A young Bangalore family relaxing under a mango tree on their weekend farm: the father reads on a woven mat, the mother laughs beside him, and their son sits on a rope swing, with red soil, crop rows and granite hills behind them

Fully managedNatural farmingVisits by appointment

You visit.
We do the farming.

Vriksha Farms runs two fully managed food-forest farms, Brindavan Estates and Shantivan Acres, near Bangalore in the Thalli–Kanakapura corridor, using natural farming with the farm's own microbial solutions and leaf extracts. Our on-site team plans, plants and farms all week; you visit at weekends to pick, rest and explore. We're a group company of The One Acre Farms, part of the Sanjeevanam Farms group.

Book a farm visit How it works

Vriksha Farms is a group company of The One Acre Farms, based at 870/2, 3rd Main, 9th Cross, Gokul Extension, Bangalore 560054. Phone +91 93607 37034.

The farm is looked after all week. Your weekends stay free.

Our part

Everything the farm needs

Plantation planning: what goes where, and when
Planting and setting up each layer of the food forest
Weekly care: watering, weeding, pruning and natural pest control
Harvest and handling of the produce

Your part

Whatever you enjoy

Come when you like
Pick what's ready
Bring the children and let them run
Sit in the shade and do nothing

A farm worker carrying a crate of freshly picked produce

You pay no maintenance fee.

The food forest

Planted in layers, so there's always something to pick.

Canopy

Tall trees

The roof of the farm. It keeps the ground cool and the birds close.

Looking up a jackfruit tree trunk into the canopy

Middle layer

Banana and pepper

Shade, shelter and fruit at eye level.

A bunch of green bananas on the plant in the food forest

Ground layer

Turmeric and vegetables

The layer children love most: dig, pull and fill a basket.

Freshly picked vegetables and turmeric laid out on a jute sack

More about the food forest

A father holding his child, looking out over the farm and hills

MorningWalk the rows while it's coolSee what changed since your last visit.
BreakfastPick it firstWhatever is ready goes straight to the table.
AfternoonShade and storiesThe team shows the children what's growing and why.
EveningDrive home with a basketThe farm keeps going after you leave.

Weekends at the farm

How it works

Four steps, and you only need to do the first one.

Planning

We plan the plantation: layers, spacing and the season to start.

Plantation

The team plants every layer of the food forest.

Management

Water, weeding, pruning and natural pest control, all week.

Harvest

We pick and handle the produce. You take home a basket.

Farm staff laying mulch along planted rows on red soil

Group note

Part of a family of farm companies.

Vriksha Farms is a group company of The One Acre Farms and part of the Sanjeevanam Farms group. Each company in the group does one thing. Ours is the fully managed farm.

Farm rows at sunset with granite hills on the horizon

See the farm for yourself.

Visits are by appointment. Walk the rows, meet the team and pick something to take home.

Book a farm visit

Questions about Vriksha Farms

Who is Vriksha Farms?

Vriksha Farms is a group company of The One Acre Farms, based at 870/2, 3rd Main, 9th Cross, Gokul Extension, Bangalore 560054 (+91 93607 37034). We run fully managed food-forest farms near Bangalore, in the Thalli–Kanakapura corridor: Brindavan Estates and Shantivan Acres.

What does "fully managed" mean at Vriksha Farms?

We take care of the whole farm: plantation planning, planting, day-to-day plantation management and the handling of the harvest. You pay no maintenance fee. Our farms, Brindavan Estates and Shantivan Acres, are near Bangalore, in the Thalli–Kanakapura corridor, and you are welcome to visit by appointment.

Do I need farming experience?

No. The on-site team does the farm work. You can watch, ask questions and lend a hand when you feel like it, but nothing depends on you.

What grows on the farm?

The farm is planted as a layered food forest: turmeric and vegetables near the ground, banana and pepper in the middle, and tall trees above. We'll show you what's in season when you visit.

Can we stay overnight?

Ask us when you book. We'll tell you what's possible at the farm you're visiting.

How is Vriksha different from The Retreat Farms?

Vriksha is the group's fully managed farm option: our team plans, plants and runs the farm, and you visit to enjoy it. The Retreat Farms, our sister brand, is about premium farm plots and farm living, for people who want a plot of their own to build on.

How is Vriksha related to The One Acre Farms?

Vriksha Farms is a group company of The One Acre Farms, our group's managed farmland brand near Bangalore, and part of the Sanjeevanam Farms group. Each brand in the group does one thing; Vriksha's is the fully managed farm.

You visit.We do the farming.