Our place is a good example for successful transformation of a barren tract of land, by restoring the biodiversity and ecosystem functions. We are practicing natural/organic farming for the last 40 years. We try to design our material and energy cycles as closed loops as far as possible. For example, we keep cows (free range), who produce milk and dung. The milk is partly consumed (we make ghee and yoghurt and milk based desserts), and partly supplied to the local dairy farmer’s cooperative. The cow dung is partly utilised as manure and for flooring, partly fed into the biogas plant which supplies gas for cooking. The biogas slurry is again utilised as manure. Part of the blackwater generated also feeds into the biogas plant, and gets converted into gas and manure. We are currently also in the process of setting up a rooftop PV plant, and will be net producer of energy soon.

All our guests are invited to join us for an educative walk around the property (we call it ‘Know your spices’ but besides spices we also see a lot of medicinal plants, edible plants etc). We visit our traditional distillery and guests have an opportunity to taste our locally made Cashew Liquor. We have an on site nature trail, and in the rains there’s a trek to a hidden waterfall in the neighborhood. In summers, there’s an 8 km village walk with two river crossings. That apart, we offer trips to Dudhsagar Waterfall (by jeep in summers, a 13 km trek in the rains), Tambdi Surla Mahadev Temple and waterfall (5 km trek), night walks in the forest, visits to Portuguese-era Mansions and prehistoric rock carving sites.