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Palette o’ Green ‘n Red

Experience our sustainable permaculture farm and ecologically conscious lodging and event space.

Host your green events at Marquee

Step into Marquee, a 2,000-square-feet open hall accommodating up to 200 daytime, or up to 60 overnight guests. Designed to seamlessly connect with the outdoors, it provides an exclusive natural setting - ideal for social gatherings, vocational and educational programs, and corporate events.

With essential infrastructure support - including water, power, and waste disposal - the venue offers a well-equipped yet serene environment for intimate and purposeful get-togethers. We will work with you to ensure your event is sustainable and even beneficial for the environment.

Participants seated in a circle outside the illuminated Marquee pavilion at dusk.

Marquee surrounded by trees and a courtyard.

Guests seated inside Marquee during a celebration.

Musicians performing during an event at Marquee.

The open floor and radial roof structure inside Marquee.

Guests celebrating together beneath the Marquee roof.

Marquee illuminated beside the garden at night.

Guests seated in rows at an evening event in Marquee.

Workshop participants gathered around artwork on the floor inside Marquee.

We offer unique choices of Accommodation

Tryst

The cottage features a beautiful bedroom, kitchenette and dinette with a view, brightly-lit toilet and front verandah. It has one queen-sized bed and two single beds.

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Reflections

Two rustic and thoughtfully designed dormitories, North and South featuring 6 bunk beds (pods) each, a total of 12 pods. Each pod is assigned a storage locker in the dorm. Four full shared bathrooms next to the dorms are available for use.

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Similitude

The campsite accommodates 4 x 3-person tents and a campfire. We recommend 2 occupants per tent. Lockers are provided for extra storage. Guests can access toilets in the Reflections block.

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Fortitude

This on-demand suite on the first floor above the staff quarters has two bedrooms: one with a queen-sized bed and the other with two single beds. It also features a kitchenette and attached toilet.

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Chateau One

A villa with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a living room.

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Meet at Transcendence, our smaller event and dining space

Transcendence is our older open-walled, sand floored event and dining space, set in between mango and neem trees.

Built out-of casuarina poles, the space provides a natural setting for gatherings and meals.

A musician playing a stringed instrument at Transcendence. — Concerts

A seated group attending a class in the open-sided Transcendence shelter. — Classes

A presenter addressing a group beneath the timber roof. — Presentations

Participants seated in a circle for an outdoor workshop. — Workshops

Children painting at a table in Transcendence. — Kids Painting Rocks

A seated performer facing an audience under the trees. — Concerts

Two speakers presenting beside the grove. — Presentations

Workshop participants watching a presentation in Transcendence. — Workshops

A small group taking part in a shared activity. — Group Activities

A presenter standing beside a screen and laptop. — Seminars

The sand-floored Transcendence shelter with timber poles and surrounding trees. — Dine

An idyllic retreat amidst a lush mango grove.

Welcome to Palette o’ Green ‘n Red, an eco-friendly farm stay tucked away in the serene Kavanapura locale of the hilly Ramanagara district in Karnataka, India.

We’ve laid the foundations of a haven in the midst of nature. Through eco-sensitive and thoughtful design of spaces and systems, we've ensured that our farm is both approachable and economical. We’re not just an escape from city life; we’re a gateway to a lifestyle that feels inherently familiar yet refreshingly different.

We envision Palette o’ Green ‘n Red as a microcosm of a community rooted in ecological mindfulness. Our goal isn’t only to offer a transient experience, but to kindle a lasting inspiration within our guests and visitors. By sharing knowledge and exemplifying sustainable practices, we aspire to empower each individual, encouraging ripples that beckon a greener, more sustainable future for everyone.

The illuminated path into Transcendence beneath trees at night.

Build lasting memories and connections through Activities

Participants working together at tables in an open-sided shelter.

Workshops and office retreats

Engage in mindfulness with a yoga workshop, or elevate your team's productivity with an office retreat - in a peaceful serene environment.

A visitor reaching into a mango tree to pick fruit.

Mango picking

Get hands-on picking mangos straight from our farm's trees. Mango harvest season is from early-April to late-May.

Two visitors sitting on a rocky hill overlooking the green landscape.

Friends and family getaway

Reconnect with friends and family. Enjoy a walk in the farm, hangout with chai on top of the hill at sunset, compete with board games, …

Enjoy wholesome vegetarian food at our Cafe Indulgence

Guests sharing a meal at a long wooden dining table.

Three people standing together in the kitchen doorway.

A café table looking out towards the grove.

Guests eating at tables in the open-sided café.

Trees shading the path and café entrance.

Guests enjoying a meal together at Café Indulgence.

Empty café tables beneath a roof with warm string lights.

Our attempts at Sustainable Living

Rainwater Management Vermicomposting Green Buildings Solar Power Waste Water Treatment

Rainwater Management

A crucial step on a permaculture farm is managing water. We've developed a system of swales and channels that attempt to Slow, Spread and Sink stormwater. We've also created overflow channels that lead into various collection pits - including a borewell recharge system that would replenish groundwater in the future.

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A long water collection pit crossed by timber supports.

The fenced borewell recharge pit shaded by trees.

A shallow contour channel beneath a mango tree.

A planted swale curving through the grove.

Vermicomposting

Organic matter - including food waste, yard waste, cardboard boxes and cow manure are collected daily, and composted with the help of earthworms ( Eisenia Fetida ), and careful management of proportions. The pit is watered everyday. Through a system of a sloped floor, and PVC valves and pipes, waste water from the pits (leachate) is collected and used as fertigation. Compost is usually ready in 12 weeks.

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The open-sided shelter over the composting pits.

A person tending the composting pits from the central walkway.

A rectangular composting pit filled with organic matter.

Blue barrels collecting liquid from the composting system.

Green Buildings

We use locally sourced casuarina, eucalyptus and bamboo for truss systems and frameworks. Stabilized interlocking mud blocks for walls. Recycled pine wood for door and window frames. We also experimented with recycled plastic roofing sheets and window frames (Ricron). We believe these practices reduce the embodied energy of our infrastructure, while blending in with the natural surroundings.

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Round timber poles assembled into a roof truss.

A small building with a green window frame and corrugated roof.

Insulated water pipes fixed along an exterior wall.

Interlocking earth blocks forming a building wall.

Solar Power

A state-of-the-art 6.2KW solar power generation unit with a 13KWh battery system has been installed on the farm. This is used for most of our electrical consumption, including laundry and some kitchen appliances. For hot water heating, we use a solar-assisted heat pump, where the heat pump is also powered by the solar electricity. Aside from enabling the farm to run on clean, renewable energy, this ensures an uninterrupted supply of power and hot water for guests.

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The solar installation on the roof of the staff building.

Solar monitoring display showing generation and consumption readings.

Rows of solar panels on a corrugated roof.

Hot-water equipment above a roof among the trees.

Waste Water Treatment

We designed and implemented a water treatment system based on DEWATS ( De-Centralized Waste Water Treatment System ) - that uses only natural processes and gravity flow. Two parallel systems exist (gray and black water.) This water flows through a series of anaerobic tanks, and an aerobic reed garden. This system is fully operating, and we plan to re-use the water for irrigating flowering and fruiting plants. And use the solid remains as fertilizer for flowering plants.

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