Sahavardhan / Pune community urban farming
Pune, India · Operator: Sahavardhan (community group)
Overview
A Pune community-farming group formed in 2019 that creates space for people without land to grow organically together. Its ~800 members share plots and knowledge and turn household kitchen waste into compost.
Citizen participation
Citizens without their own land join the ~800-member Sahavardhan community to grow food organically together. Under the motto 'Alone I Cannot; Together We Can', they share plots and compost kitchen waste while growing.
Operating model
A citizen community / volunteer movement formed in 2019. Members share knowledge and plots via WhatsApp, sustained on a non-profit basis through self-organisation and contributions.
Impact
Gives landless citizens a chance to grow together in the city and has expanded the organic-gardening community. It advances kitchen-waste composting, improving citizen access to fresh organic produce and cutting food loss.
Land tenure
The community matches landless participants with people who have space, growing on shared plots and terraces.
Crops
- vegetables
- fruits
- herbs
Scale
WhatsApp-based community of ~800 members for shared organic growing; broader Pune organic-gardening networks reach tens of thousands.
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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