Who we are
Sarvodaya Institute, based in Los Angeles, gathers diverse individuals and communities together to nourish the common well being of people and our planet.
Join our group of pro-activists as we revive the power of people’s hands to weave humanity into nature’s web of generosity. Learn and explore with us as we bring health and resilience back to our urban ecosystem, as we ground our community in healthy soil, nutritious food, and human connection. Come meet us meet us at our popular nursery, watch a few of our popular educational & how-to videos, or take a tour of one of our three ecological demonstration gardens.
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Upcoming Event - Regenerative Gardening Hands-on Workshop Nov. 23
Join us at The Growing Commons, our demonstration garden in Claremont CA, and learn some of the basic concepts behind regenerative gardening. We will explore some of the features of this garden and the ideas behind its design, spend some time working in the garden and learning basic regenerative practices, and then sit down for lunch and a talk on native plants.
Co-hosted by Sarvodaya Institute and Kiss the Ground
Popular Plants in our Nursery
Demonstration Gardens
The Growing Home
The Growing Home is our suburban home demonstration site located in Diamond Bar, CA (suburb of Los Angeles). Formerly
a standard tract home with green grass, The Growing Home is now an ecologically-designed natural habitat that grows thousands of pounds of food for humans & wildlife, converts green waste into healthy soil, cleanses urban air pollution, harvests rainwater, and regulates its own temperature.
Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery
Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery is our urban farm demonstration site located in Pomona, CA. Sarvodaya Farms shows how blighted urban lots can be converted into productive, beautiful mini-farms that grow healthy, organic food for the local
community, while also cleansing the air, reducing run-off pollution, providing green gathering space, and serving as urban centers of connection with Nature.
The Growing Commons
Our latest demonstration site is a holistically designed orchard at the Claremont Friends Quaker Meeting. The Growing Commons was developed using ecological design principles and features to create a rich, food producing ecosystem. Highlights include rooftop and curbside water harvesting, California native plants, drought resilient fruit trees, mulching, and soil regeneration. This project is still under development, so look out for workshops hosted at this
location.