About the farm

A living map of people, animals, plants, water, soil, and community.

Chhahari is a working ecosystem where production, learning, animals, water, soil, and community relationships stay connected.

About the farm

Interactive Farm Map and little info

Use the map to move between the farm's main systems. Each point names a living part of the site rather than a detached attraction.

Illustrated interactive map of Chhahari Farm with homes, gardens, animals, pond, and trees

Humans

Humans

This section keeps separate slots for individual people, communities, and partners.

11 humans involved with Chhahari

01

Farm steward

Profile 01

Whole-farm care, visitor rhythm, and long-term stewardship.

02

Agroecology lead

Profile 02

Field decisions, agroecology practice, observation, and demonstration learning.

03

Kitchen garden keeper

Profile 03

Karesa, daily vegetables, herbs, nursery care, and household-scale growing.

04

Food forest keeper

Profile 04

Layered planting, tree health, understory diversity, shade, and habitat.

05

Animal care lead

Profile 05

Feeding, shelter, animal health, manure flow, and visitor safety.

06

Aquatic system keeper

Profile 06

Pond edges, fish life, ducks, water quality, and aquatic habitat.

07

Soil and compost lead

Profile 07

Compost cycles, soil biology, mulch, and oceans of microbes demos.

08

Learning facilitator

Profile 08

Farm tours, child learning, youth sessions, and workshops.

09

Community coordinator

Profile 09

Neighbor, producer, volunteer, and community experience relationships.

10

Market and harvest coordinator

Profile 10

Seasonal harvest, buyer inquiries, product flow, and source stories.

11

Research and documentation lead

Profile 11

Student visits, partner research, photography, records, and publications.

Communities Chhahari is involved with

Neighboring households

People living around the farm who shape daily context, local knowledge, labor, and shared responsibility.

Learner groups

Children, youth, families, students, volunteers, and interns who learn through guided farm work.

Producer networks

Farmers and local makers connected through seasonal food, collaboration, and community value chains.

Partners of Chhahari

Schools and universities

Education partners for farm visits, research questions, field learning, and student documentation.

NGO and INGO partners

Program partners for agroecology, livelihood, climate resilience, and community learning work.

Buyers and food collaborators

Restaurants, households, and food teams who want produce with a visible source story.

Animals

Animals

Cow, fish, duck, chicken, and dog are shown as part of the working farm system.

Cow standing in a green farm pasture

Cow

Manure, grazing, education, and animal-human relationship.

Fish swimming in green pond water

Fish

Aquatic life, water observation, and food-system learning.

Domestic ducks moving together in a farm setting

Duck

Pond activity, pest control learning, and aquatic integration.

Chickens inside a farm coop

Chicken

Scratching, eggs, compost interaction, and daily farm rhythm.

Farm dog sitting with free-range chickens behind it

Dog

Farm companion, safety presence, and place identity.

Plants

Plants

The plant section follows the farm systems list: forest, garden, aquatic, microbial, contribution, and multilayer models.

  1. 01

    Wild food forest (Miyawaki)

    Dense, biodiversity-first planting for shade, habitat, soil cover, and ecological observation.

  2. 02

    Food forest

    A layered food system that mixes trees, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, roots, and seasonal crops.

  3. 03

    Kitchen garden (Karesa)

    A close-to-home garden for daily cooking, herbs, seed practice, and household learning.

  4. 04

    Aquatic ecosystem

    Pond edges, water plants, fish, ducks, and habitat that connect water to production.

  5. 05

    Oceans of microbes

    Compost, soil biology, mulch, and decomposition made visible as the farm's invisible workforce.

  6. 06

    Contribution plot

    A shared plot where learners, visitors, and partners can leave a visible contribution.

  7. 07

    Multilayer model

    A demonstration of canopy, understory, herb, root, ground-cover, animal, and human layers working together.