At The Madakkal Ridges, we have been working with Ananas — our land & ecology design partners to understand and evolve some initial design plans. The Ananas team has spent a considerable amount of time understanding the topography at the farm. A seasonal stream cuts through the current extent of…

Our farms are more than about designing ecologically sustainable places. At the Rose Valley Collective, we have been making steady progress in making the place a truly unique farming community. We have been working on maximising the potential of our farm’s bounty. Recently, our farm team has experimented with and…

We are always excited to share updates about our new farm collectives. Two of them near Bangalore are now live. At The Maralwadi Hamlet, things are moving forward after delays due to some government land surveys which got delayed due to the elections in Karnataka. Land registrations of the initial…

Hello everyone, here’s an update on the demo earthworks carried out under the supervision of theAnanas team at Rose Valley Collective. They were accompanied by some of our community members and our staff. They implemented a pond next to our member’s house consisting of a sedimentation zone and a storage…

Over the last few years, since we started our first farming collective, we have had the good fortune of meeting hundreds of people to exchange ideas and discuss aspects of community, farming, shared assets, ecology, moving and living on a farm and more. These conversations have also led to us…

Four years ago, Rajeev made the life-changing decision to shift from hectic city life to a more enriching and serene existence in nature. Joining the Tamarind Valley Collective, he immersed himself in a community dedicated to reimagining sustainable living. Guided by experts, Rajeev took leaps forward, learning patience and embracing a slower pace of life. He reminds us of the profound rewards that come from harmonious coexistence with the natural world.

In the world of construction, where strength and resilience matter the most, shear keys are the foundation for Seismic-Resistant structures. They play a vital role in stabilizing constructions, assuring their endurance during seismic events, powerful winds, and other lateral forces.

Every year, the TVC community celebrates its foundation day in the month of May. This year we decided to do things a bit differently. We, along with some of RVC members, hosted a bunch of folks from TVC at the Rose Valley Collective farm. The farm team took everyone around…

“We keep optimising for financial security and there will come a day when we will realise we have forgotten to live.” As we were talking with a member of our farming collective about our model, investments and more, the above comment from him sounded profound, yet so simple. As humans…