Deepika, Pebble Garden, Auroville - Seed Saver

Deepika and many other seed savers will be there at Bharat Nivas on 28th July 2018 for the SLI 2nd Seed Festival. Do join us for the same. Come and celebrate our Seeds Diversity. 

Annual Seed Festival is coming up!

One of the big highlights 2017 has been on 26^th of July when SLI organized its first Seed Festival. On this occasion, there were more than 20 seed savers from across Tamil Nadu and around 300 varieties of traditional seeds. Students from many different schools in and around Auroville learned about the local flora and diversity in various presentations while seed exchange happened all day. The festival further included talks, exhibition of seeds and knowledge exchange sessions. 

This year, SLI is aiming to repeat the huge success of the Seed Festival on Saturday, the 28th of July.

We look forward to welcome you!

Seed Festival on the 28th of July

Sustainable Livelihood Lecture on the 30th of April

When you hear about the way textiles are fabricated in the modern days, the poisoned cotton plantation, the chemical dyeing and the horrible working conditions, do you not try to think of a way of changing? But what could a solution look like?

Mr. Ananthasayanan will talk about his solution in "Making Non-Violent Fabric: The Tula Story" at the SLI building starting 5:30 pm on the 30th of April. The Tula brand was founded by him and two other social activists in 2011 and has been growing ever since. The garments manufactured by this social enterprise are both environment-friendly and fair. One day before the event an Exhibition of these unique clothes starts at SLI.

SLI looks forward to share tea and a vivid discussion with you!



Further Links:
SLI's Interview with Mr. Ananthoo
Mr. Ananthoo's Facebook Page

Exhibition of Tula Garments starting on 29th of April

In Chennai, Bangalore and soon in Auroville. Beginning with the 29th of April the precious garments of the Tula brand can be admired and bought at the SLI building during the following evening of monday, the 30th of April, .

The social enterprise named Tula lays is focus on the environmental-friendly, fair and traditional production of beautiful garments instead of profit. The safe income from the sells is a profit for farmers, who work on small farms in an organic and traditional manner that just uses rain for irrigation, Kadhi workers, who hand spin the cotton that is dyed with natural colours, weavers, who work with handlooms, and the stitcher out of marginalized groups. These traditional arts that are near to extinction found an Arche in this special enterprise. The environmental-friendly and just conditions under which every textile is manufactured lead to garments that are light as a feather on your conscience.

You want to learn more about Tula? One of the founders visits SLI and shares his experiences on the 30th of April at 5:30 pm.

Further Links:
Tula's Website
Tula's Online Shop

Buddha Purnima Organic Dinner

Last year SLI organized an Traditional Organic Dinner on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the full moon night of great spiritual relevance. You can read the blog article on last year's Auroville Community Dinner here.
On Monday, the 30th of April this year SLI once again invites you to an Organic Community Dinner commemorating the Buddha Purnima. The dinner will take place between 6.45 to 8.30 p.m. at our campus in Kottakarai. A contribution is welcomed but optional.

We are excited for you to join us for a wonderful meal.