Foodlink

General Information and Background

The Auroville Famd Group (AVFG) has an office and distribution centre called Foodlink. The products are sold through a number of Auroville shops and (in the future) also beyond AV. Rice and vegetables are provided for use in meal preparation in the communal Solar Kitchen, and for distribution among schools. Fruits and grains are preserved and packed at two Auroville food-processing units and at some of the farms, which produce a range of jams, pickles and chutneys.

As the receiving centre is adjacent to the Pour Tous Distribution Centre (PTDC), organic locally-grown produce is suplied directly for the availability to Aurovilian participants in the PTDC scheme. Surpluses and 2nd quality produce is also processed on site in the PTDC food kitchen, into jams and sauces.

Members and Affiliations

The AVFG secretariat gathers statistics on the basis of monthly production.

Aims and Objectives

A recent report on the AVFG (2004) shows that distribution and central management of farming in Auroville will need funding and support, so that the individual effort of the farmers may bear fruit. At present, for instance, parts of surplus harvests are lost, due to lack of a common storage and marketing outlets.