S.O.S from AuroOrchard

In a letter to the Secretary requesting her help, a member of the AuroOrchard team protested that a new land marking will give away, in a land exchange, half of the community’s vegetable fields, which provide Auroville with at least ten tones of vegetables a year. AuroOrchard supplies over 60% of all fruits and vegetables produced by Auroville farms. The letter notes that “If these exchanges go through in the manner already decided, AuroOrchard may cease functioning due to the huge loss of cultivated land, crops, investments and motivation for the entire team. This loss can be avoided if we sit together and consider the alternatives. We have always been open to this discussion and I hope that we can prioritise what Auroville needs more than what the private developers are asking for.”