Three Inspirational Decades of Vanvadi by Patrichia Dcruze
“Whatever is born out of the soil needs to go back to the soil!” A Journey of Ecological Regeneration Vanvadi, now 30 years old, is a thriving collective initiative in ecological regeneration – of forest, biodiversity, soil and water. The seeds of this venture were sown long before the land at Vanvadi, clear-felled of trees a year earlier, was collectively purchased in 1994, largely from two big land owning families. For four years prior to that, a group of passionate individuals, motivated by the ideals of sustainability and natural living, searched for the right piece of land where they could give shape to their vision. The search culminated in the acquisition of 65 acres of land, but the journey toward co-creating Vanvadi began earlier, rooted in a history of activism, awareness, and ecological exploration. Over 36 years ago, the journey started for two of the founders with the launching of Earthcare Books, a unique bookstore and publishing house. This bookstore was not just ...
