Taranya visit

Food Forest Experience

Spend a day at Taranya, the farm that grew back, and learn how its design turned worn-out land into a food forest.

Taranya, Subraya Nagenahalli, Doddaballapura, Bangalore Rural

A drone view of Taranya today, green and planted.

What happens

  • An introduction to natural farming design, and the history of Taranya.
  • A walk through the farm: the design, and why we chose it.
  • Opportunities and what next, for those who want to go further into the topic.
  • Take home seeds, greens and cuttings.
A drone view of Taranya before the work, bare ground and no crop.
Taranya before the work, from the air.
Banana plants, shrubs and trees on one side of red soil, and rows of young crops on the other.
The food forest beside a crop field.

How this bare land became a food forest: the longer story of Taranya.

When

Both days are the same visit. Come on one of them.

  • Saturday 17 October 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
  • Sunday 18 October 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
A hand picks a starfruit from a leafy tree, with red soil below.
Starfruit, picked from the tree.

Contribution

₹850 per person, paid before the visit. Scan the QR code with any UPI app, or pay to the UPI ID below.

Before you pay, read the cancellation and refund rule and the terms.

UPI QR code for Mahadev Foundation.
Mahadev Foundation 0798316A0180617.bqr@kotak

How to book

Pay first. Then message Rakshith, +91 70198 14324 on WhatsApp, with the screenshot of your payment. The button types the message for you: fill in your name, the day, the number of people, how you come, and anything we need to know before the visit.

Book on WhatsApp

Banana plants, cassava and tall trees grow close together under a cloudy sky.
The food forest today.

What to bring

  • Water, and plenty of it. We also keep a can of water at the farm.
  • A hat, and comfortable clothes for the weather.
  • A notebook, if you want to take notes.

Getting there

Transport to the farm is your own.

  • Own car or carpool. We share the exact location after you book.
  • Train. A local train from Bangalore Cantonment or Baiyappanahalli towards Dharmavaram or Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam. Get down at Odrahalli railway station.
  • Bus. Any bus to Doddaballapura, then a bus or a share auto towards Ghati Subramanya. Get down at the Hadonahalli Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

Message Rakshith your train or bus, and we pick you up.

Rows of green crops and banana plants in red soil, with a water tank behind them.
The crops, seen from the ground.

Samam

Samam begins with the soil: healthy soil grows forests and the life around them. We repair land, and we teach what it takes. Samam is an initiative of Mahadev Foundation. More about Samam