5-Day Immersive Workshop
Regenerative Agriculture on a Working Himalayan Farm
Five days at the Kumaon Hub — learning regenerative systems through the land itself. Site reading, water design, soil biology, enterprise thinking, and practical implementation across a real working farm at 1,800m altitude.
COHORT DATES
May 6–10, 2026
Applications closed
June 10–14, 2026
Applications closed
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CURRICULUM
What You Will Learn
01
Site Reading & Ecological Assessment
How to read a landscape before touching it — water, slope, soil, access, microclimate, and existing vegetation.
02
Water First — Keyline & Watershed Design
Designing all water movement before any other element is placed. Ponds, swales, contours, and how to think through the full water cycle on a site.
03
Soil Biology & Fertility Systems
Living soil, biological inputs, no-dig principles, composting systems, and the transition away from chemical dependency.
04
Food Forests & Perennial Systems
Multi-strata planting design — species selection, guild design, succession planting, and how to manage a food forest over time.
05
Market Gardens & Annual Production
No-dig bed design, crop planning, succession planting, and building a productive annual system that can supply a household or small market.
06
Enterprise Planning & Farm Economics
What makes a regenerative farm viable — enterprise selection, phasing, budgets, and realistic timelines for reaching commercial production.
THE PROGRAMME
5 Days on the Farm
Day 1
Arrival & Site Orientation
- Morning: arrivals, introductions, farm walk
- Afternoon: ecological site reading methodology
- Evening: farm dinner and discussion
Day 2
Water Systems
- Morning: keyline design theory and site application
- Afternoon: hands-on pond and swale work
- Evening: farm water system review
Day 3
Soil & Fertility
- Morning: soil biology, biological inputs, composting systems
- Afternoon: practical bed-building and soil work
- Evening: case study review
Day 4
Planting Systems
- Morning: food forest design and species selection
- Afternoon: market garden layout and crop planning
- Evening: farm kitchen — fermentation and preserves with Abha
Day 5
Enterprise & Integration
- Morning: enterprise planning, budgets, and phasing
- Afternoon: design synthesis and next steps for each participant
- Evening: closing dinner and departure
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything included.
5 days and 4 nights accommodation at the Kumaon Hub
All meals — farm-grown produce, cooked fresh each day
Full curriculum across all 5 days
Fermentation workshop with Abha Aggarwal
Site reading and design practicals on real land
Group size limited to ensure quality of learning
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
“I left with a 5-year plan for my farm in Himachal. Nishant does not teach theory — he teaches you to read the landscape. That is a different thing entirely.”
Rahul Verma
Workshop Participant · Himachal Pradesh
“The most grounded learning experience I have had. Being on a real working farm made everything tangible in a way that no classroom could replicate.”
Priya Sharma
Workshop Participant · Bangalore
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