Van Mahotsav, literally festival of forests or the festival of trees.It was launched in 1950 by Shri K. M. Munshi, the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food. Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival celebrated across India from July 1st to July 7th. During this programme, saplings are planted in plantation drives conducted across the nation.So it’s more of a week long programme and often a month long on our end!
July means the monsoons come calling and that’s the best time to do our bit to make India greener.
In 2020 we realized the problem of living indoors when the lockdown was in place.We renovated our village home and decided to spend time planting trees and starting a kitchen garden.
What started as a life raft,ended up helping us make friends and plant more trees than we ever dreamt of.But though it sound like a dream planting trees ,finding place to do that and having a setup for watering wasn’t easy.
Neither was buying land.But like-minded friends who understood the value of sustainable nature conservation helped make this possible.
This year in July I am happy to report, that we are planting 250 saplings celebrating Van Mahotsav 2024 .We started today and we have a few more to go.Sharing pictures from today’s morning planting activities gives me great pleasure.Looking forward to sharing with you the journey of these family of trees.
This is our third project area for afforestation.
The second group Green project
Taking care of trees and planting saplings are a gift and a blessing.It cannot happen without mother earth,the fertile soil into which we sow our seeds.
I can look back to the year 2014 when I started balcony gardening and gradually how things became better .From the balcony to the soil ,a higher force guides us.Trees were there before us .We live because of them.My daughter wrote an autobiography-of-a-tree some times back and that has given me a fresh impetus to work for a greener,cleaner earth.
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Planting those trees is going to be amazing! Over the years the trees will grow, and you will look back on this accomplishment. You’ll realize how much it took to bring together, and how important it was to do. Please involve the children. They will care for the trees with as much love as you do. I look forward to your next post!
The children are absolutely involved and very hands on in caring for these trees.We do it as a group of families and is the way we spend our weekends.
How wonderful to hear that you’re planting trees! And wow, 250!! Good for you.
What a wonderful initiative! India has so many citizens, if just a percentage of them participates in the annual tree planting week, your country will become so much greener in the years to come!
Yes India has a lot of people and if we all do our bit it will be a very green India indeed.
What a beautiful project to partake in, 250 trees! I’d love to see then in a year or so. I remember your home garden blog, it is so gorgeous! Yes we need trees!
Thanks Martha.Will share after one year.
Amrita, what a great holiday! We have Arbor Day here, but yours sounds like a higher level or more appreciated holiday. Congratulations on all your plantings. I was sad, I was unable to get the last 4 videos to play. However, I went over to your “Home Garden Images and Video” and enjoyed that very much. I love garden images, and it’s good to see you planting these mahogany saplings. Imagine how lush everything will be in a couple of years!
Yes it’s going to be amazingly green.I will check the video Links.Thanks for visiting my home garden 😀
This is an amazing project! Thank you for leading it and and sharing it with me today!
I am glad you enjoyed it.Its a group project and we are all passionate about it.Thanks for the appreciation.
As a Druid and a lover of trees, I thank you for these efforts! Planting trees has an impact for generations to come. Deforestation is a real issue that we must continue to address.
Taking care of trees and planting saplings are a gift and a blessing.I can look back to the year 2014 when I started balcony gardening and gradually how things became better .From the balcony to the soil ,a higher force guides us.Thank you for your kind words.