Education
October 6, 2022 2024-07-15 11:48Education
A society that doesn't know where its food comes from is a society without culture, and humanity without culture will perish." - Masanobu Fukuoka
EDUCATION AT SOLITUDE
Where does our food come from? Who grows it? How is it grown, processed, packed, stored or transported? For the most part we don’t know. We have lost this relationship with where our food comes from, which is the foundation of our existence. Due to Industrialisation and our relentless pursuit of economic gain we do not recognise that the well-being of the earth IS our own well-being. At Solitude we invite you to walk with us on a road back to nature and reclaim your birthright to eat well, to be healthy and discover a deeper meaning to life.
Simply by eating local food, we’re able to undermine the vast industrialisation that is eroding the well-being of our planet. Through our permaculture workshops, farm tours, weekly mini-workshops and our farm-to-plate cafe we help people form a relationship with food that grows around us. This relationship is our nutritional cultural identity. Eating local food is an act of love to our planet and possibly the most profound action we can take towards changing our present crisis.
Where does our food come from? Who grows it? How is it grown, processed, packed, stored or transported? For the most part we don’t know.
We have lost this relationship with where our food comes from, which is the foundation of our existence. Due to Industrialisation and our relentless pursuit of economic gain we do not recognise that the well-being of the earth IS our own well-being. At Solitude we invite you to walk with us on a road back to nature and reclaim your birthright to eat well, to be healthy and discover a deeper meaning to life.
Simply by eating local food, we’re able to undermine the vast industrialisation that is eroding the well-being of our planet. Through our permaculture workshops, farm tours, weekly mini-workshops and our farm-to-plate cafe we help people form a relationship with food that grows around us. This relationship is our nutritional cultural identity. Eating local food is an act of love to our planet and possibly the most profound action we can take towards changing our present crisis.
3-Day Intensive Permaculture Weekend Workshop
Join us on a road back to nature with this intensive and hands-on workshop that will empower you to start growing your own food and gain insight into knowing where your food comes from. Explore the principles of permaculture; mulching, rotations, intercropping, understand the steps to create a food forest, start a nursery, make your own soap and recycle your waste water, learn about seed saving and lots more. This workshop puts together an authentic and holistic approach to help you reconnect with Mother Earth and start your project today!
Solitude Saturday Workshop
This half day workshop at Solitude aim to rekindle our relationship with Mother Nature. Through this workshop we empower you to grow your own food, cook nourishing meals with native plants, create ‘take-home’ urban gardens, and prepare organic soap to enable waste water recycling. This workshop is a starting point on your road back to nature. Ideal for school groups, corporates and organizations looking at expanding their awareness on ecology and environment.
Introduction to permaculture through local food
Solitude Farm is a true example of Masanobu Fukuoka’s philosophy in practice – a road back to nature through eating local food. In this workshop explore the wide diversity of plants that grow around us, their countless benefits, and delectable taste and even learn how to make your own vegan sushi, salad and coolers!
Introduction to permaculture through local food
Solitude Farm is a true example of Masanobu Fukuoka’s philosophy in practice – a road back to nature through eating local food. In this workshop explore the wide diversity of plants that grow around us, their countless benefits, and delectable taste and even learn how to make your own vegan sushi!
Handmade
Soap-Making
By revaluing papaya seeds, neem flowers and soursop leaves, create your own natural soap and recycle waste water to grow your own food. We’ll show you how to pack your soap in banana leaves and inspire you to cut out packaging with simple, creative ideas. The soap is yours to take away!
The workshop starts with a localicious breakfast at 9 AM. Then, participants will embark on a harvest trail through Solitude Farm as part of the first module, Introduction to Permaculture through Local Food. This will be followed by a Handmade Soap-making Workshop in the indoor space at the farm. The workshop ends by 12:30 PM, and lunch is served.
If this interests you please email us solitudepermaculture@gmail.com or Whatsapp on +91 9843319260 to make a booking.
Workshop Testimonials
Handmade Soap-Making
By revaluing papaya seeds, neem flowers and soursop leaves, create your own natural soap and recycle waste water to grow your own food. We’ll show you how to pack your soap in banana leaves and inspire you to cut out packaging with simple, creative ideas. The soap is yours to take away!
Along with this gentle hand soap ideal for the body, we also teach how to make bio-enzyme which can be used for toilets, floors, vessels and even clothes. Most importantly this workshop has an incredible social value which can be used in schools and workplace, you learn and you teach!
Vegan cooking
with edible weeds
Weeds are plants that fed generations before us until they faded in relevance with the advent of modern agriculture. In this workshop we help you reconnect with your cultural identity by creating delicious recipes from these lesser known species and reintroducing nutritional abundance and medicinal values in your daily meals. This workshop reinstills the maxim “Food is Medicine”.
Vegan cooking with edible weeds
Weeds are plants that fed generations before us until they faded in relevance with the advent of modern agriculture. In this workshop we help you reconnect with your cultural identity by creating delicious recipes from these lesser known species and reintroducing nutritional abundance and medicinal values in your daily meals. This workshop reinstills the maxim “Food is Medicine”.
Urban Gardening
Not only learn How to grow your own edible weed garden, but actually take it home with you! In this workshop we will introduce you to local weeds that grow easily, require minimum care and are full of nutrition and amazing medicinal values. We plant them with you at the farm, and you carry them home.
Urban Gardening
Not only learn How to grow your own edible weed garden, but actually take it home with you! In this workshop we will introduce you to local weeds that grow easily, require minimum care and are full of nutrition and amazing medicinal values. We plant them with you at the farm, and you carry them home.
Saturday Free Farm Tour!
Be a part of weekly farm tour to learn where your food come from.
Farm tour only on Saturdays at 11.30. Strictly closed on Sunday. For group and private bookings, there is a separate charge. For private tours, please email: solitudepermaculture@gmail.com
How to Support Us?
The vast industrialisation of agriculture is rapidly destroying our world. Local food is a simple solution that undermines this loss of well-being.
Solitude Farm represents a road back to Nature and we need your help to sustain our efforts and the projects we are running. If you would like to support mother nature and local food at Solitude Farm, please click below.