Samiksha Lohar
Permaculture Designer
About Me
I am a Certified Permaculture Designer & Teacher. I have worked on different permaculture projects and landscape designs in different locations. I have experience in integrated & multilayer farming, regenerative landscape designing, converting lawns to sustainable food forest/edible & productive spaces and setting up urban permaculture/ edible gardens. My interest lies in designing low-waste & energy-efficient sustainable landscapes that require minimal human intervention, thus focusing on soil building, water harvesting, native species restoration, multilayer space utilisation & more. Raised on a regenerative farm, I have 20+ years of unlearning, learning & growing with local & indigenous communities.
Areas of Expertise
Regenerative Agriculture
Soil Building
Seed Saving
Food Forest Design
Urban Permaculture
Water Harvesting Systems
Live Fencing
Edible Landscaping
Kokum Tree
Sour Delights: Growing, Harvesting and Processing Kokum Kokum has been an integral part of my life and I absolutely cannot…Fenugreek
If you are looking for a quick growing annual with tons of other benefits and applications, consider integrating Fenugreek into…Moth bean
Moth Beans - Legumes of the Dry Lands One of the sweetest beans I ever tasted, Moth Beans have existed…Traditional Seed Saving Techniques
An Insight into the Affordable Traditional Seed-Saving Techniques Our tiniest effort of saving seeds has a powerful impact on our…True Cinnamon
From baking to essence and from spice to sweet, a little cinnamon sets the tone just right! However, did you…Malabar Spinach
If you are a spinach lover and looking forward to growing it throughout the year, this one’s for you! This…Living Fence Plants From India
Living fences have been an integral part of our traditional practices in India and as we dive deeper into indigenous…Clay Pot Olla Irrigation
Guide to Pitcher Irrigation: A water smart approach When we started with our food forest, from scratch, one of our…Plants and Trees to Grow Living Fences
Guide to Growing Self-Sufficient Living Fences When looking to fence our homes or properties, in a world where consumerism and…Pigeon Pea
Growing and Including the Versatile Pigeon Peas When we started our food forest journey, one of the very first things…Sunn Hemp
Short-lived with a Long-Lasting Impact Growing up I remember paddy fields and farm boundaries turning yellow for several weeks in…Butterfly Pea
Clitoria Ternatea; Beyond Blue Hues Have you ever come across these electric blue blooms? If you have been around tropical…Guduchi
Beyond Medicinal Blessings; The Regenerative Side of Giloy Tinospora cordifolia is a perennial herbaceous vine belonging to the family Menispermaceae. …Black Pepper
Black Pepper Growing Tips from the Land of its Origin! These tiny flavor bombs need no introduction. It's almost impossible…Vetiver
Vetiver; A Versatile Grass Gaining Global Popularity! Vetiver has a growing global appreciation. However, did you know that this versatile…