March 2024 — present
Vanamitra began here, on this land.
Vanamitra began in March 2024 with a lease on 10 acres of degraded agricultural land in Vasna village, Kheda district — about 55 km east of Ahmedabad. The soil had been farmed intensively for a decade and left fallow for two years before we took it over. It needed work. That was the point.
We spent the first three months amending soil chemistry, installing 2.4 km of drip irrigation mainline, and building the boundary fence. Our first trees — 40 Neem and 30 Peepal saplings — went into the ground on April 12, 2024. Most of them are now taller than the person who planted them.
Today the farm holds 847 dedicated trees across seven species. The earliest trees are entering their second monsoon. The oldest are over a metre tall. We are on track to plant 1,000 trees by December 2026.
The team
Thirteen people, every morning at six.
Three generations in Vasna village. Knows the land's groundwater table from memory. Has overseen every planting since March 2024.
Trained on the job. Walks every dedicated tree on the first of the month, documents, uploads. Her photos are why dedicators stay connected.
Manages all drip systems and seasonal mulching. Has not lost a tree to drought yet in two years.
Liaises with our Nadiad nursery partner, quality-checks every incoming sapling, and maintains the species register.
Plot layout
10 acres, 8 blocks
GPS coordinates are assigned per block. Each dedicated tree gets a numbered marker.
Approximate layout · GPS pins shared when you visit
Open every Saturday
8 am – 5 pm. Walk in.
We are open every Saturday, 8 am – 5 pm. Walk in, find your tree, sit under it.
Bring water. We will provide chai.