"Live life simply, so that others can simply Live"  T.S. Ananthu, Navadarshanam  

Vanashree, an 8 acre farm, organically and naturally cultivated over last 3 years, is our "Discovery Lab". Located at Maralwadi, 50 kms from Bangalore, is very close to Bannerghatta forest range and surrounded by gently wooded hills.

Eco-sustainable living is the prime focus at the farm. We have been planting trees (3500+ covering 125+ species by Jul'09) to increase bio-diversity.  We are also trying to grow most of the essential vegetables, cereals and fruits. Solar based lighting and Gobar gas based cooking fuel  means our dependency on non renewable energy is minimal. Cows, small poultry, ducks, guinea fowl, recently introduced bee keeping and carp fish  in rainwater harvesting tank form core part of our experiments in integrated farming.

•  Improve soil quality and fertility by increasing the organic matter content of the soil, and by minimizing losses from soil erosion

•  Increase the efficiency of resource utilization that can result in the most effective use of water and energy

•  Promote biological diversity on the farm with the belief that this will result in improved  internal nutrient cycling and conservation

•  Minimize impact on environment & nature

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Priti & Srikanth