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Malvikaa Solanki
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Joined:
17/10/2013
Location:
Gundlupet, Karnataka, India
Climate Zone:
Semi Arid
Gender:
Female
Web site:
www.swayyam.org





My Projects

(projects i'm involved in)

Protovillage

Protovillage

Anantapur, IN

swaYYam

swaYYam

Gundlupet, IN

1000treeproject

1000treeproject

Gundlupet, IN

Open Shell Farm

Open Shell Farm

Gundlupet, IN


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About Malvikaa Solanki

I spent my early years in a village, rearing silkworms, milking buffaloes, sowing paddy, growing melons and bananas. Later on, I lived in the city working with non-profits at the policy and grassroots level with women and children on issues of ecology, environment, livelihood, health and gender. I also worked as a research scholar, studying the ecology of lakes and water bodies at the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore.

I strive to live life conscientiously and in harmony with the environment. Towards achieving this, I realized that I couldn’t do it alone. That is when I started to look at various possibilities of building communities that are progressive, inclusive, self-reliant and sustainable. That was the birth of ‘swaYYam’, an idea that lingered for years but came into formal existence on Dec 2nd, 2011. After years of wading through the city life I realized it was time to move back to the land, back to the roots in 2014. Open Shell Farm was started since and as on 2020 in its 7th year is a fully functional and a demonstration farm for Regenerative Practices using Permaculture and Agroecolgy principles.

I completed my 1st Permaculture Design Course with Geoff Lawton in 2013 and subsequent PDC's with Rico Zook and Narsanna Koppula. I took my Permaculture Teachers’ Training with Rosemary Morrow in 2018 followed with several learning journeys to aid my work with the land.

I was highly inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka's ‘One Straw Revolution’ and Schumacher’s ‘Small is Beautiful’. For over a decade I have been helping people to discover their inherent strengths and gifts to live with integrity and in harmony with nature. I conduct regular trainings, drawing from our real-life experiences at Open Shell Farm and across the country, Introducing Permaculture, and Regenerative agroforestry for aspiring ‘city refugees’ who are increasingly becoming aware of their unsustainable ways of living and aim to take charge of their lives, starting with food, soil and water. I have volunteered on several organic and permaculture farms and bring with me a diverse range of experiences. I am a certified Permaculture Designer, teacher and consultant, a yoga therapist, an excellent cook, and a farmer who prefers to dig my hands in the soil. In addition to this I also consult on farm designs for clients and design subsistence model farms for marginal farmers.

I have lived on Open Shell Farm since its inception and am currently engaged with the local village working with small and marginal farmers on the 1000 Tree Project which aims to ensure food, fodder and livelihood security through regenerative practises that in turn reduce the stress on the fragile forests and prevent biodiversity losses.

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Consultant Aid worker Pdc teacher I'm female, single, and looking for a permaculture partner
My Permaculture Qualifications
Pri verified
Permaculture Design Certificate
Type: Online Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course
Teacher: Geoff Lawton
Location: Online
Date: May 2013
Other course verified
Permaculture Earthworks Course
Type: Earthworks
Teacher: Geoff Lawton
Location: Online
Date: Aug 2013
Other course verified
Permaculture Teaching Matters Course
Type: Teacher Training
Teacher: Rowe Morrow
Location: Aranya Agriculture Alternatives, India
Date: Oct 2018
Other course unverified
SOIL the forest floor way
Type: Soil Biology/Compost
Teacher: Clea Chandmal
Location: Foyt's Farm Goa India
Date: Nov 2018
Verified
Permaculture Design Course
Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course
Verifying teacher: rico zook
Other Teachers: Narsanna Koppula
Location: Aranya Agriculture Alternatives, India
Date: Dec 2015
Other course verified
Advanced Permaculture Design
Type: Other
Teacher: Raya Cole
Location: Aranya Agriculture Alternatives, India
Date: Dec 2017
Other course unverified
Permaculture Design Process and Consultancy Skills
Type: Other
Teacher: Raya Cole
Location: Aranya Agriculture Alternatives, India
Date: Dec 2019
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Climate Zones
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Sub tropical

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