Adjacent to Nadukuppam Environmental Education Centre, 21 acres are being planted with Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest species and a huge variety of crops, such as vegetables, fruit orchards, rice, marigold and other plants as a demonstration of agro-forestry.The farm and forest land will demonstrate bio-diversity, permaculture methods, innovative cropping patterns and appropriate technologies. The forest will provide students, womens' self help groups and the farming community with the opportunity to see a forest grow, as well as participate in workshops on sustainable agriculture.