun and creativity in movement.
All Day, 4 months- 12 yrs	Active Tots: A little gym for kids to keep them occupied and in high spirits while you check out all that The Green Bazaar 9 has to offer.
9am, 11 am, 4 pm and 5pm (Ages < 15 yrs)	World in a Flower: Help your children fall in love with nature and wonder about the world around them. Free play and outdoor recreation thanks to the Honey Bees Nature Club a nature/outdoor recreation club for the entire family.
11 am – 12 pm, Ages > 6 and < 15	Little Green Thumbs: A gardening workshop for young ones
4 pm – 5 pm, > 6 and < 15	Cooking with Monika: Monika Manchanda conducts a cooking workshop for young kids and teens
3 pm – 4:30 pm, > 10	Tetrapak Up! : Devika Krishnan teaches kids to repurpose those terrible tetrapaks into something more beautiful
TBA, < 15 yrs	Drama Queens and Kings: Deepti Sharma guides children on expressing themselves through drama and speech
4 pm – 5 pm	Nature’s Canvas- Sketch trees and the natural environment with charcoal and take your artwork home
3 pm – 4 pm, < 15 yrs old	GQ, Green Quiz: An activity to turn those grey cells green
All Day	Sidewalk Games: A gaming corner with street games for children
TBA	Tales Everywhere: Storytelling session for children

LENS FOR CHANGE:

Change your perspective of the world around you through art and photography exhibitions. Watch short films curated by The Alternative, and enjoy a live performance by Whitefield students of Taaqademy

EARTH FRIENDLY MARKET:

The Green Bazaar will feature the best of sustainable goodies. Organic, preservative-free food, recycled and upcycled home and lifestyle products, children’s books and educational kits, handspun fabric and apparel, waste management solutions for the home, certified organic agro products, chemical-free skin and body care goodies, products for sustainable menstruation, natural products with the goodness of fruits and berries and more.
A few stalls at the Bazaar: Soul Bakers, Maduban Natural Products, Ultimate Cocos,BEAD,  Eco Femme, Chalk Boutique, Shumee, Tulika Publishers, stitched2save9, blue made green, Rista, Daily Dump, Skin Sense, Martha’s Preserves, Ashel organic bakes, Belly and Soul, Lluvia Bakery, Orchard Fresh, Cellulose Jewellery, Organic Garten, Cocosutra, Mitte Se, Tech Mali, My Sunny Balcony, Daily Dump, Black Roots, Rista Handicrafts, Skin Sense, Squiggle, Joy at work, Aromeds

Neralu Bangalore Tree Festival

 


 SCHEDULE

Neralu 2015 is here and is more exciting this year. The festival opens at Doddamavalli Katte on 7th of February at 7:30 AM. Talks, workshops and performances happen at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on the 7th and 8th of February, while Bal Bhavan preps for the fun, grand finale on the 14th of February. Walks come right to your neighbourhood with a special celebration at MN Krishna Rao Park. Check our map to pick the walk that’s closest to you. Prior registrations for Workshops and Walks are absolutely necessary. Please register here: http://neralu.in/register.

 

Farmers Market at Inorbit Mall (7-8 Feb)

Oota from your Thota –Feb 2015

Organic Gardening Workshop at Bhoomi College

For whom: People who wish to take charge of their ‘wellness’ and ‘health.’
 For generations in India, having a kitchen-garden was integral to a complete home, where freshness and nutrition from a variety of vegetables were given significance and the words ‘pesticides’ and ‘chemical fertilizer’ were unheard of. There was no concept of wastage because everything was re-used in some form or the other. Natural resources were respected and utilized responsibly so as to preserve them for future generations – that was the prevalent culture! This forgotten and neglected way of life in urban spaces  needs to be revived.
Why do urbanites have to grow organic food for consumption?
Due to migration of people to urban areas, fertile agricultural land has been converted into houses and other infrastructures thus reducing the land for cultivation. But there is a movement around the world today to transform this barren city-scape into a green and valuable contributor to health and ecological balance. Estimates show that as many as 20 million people are engaged in urban agriculture all over the world. Half of Latin American cities, 72% of urban - house holds in Russia and 14 largest cities in China produce 85% of the vegetables not only from terraces but also on empty sites, unbuilt areas, parks, etc.
 In this age of pesticide-driven agriculture most of the vegetables and fruits available in the market seem to add to human diseases and ill-health. But they are packaged well and look good on the shelf. How can we then be sure if we and our children are eating pure and fresh foods? The best way  to grow our own organic vegetables and greens.
What do we believe in - chemical fertilizers and pesticides, decorative plants and imported grass which yield neither flower nor fruit - or do we believe in safe, flavourful, native, nutritious produce for our kitchens? It is for us to choose and learn a meaningful way of spending some of our leisure time.
 What you can expect from the workshop?
This workshop will help us understand the basic principles of gardening and then apply it to our own context – homes, apartments or terraces. This workshop will focus on the practical aspects, so that we get a first hand experience with earth, soil, compost, nutrients on the field. It will include pest and disease management also.
Rajesh Thakkar committed to organic gardening and farming will be the faculty for this workshop.

 Gardening is a healthy hobby, not only to keep one engaged for a couple of hours in a week but it gives the pleasure of being in the midst of a growing garden. Let’s jointly experience this workshop and start making our own little gardens.


31 Jan '2015, 09:30 am to 05:30 pm

Bhoomi College, No. 70, C/O Prakriya School, Chikkanayakanahalli, Off Doddakaneli, Sarjapura Road, Bangalore- 560 035

Entry :

Rs. 1200/- per person inclusive of lunch and snacks

The Banyan Tree Festival

 The program 'The Banyan Tree Festival' has the following to offer:

Organic food festival
Kite making and kite flying
Music and cultural program - finale is sitar recital by well known sitarist Shri. Vidur Mahajan.
Photo exhibition and sale (facebook.com/vismayaforcause)
Story telling for children and adults
Paper bags making
Organic terrace gardening
Solid waste management
Expert talks
and loads of fun....


The program expects visitors from schools, special schools, social organizations and corporates. This is being organized by Nav Prabhuthi Trust supported by Rotary Bangalore West.

Workshop on Organic Terrace Gardening

Avarekai Mela 2015 (Courtesy: TOI)

Winter is the time to savour some of the best local food, served hot and fresh, so this weekend, you could head to the 15th edition of the Avarebele Mela, also known as the Avarekai Mela, which began on Friday.

 Avarekai or broad beanshyacinth beans are an important produce of Karnataka, and the annual mela has become a part of the city's culture along with others such as the Kadalekai Parishe of Basavanagudi, which gives peanut growers a chance to showcase their produce. Hosts of avarekai growers from Hunsur, Magadi, Mulbagal, Nagamangala and Bengaluru come to the Avarekai Mela to sell their produce without middlemen.
“The main attraction is the variety of dishes prepared using avarekai,“ says Geetha Shivakumar, the festival organizer.“Young people are attracted to fast food. We want them to know tasty snacks can be made using local, seasonal ingredients such as avarekai. Visitors can try out over 20 kinds of snacks and condiments made of this bean.'' In Karnataka, the bean is made into curry (avarekalu saaru), salad (avarekalu usli), added to upma (avarekalu uppittu), and as a flavouring to akki rotti. Sometimes the outer peel of the seed is taken out and the inner soft part is used for a variety of dishes. This form is called `hithakabele avarekalu', which means “pressed hyancinth bean“. According to Shivakumar, this time the mela will have dishes like hithakavare saaru (rasam made with the pressed bean), and many inno vative dishes not traditionally made with it, such as dosa, paayasa, holige, chikki, cake, jamoon, and flavoured snacks such as pepper hithakabele, pudina hithakabele, and garlic hithakabele.

“A special attraction this year is hithakavare halwa and hithakavare honey jalebi. We expect nearly 2,000 people to visit the mela daily. Nearly 3 to 4 tonnes of avare beans will be sold during the mela,“ says Shivakumar. The bean is not only a good source of energy (100 gm = 50 kCal) but also contains many B vitamins, and is high in elements such as calcium and magnesium.

Fest is on from 2nd-14th Jan 2015

Gardening and Growth : Gardening for Kids

Cubs of Cubbon

Soil and Soul Farm Trail

Maker Weekend: Workshop on window farming and Kitchen Gardening

Oota from your Thota: August 2014

Green Bazaar- Lets' Recycle: Aug 2014