Sustainable living in a regenerated forest in Neral, Maharashtra, India

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a non-profit regenerated forest collective near Neral in Maharashtra, located almost three hours away from Mumbai. The collective comprises 24 people across different professions, who revived a 65-acre piece of land over the past 26 years, situated in the foothills of the Sahyadris into a beautiful forest.

    The revived land now has over 90 percent tree cover and is home to over 120+ traditionally useful plant species (including 54 forest food species) and a host of birds, reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, and crabs.

    The space is maintained & managed by members and a local Adivasi/ Tribal family of Mahadu Bua, Ambibai, Daulat, Kalpana, with the help of volunteers. They host, manage programs, conduct walks/treks, cook food, wash dishes, oversee on-going work, and help with documentation and other tasks, as needed from time to time. We have a resident volunteer living at all times. Various members of the Collective are present on a rotation basis. For other activities, the local Adivasi communities from the region are engaged and about four to 12 people are hired depending on their requirements and the work involved.

    We are currently involved with not just the maintenance and regeneration of the Forest but also the following:
    - Sustainable entruerpreneruship
    - Eco Tourism
    - Building dams and desilting of stream beds and water bodies
    - Biodiversity studies and listing
    - Reviving local wells

    Conservation Activities and Impact on Local Communities
    The collective has been actively engaged in rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge activities. One of these was building check dams on the streams. We have built about six check dams — a large one which is 8ft in height and 40ft in length. The five others are about 3-4ft in height and 10 to 20 ft long.

    The presence of so many trees on the property helped the soil retain moisture. The land under the forest becomes like a sponge with open pores and helps the water percolate and recharge the groundwater aquifers.

    One of the central focus is soil conservation. Bharat (founder) recognizes the importance for soil conservation from being able to grow food to retain significant amounts of Carbon from the air.

    “Since some people from the village had engaged with us before for activities we had carried out before, they approached seeking help. They were experiencing a scarcity of water and needed water from the well for themselves and their thirsty cattle. So, we helped the villagers de-silt the well and extend the rim of the well up to 5ft,” explains Bharat.

    The collective now wants to scale up their conservation activities, particularly rainwater harvesting, increase farming and conduct more forest-related workshops and activities for people to come and attend.
    We also look forward to adding new members to their group who can be instrumental in carrying out these activities and also provide a fresh impetus to environmental conservation.

    A forest eco-versity on our land where people can learn everything related to ecology, nature, forest, farming, habitats, and sustainable livelihoods. We want new people to come on board and teach these; and where people learn skills practically rather than just theoretically. We also want to promote culture, music, art, natural healing, and meditation. Lastly, we envision a community – an organically evolving eco-village – where people can learn from each other and grow just like the forest around us.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Projets artistiques
    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    Aide dans une ferme
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Accueil / tourisme
    Entretien général
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Volunteers will get to learn from individuals like Bharat Mansata and others.
    The original members of Forest happen to be people from the initial ecological and sustainable movements in India.
    Learn forest conservation.
    Learn about indigenous forest food and species.
    Interact with Adivasi/ tribals and learn about the forest from them. Also, visit their village which is 10 minutes walking from the forest.
    Community living.
    Sustainable living.
    Yoga

  • Aide

    Aide

    Forest Conservation
    Natural Farming/ Forest Farming
    Housekeeping
    Eco-construction
    Upcycling
    Soap Making
    Forest harvest/ scavenging
    Creating art from waste
    Workshops
    Sustainable DIY
    Rental listings management
    Camping, Hiking, Forest Walks - Organising and managing
    Photography/ Film-making
    Yoga and meditation practices
    Social Media Marketing
    Content Writing
    Forest Tree Listing

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Hindi: Courant
    Marathi: Courant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
    Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Shared community house. We provide sleeping mattresses and pillows.
    You are welcome to bring your own tents and pitch around the community house or in the forest.
    We provide full access to the kitchen and three meals a day. (Meals are jointly prepared by all residents)

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    The space is maintained & managed by members and a local Adivasi family of Mahadu Bua,
    Ambibai, Daulat, Kalpana, with the help of volunteers. They host, manage programs, conduct
    walks/treks, cook food, wash dishes, oversee on-going work, and help with documentation and other
    tasks, as needed from time to time.

    • We provide simple, vegetarian food, and shared accommodation. We provide mattresses and pillow and sometimes have extra sleeping bags available.

    • Please bring your own bed sheets or sleeping bag and torch; umbrella and mosquito net (during
    monsoon); perhaps also any musical instrument you play, ....

    • We have no grid electricity and depend on a small solar panel. Mobile network is reliable in a few identified spots on the property

    • Your safety is our concern, but the responsibility of looking after yourself is yours!

    • We strongly encourage use of eco-friendly products in our forest, and request you to avoid any and all use
    of plastics, chemical soaps, detergents, toothpaste, etc.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Please bring a JIO Dongle or Sim Card of your own. Please note that there are specific spots where the data is good for video calls and working. These spots are not always close to the community house. We dont promise any hi-speed internet and we are off the grid. We charge using neighbour's properties and solar panels

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    We have ample parking space.

  • Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    We already have two cats living on the property. Other pets are welcome.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

  • ...

    Nombre d'heures attendues

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

N° de référence hôte : 182788777375

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