LOTUS URBAN HARVEST Reconnecting Farm, Food & Family Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Urban Harvest Agrarian Community: VISION To create a fully organized, planned and developed “Agricultural Community” which is centered around food and nature in all aspects: organizing, growing, processing, distributing, cooking &
eating. In other words, it will be an opportunity for city dwellers, for health conscious, for education & recreation and for empowering/employing locals Ultimately, it will be a farming that is Organized, Cool & Sexy….
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Why Agrarian Communities Health benefits Environmental benefits Cultural benefits
Social benefits Economic benefits Educational benefits
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Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
How do they Work? Developer
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Lease/ Sale Land
Infrastructure
Lifestyle Oriented Urban Dwellers
Support/ Knowledge Center
Farming & Recreation over Weekends
Local Workforce
Tools, Tractors, Cold Storage etc Own Supplies & Produce to Bring home
Farmers Market
Social Get togethers
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Program for “Agrarian Community” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Farmers Market Hall Restaurant Culinary/ Cooking School Cold Storages Management Offices Agro University Research Barns Retail
Market Square: Precedents Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
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Market Square: Precedents Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Pop: 55 Lakhs
Lavasa
Mahad MIDC
Shirwal
Pop: 1.1 Lakhs
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
PROPOSED SITE
SASWAD
VEER DAM SHIRWAL LAKE
SHIRWAL MIDC
NAIGAON DAM
KESURDI MIDC
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
PROXIMITY TO Major settlements Reservoirs/ water bodies Midc/employment centers Educational institutes Bio-diversity, hills
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Phase 1, 50 Acres
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Elements of Agricultural Community
Infrastructure Planning Maintenance Planning Marketing & Promotion Finance Planning
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Essential Infrastructure for Agricultural Communities
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1. Soil Improvement Management Agricultural Urbanism:&Urban Harvest
2. Shelter from Sun and for Social Interaction
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3. Durable Paths and Urban Garden Edges Agricultural Urbanism: Harvest
4. Participatory Process & Youth Engagement
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5. Storage for Tools/ Equipments/ Agricultural Urbanism: Urban HarvestMaterials
7. Storm Water Harvesting Storage Agricultural Urbanism: Urban& Harvest
8. Area for Compost Production
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9. Log Book Urbanism: for Planting Schedule Agricultural Urban Harvest
10. Cold Storage Area Urban Harvest Agricultural Urbanism:
11. Farmers Urbanism: Market Urban Harvest Agricultural
11. Farmers Urbanism: Market Urban Harvest Agricultural
12. Co-Operative / Management Office/ Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest
Knowledge Center
13. Marketing Publicity Strategy
Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest