Rose Valley Collective

Denkanikotta, Tamil Nadu
(December 2022 - July 2023)

Size: 60+ acres

Elevation(m): 1000 - 1050

Annual Rainfall(mm): 900 - 1000

Climate: Tropical Savanna

Function: Water management and living fence design for a farming collective of 60 acres

Key features: Diversion swale, Sheet flow spreader, Pond, sedimentation pond, Gully plugs, Earthworks planting, basins, swales, bioswale along road, Boomerangs

RVC is a collective of people wanting to live better by growing their own food. It is centred around sustainable organic farming, agroforestry and having a low footprint. As a part of being water sustainable they wanted Ananas to come up with an earthworks masterplan for the 60 acres and train the farming team through demos of different kinds of earthworks. Different kinds of living fence were also designed by Ananas between the plots and around the outer boundaries of the collective to serve different functions.

Plan for demos marked on a drone shot taken by us

Bioswale along road. Captures run-off from road and hill on the right side

Sedimentation ponds and swales receiving water from the bioswale along the road. JCB still at work near the highest sedimentation pond

Close-up of the sedimentation ponds as they take form. JCB at wor

Start of hand-finishing of the sedimentation zones after completion of rough JCB work

Close-up of how the bioswale sections overflow into the sedimentation ponds (follow arrows)

Irrigation pond after excavation and hand finishing. Napier planted on the bunds for retention. Lining to be done after observing the water flows into the pond

Ananas and the on-ground team with the completed pond. Auto-level used for precision of levels within the pond on the extreme right

In-progress: Retention of a diversion swale with rock from site

Completed diversion swale. Diverts water away from the pathway

Rose Valley Collective

Rose Valley Collective

Denkanikotta, Tamil Nadu(December 2022 - July 2023)

Size: 60+ acres

Elevation(m): 1000 - 1050

Annual Rainfall(mm): 900 - 1000

Climate: Tropical Savanna

Function: Water management and living fence design for a farming collective of 60 acres

Key features: Diversion swale, Sheet flow spreader, Pond, sedimentation pond, Gully plugs, Earthworks planting, basins, swales, bioswale along road, Boomerangs

Denkanikotta, Tamil Nadu
(December 2022 - July 2023)