URBAN HARVEST MASTERPLAN

LOTUS URBAN HARVEST Reconnecting Farm, Food & Family Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Urban Harvest Agrarian Community: VISION To create a fully organized, planned and developed “Agricultural Community” which is centered around food and nature in all aspects: organizing, growing, processing, distributing, cooking &

eating. In other words, it will be an opportunity for city dwellers, for health conscious, for education & recreation and for empowering/employing locals Ultimately, it will be a farming that is Organized, Cool & Sexy….

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Why Agrarian Communities Health benefits Environmental benefits Cultural benefits

Social benefits Economic benefits Educational benefits

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Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

How do they Work? Developer

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Lease/ Sale Land

Infrastructure

Lifestyle Oriented Urban Dwellers

Support/ Knowledge Center

Farming & Recreation over Weekends

Local Workforce

Tools, Tractors, Cold Storage etc Own Supplies & Produce to Bring home

Farmers Market

Social Get togethers

Farming & Recreation over Weekends Image Credit: DPZ

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Program for “Agrarian Community” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Farmers Market Hall Restaurant Culinary/ Cooking School Cold Storages Management Offices Agro University Research Barns Retail

Market Square: Precedents Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

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Market Square: Precedents Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Pop: 55 Lakhs

Lavasa

Mahad MIDC

Shirwal

Pop: 1.1 Lakhs

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

PROPOSED SITE

SASWAD

VEER DAM SHIRWAL LAKE

SHIRWAL MIDC

NAIGAON DAM

KESURDI MIDC

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

PROXIMITY TO Major settlements Reservoirs/ water bodies Midc/employment centers Educational institutes Bio-diversity, hills

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Phase 1, 50 Acres

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Elements of Agricultural Community

Infrastructure Planning Maintenance Planning Marketing & Promotion Finance Planning

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Essential Infrastructure for Agricultural Communities

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

1. Soil Improvement Management Agricultural Urbanism:&Urban Harvest

2. Shelter from Sun and for Social Interaction

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3. Durable Paths and Urban Garden Edges Agricultural Urbanism: Harvest

4. Participatory Process & Youth Engagement

Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

5. Storage for Tools/ Equipments/ Agricultural Urbanism: Urban HarvestMaterials

7. Storm Water Harvesting Storage Agricultural Urbanism: Urban& Harvest

8. Area for Compost Production

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9. Log Book Urbanism: for Planting Schedule Agricultural Urban Harvest

10. Cold Storage Area Urban Harvest Agricultural Urbanism:

11. Farmers Urbanism: Market Urban Harvest Agricultural

12. Co-Operative / Management Office/ Agricultural Urbanism: Urban Harvest

Knowledge Center

13. Marketing Publicity Strategy

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URBAN HARVEST MASTERPLAN

Published on Aug 11, 2021

SWAPNIL PATIL + PARTNERS

Masterplanned as one of the Maharashtra’s first fully planned agricultural community, 350 acre Urban Harvest project would be fully centered on organic farming, growing of food, support and maintenance of farms through an organized co-operative. The project will primarily focus on urban dwellers looking for a retreat into nature and are passionate about growing their own produce. The business model looks to provide Organic farming plots with Cabins/Cottages, animal sheds and stables and informal sitting areas with a dedicated agricultural support through a co-operative which will maintain the farms and provide services for the maintenance and upkeep of the farm plots. The agricultural community will also consist complimentary areas such as animal farms, a visitor’s center, horseback trail, health and wellness center amidst farms and more importantly a market square which will house weekly farmers market, culinary school, organic restaurant and a farmers/members co-operative.