It all started with 0.1 acres of solar panels.

We knew that energy demand would rise and become more and more important.
The whole world was trying to find alternative sources of energy and society was slowly changing old systems in order to welcome a new era of electrical abundance.

The main source? Sun.
All forms of energy come from the Sun. Petrol, coal, wind, water, humans, all dependent and born from the stars. Technology has been trying to mimic the nuclear fusion process of our nearest star but why not just rely on the main source?

The Sun delivers radiation of light and we were just converting a tiny fraction of it.

It was upon these reflections that a small group of farmers and pioneers started to put into practice the theory by using the land of a farm called “AuroOrchard”, in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India.

It was 2026 when 0.1 acres were smartly covered by solar panels.
Solar panels were installed to a height that made agriculture possible under them, the technique was called “agrivoltaics”.
The same soil was not only used to embrace the radiations of the Sun and convert them into electricity, it was also hosting the seeds of different plants who were enjoying the shadow, especially during the increasingly hot summers.

The 0.1-acre pilot included salt batteries, accumulators that provided eco-friendly and safe alternatives to traditional lithium batteries. Salt, sodium chloride were easily accessible from the nearby ocean. 

After one year of positive testing and calculations, in 2027, different refrigerators were installed in order to preserve the food, reduce the waste and increase the quality.

Encouraged by bountiful harvests and energy surplus, AuroOrchard expanded its vision. Indoor vertical farms emerged in small geodesic domes, employing advanced hydroponic and aeroponic systems under carefully tuned LED lights, sound frequencies lullabied the emerging sprouts.

A year-round cultivation of fruits and vegetables, resilient even to extreme weather, became reality.

In 2030 AuroOrchard was becoming a beautiful model where technology, nature and spirituality started to harmoniously blend together. Traditional Tamil farming wisdom blended effortlessly with cutting-edge science, inspiring visitors worldwide.

Farming started to become more than survival. It was the art to survive, research and thrive especially in hostile conditions. Some aeroengineers started to visit the farm in order to be inspired for their space travels, communities from all over the world were able to access the open sourced projects and implement them in their own land, a new hub was silently growing like the seeds under the crystalline silicon-perovskite cells of the solar panels.

Plants began serving new functions beyond nourishment. Researchers developed bio-computing methods using plant neurobiology, harnessing their natural electrical signaling to perform computational tasks and data storage within living systems.

In 2040, AuroOrchard’s research deepened into plant consciousness and healing powers. Experiments revealed how plants’ subtle energetic fields could positively influence human well-being, offering complementary pathways toward health through presence and interaction.

A whole community was thriving thanks to the farm, which, like a generous mother, provided food, energy, protection, inspiration and unconditional love.

It just started with 0.1 acres of solar panels.