Thank you so much for forwarding Garg ji. On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sid <[email protected]> > Date: 5 May 2016 at 14:32 > Subject: [efloraofindia:242858] Need seeds and saplings for mass planting > in dryland Karnataka > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sarvodaya Farms, outside Dharwad, Karnataka, is a labour of love of Geeta > & Suresh, a couple deeply dedicated to creating a sustainable habitat in > the countryside. This ~20-acre land comes under "scrub forest" > classification, Dharwad district itself is a semi-arid place with ~1000mm > avg. annual rain. Commonly found trees here are predominantly deciduous but > a lot of evergreen varieties too. > > At the heart of their plan is to convert the entire land into a natural > forest. Their belief is that a natural forest is the best sustainable > system in nature. They are mostly targeting common dryland trees of > Karnataka but are also collecting species from outside the state that can > survive in their area. > > In their first phase of land development, Geeta & Suresh have created a > reliable infrastructure harvesting rainwater into surface and ground water > systems, and just started a small nursery on the land. > > They are now fully prepared to go on a mass planting drive over the entire > 20 acres. > > They are seeking help from all over to source seeds and saplings in large > numbers to their farm. > > - Are you aware of sources where seeds and saplings can be sourced for > planting in large numbers FoC or highly subsidized rates? > - Are there any government schemes one can take benefit from? > - Are there any organisations that will support mass planting? > - Seed sources for trees in their region? > > Also, any advice on planting techniques and species selection will be most > welcome. > > With respect > Siddartha > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
