ART OF LIVING PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE
National Permaculture Conference 2026
Bringing Ecology and Agriculture together
Regenerative Farming • Green Prosperity • One Health
From Seed to Sustainability a practical, end-to-end roadmap to develop a fully functional, integrated, economically viable and regenerative permaculture farm, taught by people who have done it at the farm level, community level and national level.
Date
August 22 & 23, 2026 (Sat, Sun)
VENUE
Art of Living International Centre, Bengaluru
Gain Timeless Wisdom from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
A special Blessing for the Permaculture Movement
With the gracious presence of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji, this conference will bring together wisdom, sustainability, and practical action. His message will inspire farmers, students, professionals, and communities to build a healthier relationship with nature and create a regenerative future.
Inspiring Guidance
Learn from a global spiritual leader
Sustainable Vision
Discover ideas for a better future
Diverse Community
Connect with change makers from across India
Practical Impact
Take actionable steps for our planet
— BACKGROUND & PURPOSE —
Permaculture is more than a farming technique; it is a way of designing productive landscapes that work with nature. The Confluence brings together proven practitioners, scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and institutions to translate decades of field experience into an immersive two-day learning journey. The emphasis is practical: moving from degraded soil and external-input dependence towards living soils, water security, biodiversity, resilient production, multiple income streams and progressively lowerintervention farming.
The central proposition is simple: ecological regeneration must also be economically viable. Participants will see real models, hear real numbers, learn from successes and failures, and leave with a clearer pathway to start, improve or scale a regenerative farm or enterprise.
— THE PARTICIPANT JOURNEY —
KNOW YOUR LAND → DESIGN → REGENERATE → PRODUCE → ADD VALUE → EARN → MEASURE → SCALE
— STRAIGHT ANSWERS —
Questions This Confluence Will Answer
This conference is built to answer exactly what stops most people — and a few things that may not have crossed your mind yet.
How do I begin and what should I do first?
How can I create multiple year-round income streams?
How can I reduce recurring inputs and labour?
How much will it cost and when can I expect returns?
What should I grow, where and in what sequence?
How do I build resilience to drought, heat and market shocks?
— Take Back Control —
This is not a Farming Conference. It is a Decision to Take Back Control of your Life through Permaculture
You cannot control the air over a city or the water in a canal, but you can control what grows on your land, what your children eat, and where your food comes from. Permaculture is not just a farming technique; it is a way to live a regenerative life — one that is in tune with nature, not against it.
- Living & Healthy soil • Nutrition Rich food • honest livelihood • Inner calm
— Why Participate? —
START WITH CLARITY
Understand how to assess land, water, soil, climate and investment before making costly decisions.
PUT ECONOMICS AT THE CENTRE
Learn establishment cost, annual operating cost, cash flow, break-even, income per acre and risk.
REDUCE INPUTS & RISK
Design for lower recurring inputs and labour, water resilience, biodiversity and climate adaptation.
LEARN FROM PROVEN MODELS
Study farms and systems demonstrated over years—not theory alone. Seeing is believing.
BUILD MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS
Explore crops, trees, livestock, value addition, nurseries, direct marketing, ecotourism and services.
MEASURE & SCALE
Use simple science, technology and regenerative indicators to improve performance and enable scaling.
— Who Can Participate? —
landowners
Architects and Planners
Entrepreneurs and Investors
Families Interested In Healthy Food, Nature and Regenerative Living
Doctors and Health Professionals
Doctors and Health Professionals
Researchers and Educators
Policymakers
Youth and Students
IT and engineering professionals
Researchers and Educators
NGOs and Development Professionals
— What Participants Should Leave With —
A land-readiness checklist; a simple water and farm-design framework; a realistic view of investment, cash flow and income; a regenerative scorecard; and a 90-day action plan to begin or refine their own journey.
TWO-DAY IMMERSIVE LEARNING PROGRAM
Day 1:
8:00 - 9:00 am
Arrival and Breakfast
Annapoorna Kitchen, 1st Floor
9:00 - 10:00 am
Registration, welcome & networking
Organising team
10:00 - 10:30 am
Context Setting: From Conference to Confluence – the participant journey
Shri Binay Kumar, Head of Permaculture
10:30–12:00 am
Inauguration & Vision: Living in Harmony with Nature
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar; Shri Prasanna Prabhu, Chairman SIAST; Hon’ble Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, Chief Guest
12:00–12:30pm
PERMACULTURE IN HARMONY with Nature’s Intelligence, my 30 years journey
Shri Rajender Bhatt, Revered Permaculture Teacher
12:30–12:50pm
Meditation Masterclass: Inner Ecology & Conscious Living
Shri Khurshed Batliwala (Bawa)
12:50–14:15pm
Satvic Lunch & networking
14:15–14:55 pm
KNOW YOUR LAND: Read the Land Before You Farm – soil, climate, water, terrain Legal land issues, access right (i.e. road), land tenure, make document readiness.
Shri Ashish Sheoran, Advocate Supreme Court; Shri Binay Kumar, Head, AoL Permaculture; Shri Ganesh Prasad
14:55–15:30 pm
WATER IS FIRST CROP: Every Drop, Many Functions – designing eco-hydrological resilience in the farming systems Large scale rainwater harvesting and farm pond management
Shri Devraj Reddy, NI Rainwater Harvesting Expert; Shri Girish G, Farm Pond Expert
15:30–16:00pm
FROM SOIL TO SCALE: Living Landscapes, Green Prosperity & Net-Zero Agri-Food Systems
Shri Chandrashekhar Biradar, Green
Growth Architect, Agroecologist, &
Founder & CMD, GGGC
16:00–16:30pm
Refreshment break
Backside of Vishalaxmi Mantapam
16:30–17:00pm
ECONOMICAL FLOW: Permaculture Economics, My Farm, My Journey, My Numbers – cost, labour, early failures, later success cash flow, income/acre, revenue & break-even,
Shri Dvaneswar Bodke, Farm Aggregator
17:00–17:00pm
Walking The Permaculture Talk Through Ashram Campus
Walk the Talk
17:00–18:30pm
Satsang with Gurudev followed by dinner
Dhyan Mandir
Day 2
06:30–08:00am
Optional 1: Immersive Farm Tour: regenerative systems through an ecological + economic lens Option 2: Yoga and Meditation at Vishalaxmi Mandir / Conference Venue
Art of Living Permaculture team led by Binay Kumar At Yoga and Mandir by Lalit Yadhuvanshi
08:00–09:00am
Breakfast
Annapoorna, 1st Floor
09:15–09:55 am
CROP PLANNING: Multilayer, multifunctional food systems, agro-biodiversity, land equivalent ratio, stewardship economy
09:55–10:20 am
COWNOMY: Integrated Livestock Economy – farm, livestock, nutrient cycling, fodder, products & input reduction
Shri Ashish Singhal, Cownomy Expert
Shri Dharmendra Karavadara
10:20–11:10am
ADD VALUE: Don't Just Grow – process, brand, direct-market and build farm enterprises FINANCE: Funding the Regenerative Transition – phased investment, ethical finance & enterprise models, CRS models (Panel Discussion)
Shri Sadanand GK, Dy. Director of
CoE-FPO, Government of Karnataka
Shri Ashok Kumar, Agri-entrepreneur
Shri DK Jain, CEO, OxeDesi,
Regenerative Investor
11:10–11:25 am
Sharing Success Stories
Col Sarvesh
11:25–12:00pm
Eco-Kranti Talk
Chairman Session
12:00–12:20pm
Meditation Session With Bawa
Shri Khurshed Batliwala (Bawa)
12:20–12:20 pm
Meditation Session With Bawa
Shri Khurshed Batliwala (Bawa)
12:20–14:00 pm
Networking Lunch: Farmer × Entrepreneur × Investor × Professional Connect
Annapoorna Kitchen, 1st Floor
14:00–14:45 pm
GUT BIOME & SOIL FOOD WEB: Soil–Plant–Food–Gut Continuum – living soil, nutritious food & One Health, High End Microscopic Demonstration of Soil Microbial Life & Soil Food Web
Dr. Nanda Methuku, Soil Microbiologist
at Ohio, USA
14:45–15:30 pm
MEASURE: Permaculture 2.0 – Nature × Science × AI × Premium + Market + Green Credits + Karma Credits + for better decisions
Shri CM Biradar
15:30–15:45 pm
Refreshment break
Backside of Vishalaxmi Mantapam
15:45–15:55 pm
WHY THIS MATTERS?
Shri Abhinav Roy - Agritalk fame
15:55-16:10 pm
COLLECT THE WATER - GROW GRAINS
Girish G - a businessman turned a
permaculturist
16:10–16:45 pm
WOMEN IN PERMACULTURE: Grassroots leadership, enterprise & community stewardship
Smt. Sumangala; Smt. Amanindar;
Smt. Dimi Kapoor; Isha Singhal;
Smt. Madhavi; Smt. Nisha Agrawal; Smt.
Shilpa Kota;
16:45 - 17:15 pm
MEDICINAL AGROFORESTORY - Realtime story of a pond, dense trees & wildfire
Avinash Loomba - AoL Permaculture
student, Ayurvedic consultant
17:15–18:00 pm
Closing Plenary: From Participants to Practitioners – commitments, community & 2027 pathway
Smt. Bhanu Didi /
Organizing leadership + faculty
18:30–20:00 pm
Day 2 Satsang, followed by dinner
Dhyan Mandir then to Annapoorna
Kitchen
Conference Supporters
We are grateful to the following organizations for supporting the National Permaculture Conference
Learn from leaders in ecological and regenerative practice
A few of the confirmed speakers for the event
Binay Singh
Dr. Nanda Kishore Methuku, MD
Abhinav Roy
Ashish Singhal
Prof. Dr. Chandrashekhar M. Biradar
Dr. Devaraja Reddy N.J.
With nearly four decades in groundwater rejuvenation, Dr. Reddy founded the NGO Geo Rain Water Board and has pioneered water-conservation efforts across India — including 80,000+ borewell recharge systems and thousands of farm ponds. He holds the Karnataka State Rajyotsava Award and the India Water Warrior Award.
Patanjali Jha
Shri Rajendra Bhat
Mr. Dnyaneshwar Bodke
Everything you need for a rich two-day learning experience
Seats are limited by the Ashram's residential capacity, and the dates are fixed — Aug 22 & 23. Registration closes once the room is full.
- Access to all technical sessions
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Legal and policy panels
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Networking events and community interactions
- AoL Permaculture Farm Tour
National Conference on Permaculture 2026
— MORE THAN A WEEKEND —
You are not just learning. You are joining a movement.
Learn it. Live it. And help carry it forward for the next generation.
August 22 & 23, 2026 • Art of Living International Ashram, Bangalore
Visit Us
Art of Living Permaculture
Art of Living International Ashram
21st Km., Kanakapura Road,
Udayapura,
Bangalore, 560082
Call Us
+91-97391 19591
Email Us
info@aolpermaculture.in