Samiksha Lohar Permaculture

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What We Design

Every system below is one we have designed, built, and grown — from broadacre earthworks to tiny balcony gardens.

Earthworks shaping the land to hold water
Earthworks
A freshly dug swale ready to harvest rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting
A swale in action, slowing and sinking rainwater
Swales
A thriving winter vegetable garden
Vegetable Gardens
A productive urban garden
Urban Gardens
A sustainable designed landscape
Sustainable Landscapes
A dense living fence hedge
Living Fences
Agave rows forming a fire-resistant barrier
Fire Break Systems
A balcony vegetable garden in a tiny space
Tiny Space Gardens
A productive garden built on compost-rich soil
Composting Systems
Multilayer farming with crops at many heights
Multilayer Farming
Raised beds planted for the season
Seasonal Vegetable Gardens
A greywater circle reusing household water
Greywater Systems
A hügelkultur mound garden
Hügelkultur Gardens
Companion planting combinations in a bed
Companion Planting
A backyard system integrating animals
Chicken Coops
A designed pond holding monsoon water
Ponds
Seed saving and storage
Seed Banks
A natural guild of native plants
Native Plant Restoration
A guild within a cultivated ecology
Biodiversity Corridors
A multi-layer food forest
Food Forests
Tree plantation along swales
Agroforestry Systems

Field Gallery

Moments from the land

Swale, berm, and bund earthworksContour lines marked across a slopeDigging swales on contourSwales full of water in monsoonBoomerang trenches on a slopeCombined swale and hügelkultur systemPitcher irrigation for young treesTurmeric harvestBlack pepper harvestA vegetable harvestHome-grown loofahCorn growing in a polycultureSeeds hung for drying and savingA repurposed urban balcony gardenA cactus living fenceHarvest from the food forest

Let's build something regenerative together.

Whether you're planning a backyard garden, food forest, regenerative farm, or community landscape — we'd love to hear about your vision.