Event Calendar

Jul
19
Sat
Mini Malnad Mela @ Greenlife Organic Store, Shri Krishna Temple Road, Indira Nagar
Jul 19 @ 10:30 – 18:30
Jul
20
Sun
Mini Malnad Mela @ VRIKSH-THE ORGANIC STORE, 3rd Main Road, Vyalikaval, Bengaluru
Jul 20 @ 10:30 – 18:30
Jan
31
Sat
Malnad Mela 2015 in Bengaluru – Sat January 31st & Sun February 1st, 2015 @ Golden Bead School, Bengaluru
Jan 31 @ 10:30 – 18:00

See What is New at the 2015 Malnad Mela

Commemorating our 15th year of passion, joy and persistence—we are launching several new products at this year’s special Malnad Mela, including the irresistible and all-natural Kokam bottled soda. Drink Kokam not Coke! We have several more wonderful surprises, and of course are featuring the many Malnad delights you expect from us; organic open pollinated seeds, delicious natural foods and a selection of non-foods. Vanastree Malnad MelaMore than 50 products in total and our partners are bringing a wide array more.

Experience

Celebrating the free flowing, organic spirit and soul of Vanastree—at Malnad Mela 2015 we will explore sustainability through art and experience. Stay tuned on Facebook over the next few weeks for more information about these experiential events.

‘Like’ us on our Vanastree Facebook Page to keep up with information about the mela, and click to visit our Vanastree Blog to read more about the events and see our new Malnad Mela photo gallery.

Please pass this along to all you know who may be interested, and see you at the mela!

The Women of Vanastree

January 31st – February 1st, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) 10:30 am to 6 pm

Golden Bead School
157, Rathna Avenue (off Richmond Rd)
Bengaluru : 560025
(lane adjacent to Action Aid towards Trinity Circle)

Feb
1
Sun
Malnad Mela 2015 in Bengaluru – Sat January 31st & Sun February 1st, 2015 @ Golden Bead School, Bengaluru
Feb 1 @ 10:30 – 18:00

See What is New at the 2015 Malnad Mela

Commemorating our 15th year of passion, joy and persistence—we are launching several new products at this year’s special Malnad Mela, including the irresistible and all-natural Kokam bottled soda. Drink Kokam not Coke! We have several more wonderful surprises, and of course are featuring the many Malnad delights you expect from us; organic open pollinated seeds, delicious natural foods and a selection of non-foods. Vanastree Malnad MelaMore than 50 products in total and our partners are bringing a wide array more.

Experience

Celebrating the free flowing, organic spirit and soul of Vanastree—at Malnad Mela 2015 we will explore sustainability through art and experience. Stay tuned on Facebook over the next few weeks for more information about these experiential events.

‘Like’ us on our Vanastree Facebook Page to keep up with information about the mela, and click to visit our Vanastree Blog to read more about the events and see our new Malnad Mela photo gallery.

Please pass this along to all you know who may be interested, and see you at the mela!

The Women of Vanastree

January 31st – February 1st, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) 10:30 am to 6 pm

Golden Bead School
157, Rathna Avenue (off Richmond Rd)
Bengaluru : 560025
(lane adjacent to Action Aid towards Trinity Circle)

Jan
30
Sat
Malnad Mela 2016 in Bengaluru – January 30th – 31st, 2016 @ Golden Bead School, Bengaluru
Jan 30 @ 11:00 – 18:00

Back to the Future of Food

Into our 16th year of sisterhood and saving seeds—we are celebrating traditional tubers and youth gardens at this year’s special Malnad Mela. We have several tasty surprises for you and many Malnad delights you expect from us; organic open pollinated seeds, delicious natural foods and a selection of non-foods. More than 50 products in total and our partners are bringing a whole lot more.malnad-mela-invite-2016

Experience

Continuing with the free flowing, organic spirit and soul of Vanastree—at Malnad Mela 2016 we will explore seeds through craft, tubers with our taste buds and soil using our hands. Stay tuned on Facebook over the next few weeks for more information about these experiential events.

‘Like’ us on our Vanastree Facebook Page to keep up with information about the mela and to read more about the new events.

Please pass this along to all you know who may be interested, and see you at the mela!

-The Women of Vanastree

January 30th – 31st, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) 11:00 am to 6 pm

Golden Bead School
157, Rathna Avenue (off Richmond Rd)
Bengaluru : 560025
(lane adjacent to Action Aid towards Trinity Circle)

Jan
31
Sun
Malnad Mela 2016 in Bengaluru – January 30th – 31st, 2016 @ Golden Bead School, Bengaluru
Jan 31 @ 11:00 – 18:00

Back to the Future of Food

Into our 16th year of sisterhood and saving seeds—we are celebrating traditional tubers and youth gardens at this year’s special Malnad Mela. We have several tasty surprises for you and many Malnad delights you expect from us; organic open pollinated seeds, delicious natural foods and a selection of non-foods. More than 50 products in total and our partners are bringing a whole lot more.malnad-mela-invite-2016

Experience

Continuing with the free flowing, organic spirit and soul of Vanastree—at Malnad Mela 2016 we will explore seeds through craft, tubers with our taste buds and soil using our hands. Stay tuned on Facebook over the next few weeks for more information about these experiential events.

‘Like’ us on our Vanastree Facebook Page to keep up with information about the mela and to read more about the new events.

Please pass this along to all you know who may be interested, and see you at the mela!

-The Women of Vanastree

January 30th – 31st, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) 11:00 am to 6 pm

Golden Bead School
157, Rathna Avenue (off Richmond Rd)
Bengaluru : 560025
(lane adjacent to Action Aid towards Trinity Circle)

Jan
21
Sat
Malnad Mela 2017, Bengaluru : January 21- 22, 2017 @ Golden Bead School
Jan 21 @ 11:00 – 18:00

Grow a Garden, Cultivate a Future

Moving into our 17th year of sisterhood with organic seeds, delicious natural foods and a selection of non-foods. More than 50 products in total and our partners are bringing a whole lot more.

Experience

Continuing with the free flowing, organic spirit and soul of Vanastree—at Malnad Mela 2017 we will explore seeds through craft, local bananas and tubers with our taste buds, natural colours with all our senses and engage with an urban farming family. Stay tuned on Facebook over the next few weeks for more information about these experiential events.

‘Like’ us on our Vanastree Facebook Page to keep up with information about the mela and to read more about the new events.

Please pass this along to all you know who may be interested, and see you at the mela!
-The Women of Vanastree

January 21-22, 2017 (Saturday & Sunday) 11:00 am to 6 pm

Golden Bead School
157, Rathna Avenue (off Richmond Rd)
Bengaluru : 560025
(lane adjacent to Action Aid towards Trinity Circle)



Jan
22
Sun
The Land and Lens Photography Exhibition in Bengaluru – April 7th-13th @ Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru
Jan 22 @ 10:00 – 19:00

An Invitation for the Land and Lens Photography Exhibition in Bengaluru

We invite you to join us for a photography exhibition by youth and women farmers of Chamarajanagar and Sirsi—at the Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasturba Road, Bengaluru.

Land and Lens Exhibition: April 7-13, 2018 10 AM – 7 PM
Land and Lens Inauguration: April 7, 2018 5 PM
Mannu-Kannu Mela: April 7 & 8 (Sat & Sun), 2018 11 AM – 6 PM

Land and Lens is a buoyantly-bold experiment with three simple goals:

  • Train rural women and youth how to use professional-level cameras
  • Through the camera lens—encourage them to fearlessly reveal their land, lives, and inherent creativity
  • Provide them venues, as artists, to share their work

Mannu-Kannu Mela

Our opening weekend event will host many of the Land and Lens photographers, and stalls by Vanastree, Vanya, and Honneru: Rural Youth Collective—featuring their products, crafts, seeds, and more.

The Land and Lens Exhibition

vanastree-education-land-and-lensThis vibrant exhibition of photos documents a buoyantly-bold process. Rural and youth participants, none of whom had previously been trained in the use of a camera—were encouraged to fearlessly explore sessions of self-guided photography. With unrealised talents coming to light, each photo isn’t just an image for our students—it is an experience.

Through this exhibition, we aim to provide our photographers a unique space. One where their creative expressions can open viewer’s eyes to places and lifescapes seldom explored. Soil and skies, crops and trees, community and home, and unusual spaces that the streets become. Agricultural and rural land, expansive and beautiful, but often stressed. With its many hardships and joys, the students share revealing glimpses into the daily rhythm of village India.

More than simply a collection of photos, the Land and Lens exhibition features elements of traditional village art alongside contemporary media—weaving together a vivid narrative of a collective rural experience in the Chamarajanagar and Sirsi regions.

For more details about the Land and Lens Photography Exhibition, visit landandlens.org and facebook.com/landandlensindia.

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