Terganic Farmstay

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Terganic Farmstay is an off-grid permaculture farmstay and regenerative education centre in the southeast of Mauritius. Located within La Meule Eco-Hamlet, it transforms former degraded sugarcane land into a productive, biodiverse landscape through food forests, agroforestry, vegetable gardens, integrated animal systems, composting, and contour-based water-harvesting earthworks. The farmstay combines ecological restoration with immersive guest experiences, offering hands-on learning, guided visits, workshops, and regenerative design consulting. It serves as a practical model of climate-appropriate, culturally rooted resilience for small island environments and tropical regions of Africa and the Indian Ocean.

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Terganic Farmstay is an off-grid permaculture farmstay and regenerative education centre located within La Meule Eco-Hamlet in the southeast of Mauritius. Developed by Terganic Regenerative Ltd, it stands on 27 acres of former degraded sugarcane land at the foot of Mountain Bambous, where the Rivulet Bambous runs along the valley. The site is undergoing a long-term ecological transformation, guided by permaculture design, regenerative agriculture, and appropriate low and high-tech resilience strategies adapted for small island tropical climates. The landscape is being regenerated through a combination of food forests, agroforestry systems, orchards, vegetable gardens, contour-aligned water-harvesting earthworks, and integrated animal systems. Swales, ponds, and berms capture and infiltrate rainwater through the slopes, while composting, mulching, and soil-building practices restore fertility across former monoculture cane fields. The farm integrates chickens, ducks, rabbits, quails, goats, sheeps and in a way that contributes to soil improvement, pest management, and ecosystem balance. Every system is designed to be productive, biodiverse, and grounded in ecological function. As the educational heart of La Meule Eco-Hamlet, Terganic Farmstay offers guided visits, hands-on workshops, immersive stays, and regenerative design consulting for students, landowners, farmers, NGOs, and visitors from Mauritius and abroad. Guests have the opportunity to participate in daily farm activities and see ecological systems operating in real time—from composting and agroforestry maintenance to water harvesting, animal systems, and low-to-high technology infrastructure. The immersive experience allows visitors to understand not only the techniques but also the mindset and cultural relevance of regenerative living on a small island. The farmstay works in synergy with La Petite Ferme, our sister micro-farm with three eco-lodges, and is supported by Lakaz Kana, a communal table d’hôtes and gathering space where meals, workshops, and community events are hosted. The wider Eco-Hamlet is also home to the Ravine Cilicie Endemic Forest Restoration Project, which focuses on restoring native biodiversity, replanting endemic species, and protecting the ecological heritage of the valley. Terganic Farmstay has gained international recognition through its participation in SEED.UNO’s Switch Africa Green programme and invitations from the United Nations Environment Programme to present the project in Burkina Faso and later at UN Environment headquarters in Kenya, in collaboration with the Mauritius SME sector. The Eco-Hamlet is also recognised as a Saint Kateri Habitat, and our work has been featured widely in Mauritian media and in French press, helping raise awareness of regenerative land management and climate-adaptive design. Today, Terganic Farmstay stands as a living example of ecological restoration, sustainable hospitality, and community resilience, demonstrating how degraded land can be transformed into a productive, culturally rooted, and biodiverse habitat. The long-term vision is to continue expanding its educational reach, host internationally recognised permaculture courses, and contribute to regenerative development across Mauritius, the Indian Ocean region, and tropical Africa.

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