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Day 19
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We met with Jose today. He is one of the 'leaders' in Auroville. He showed us around the amazing forest that the community had planted. They grew the forest up from pretty much desert. However, to do this they had to dig into the groundwater source. Now they are worried about water supply and sea water intrusion. I think maybe they should have realised the consequences of planting such water draining plants such as eucalyptus trees in the first place.
I was extremely skeptical of what Jose had to say because I'm still trying to make sense of this place but after talking in the car with him for a little while I started to see his point of few.
One of the profit making schemes was the production of Spirulina, an algae that grows on top of a pond that is considered a super food. It is rich in protein and also gross in flavor. I think ill be staying away from that...
We had lunch with a Woman's group that make herbal medicines. They made this medicine as a group but sell individually. The profits all go to group and it is a team effort.
I finally got a good coffee! But why am i surprised. In my experiance, whereever there are hippies there is good coffee.
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