Not just a farm — a regenerative ecosystem.
Regenerating a Corner of the Melagiris
Once stripped bare by exploitative farming, now a thriving food forest and wildlife habitat — permaculture and reforestation turned it around.
Choose your path
Explore, or engage
Learn about the land and the people, or come experience it yourself — from a first visit to joining the collective.
Principles
What guides every decision here
Environmental Health
Protecting soil, water, air, and biodiversity.
Economic Profitability
Ensuring the farm remains viable for the long term.
Social Equity
Fair treatment for farm workers and communities.
Resource Efficiency
Minimizing non-renewable inputs and waste.
Explore
Every informational page on the site
About Us
Why TVC exists, what we stand for, and how the land is laid out.
People
The member families, local staff, partners, and community that make TVC possible.
Our Journey
From degraded land to a regenerating ecosystem, walked year by year in photos.
In Pictures
Pictures are worth 10,000 words — an old proverb, still true.
Biodiversity
Over 100 bird species — live sightings from iNaturalist.
Geography
Where TVC sits in the Melagiri Hills, and its place in a wider wildlife corridor.
Weather
Live weather at TVC, and the rainfall and monsoon patterns that shape the seasons.
Resource Centre
Lantana furniture and learning programs from TVC.
Events
Camps, workshops, biodiversity walks, and retreats — upcoming and past.
Engage
Four levels, one ladderCome for a day
A farm tour, bird watching, star gazing, board games by the fire — a Picnic, a Hike, or a Do Nothing day, hour by hour.
Plan a day visit →
Spend the night
A two-day stay under some of the darkest skies around — sunset hike, campfire, and a guided farm tour.
Book an overnight stay →
Bring your team, or your hands
Team outings for up to 22, workshops on permaculture and bamboo craft, or volunteer — chopping, planting, harvesting.
See events & volunteering →
Host your event here
Nature retreats, biodiversity walks, or a week-long deep-focus tech camp like The Lambda Retreat — bring your own event, camping included.
See how to host an event →
A note on membership
We're unlikely to expand — 53 families is likely as large as we'll get. Occasionally a member moves on, and their place passes privately to someone new. Here's how that actually works.
Read how it works →"Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer."
— Masanobu Fukuoka
"Have you ever woken up in the morning and looked out of the window, or gone out and looked at the trees and the spring dawn? Live with it. Listen to all the sounds, to the whisper, the slight breeze among the leaves... When you have such communion with nature, then your relationship with another person becomes simple, clear, without conflict."
— J. Krishnamurti
