SINI Brochure 2021

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Sarnath International Nyingma InstituteSarnath Edible FruitForest ProjectBeautifying Sarnath with fruit tree planting and helping to feed thevulnerable.This project represents a vision to create edible fruit forests in theSarnath area to help build food security and counter the pressuresof urbanization, with rapid loss of public green spaces. SINI wasawarded a grant to establish micro green spaces in collaborationwith 50 households and temple communities in the region.Each household or temple community will contribute a smallundeveloped area (at least 10 ft x 6 ft = 60 sq. feet,) sufficient togenerate enough fresh fruit to feed a family, providing a healthynutritious diet along with clean air to breathe.Plants proposed for each patch are native to the region: bananas,guava, papaya, lemons, Karanuda (Indian Berry) and pomegranate.We expect to plant two of each species for a small urban fruit forestthat will produce fruit year round.For public spaces, the temple communities, and also where thehouseholds have larger spaces, flowering trees will be included,such as: gulmohar, jacaranda, amaltash, etc. Native fruiting berrytrees like jamun, that are disappearing due to urban development,will also be included, having the added value of preserving nativespecies.This project is coordinated by Navneet Raman, a preserver of cultureand heritage, and SINI’s cultural ambassador to Varanasi, who hasbeen responsible for planting so many trees on the SINI campus(https://www.banarasculturalfoundation.org/).43
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