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Greetings from Bulgaria! Udavi Payanam has reached the high grassy hillsides of Trinoga, a lovely community I will tell you more about soon. Trinoga is connected to Arecolonia, an art and ecological living project. For now, heres a video of … Continue reading →

Naya has a warm, fire-coloured kitchen, a green watered pond with little fishes that nibble on your toes, a yoga platform, a workshop, a combination spa and pizza oven, solar panels and more! Continue reading →

Read the story of an Englishwoman who found love, spontaneity and ecological living in Turkey and how she learned to harness the wind and the water on Dedetepe Farm! Continue reading →

This city, with its beguiling blend of east and west, ancient and contemporary, and as a cultural crossroads continues to astonish. Continue reading →

Then I sighted a glossy, sleek structure on the street corner like a tiny rectangular building with no doors… Continue reading →

Snorkeling the Red Sea–just below the surface of the clear, salty water a bright reef shimmers, parrot fish weave between corals, anemones wave with the current and–whats that?–a transparent, sinister shape floats into view. It’s a plastic bag. I scoop … Continue reading →

Amman is not known for being green…yet, we of Udavi Payanam found plenty of ecological projects to get involved in. Continue reading →

Using one side of a juice carton as a base, I constructed a purse from recycled fabric that I had collected in India. From a few scraps that would have otherwise been thrown away something substantial emerged… photo coming soon.

With our thoughts we make the world and with our actions we pull our dreams into being……………to keep environmental projects fresh, juicy and flowing like rivers of fruit punch. Continue reading →