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FOREST CLEAN UP

Lack of recycling facilities and waste management in Indian villages is a huge problem. Here, in the mountains, while people take pride in keeping their orchards and houses clean, they just dump all the rubbish in the nearby forest, behind bushes or down the hillside - many pristine places are consequently becoming a garbage dumps.
We at Himalayan Orchard have dedicated every 2nd Saturday of the month to cleaning up different areas of our surrounding forest and villages.
Tea and home made cake is offered to all those who help.
We collect and segregate dry waste into 3 main categories: broken glass, whole bottles, plastic bottles. These are taken to the recycling centre whenever we visit the city.
At 2 Rs a kilo, whatever money we get is used to buy goodies & school stationery for the children who regularly participate in the event. Whatever can be burned is burned.
Ideally, we want to set up a bottle bank in the village, so that people don't throw glass and plastic bottles in the forest. 
24th June 2017. A guest from UK lends a hand @ Reoghati
8th July, 2017 a guest from Portugal and farm children.
12th August, 2017. Guests join in @ Bhuilaghat, Kiari
Tea and cake after a hard afternoon's work.
  • HOME
    • OUR STORY
    • PAINTINGS & ARCHIVE PHOTOS
    • THE FARM STAY: A SHORT VIDEO
    • POETRY >
      • LINKS >
        • WILDLIFE
        • LITERATURE
        • HISTORICAL MAPS
        • VIDEOS
        • FLYERS >
          • PRINT SUMMARY
  • CONTACT US
    • SELF DRIVE
    • INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
    • MAPS
  • ACCOMMODATION & TARIFF
    • WORKATION
    • HOUSE RULES
    • MEALS >
      • FROM THE KITCHEN GARDEN
      • TO OUR PLATES
    • GUEST BOOK
  • CHEESE MAKING COURSE
  • RETREATS
    • YOGA & MEDITATION >
      • RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
      • THE SPACE: IN & AROUND
      • FOOD
    • YOGA & HIKING
    • WRITER'S RETREAT
    • ART RETREATS
    • POETRY RESIDENCIES >
      • FROM THE POET"S PEN
    • MUSICAN(S) IN RESIDENCE
  • EXPERIENCES & EVENTS
    • FINE DINING
    • ACTIVITIES & EVENTS >
      • THINGS TO DO >
        • Himalayan Lawn Bowls - Rules
      • LONG WEEKEND BREAK
      • MONSOON SPECIALS
      • TEMPLE TOUR
      • FOREST AND VILLAGE CLEAN UP
      • TRAIL RUNNING
  • ADOPT A TREE
  • FAQs