From the farm

The Vanamitra Journal

Dispatches from Vasna village — the science of native trees, the stories of dedications, and what our team sees walking the rows every morning at six.

Transparency

Where your tree donation really goes — a complete breakdown

Of every ₹500, ₹312 reaches the soil. Here is the receipt — sapling, labour, three years of care, and the photo we take when it is taller than you.

Apr 22, 2026 · 7 min read

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Awareness

Why tree plantation matters more than ever in 2026

Gujarat lost 2.1% of canopy cover last decade. The math on what one tree gives back — and what a thousand can.

Apr 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Science

Native vs non-native trees: what we plant and why

Why 87% of what we plant is native to the Sabarmati basin — and the careful exceptions we make.

Apr 02, 2026 · 6 min read

Process

Ensuring survival — what happens after a tree is planted

Three years of mulching, irrigation, fencing and visits. The boring work that actually grows a forest.

Mar 18, 2026 · 8 min read

People

Meet the people behind the trees

Karsanbhai, Rinaben and the eleven others who walk the rows every morning at six.

Mar 04, 2026 · 4 min read

Stories

A gift that grows: why donating a tree is different

Soap, sweets, candles, scarves. And then this — something that gets bigger, not smaller, with each year.

Feb 21, 2026 · 5 min read