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Gaia Grid India
Gaia Grid
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Location
India
Type
reforestation
Size
0.444 ha
Project Description
Located on 45,000 sq. ft. of dry land on the hills of Kadampara, Kerala, Gaia grid is envisioned to be a model food forest founded with the aim to create a self-sustaining pocket. The main long-term objectives are to achieve complete nutritional autonomy by growing all of our own food (organically) and promote off-grid living. In the future, we also plan on collaborating with local tribal villagers to help create similar self-sustaining food forests which in turn can grow into a co-op of tribal farmers. Gaia grid will also promote permaculture, sustainable architecture, natural farming and unconditional gifting.
Stakeholders and local communities involved in the project
Harsh Valechha and local village residents (and donors and volunteers)
Project Goals
The main long-term objectives are to achieve complete nutritional autonomy by growing all of our own food (organically) and promote off-grid living.
Co-benefits
Primary benefits: soil conservation, water conservation, carbon sequestration, afforestation.
indirect benefits: Educating local people and local/international volunteers on permaculture, afforestry and conservation and use the space as a model farm for replication in other places around the world.
Tertiary benefits: planting oxalogenic trees that sequester more carbon than conventional trees. Will update research documentation separately.
Tree species (planted and/or existing)
Moringa, Neem, Ceiba Pentundra
Tree density (trees/ha)
800
Project ID
1666362070520