Friends of Aura
Welcome, friends. Before everyone comes together, Aura begins to fill slowly. Friends arrive from Singapore and different parts of India. There is no need to rush into a programme. These days are for finding the place.
Some things cannot be hurried. A cherry. A ferment. A field. An idea. A relationship. You create the conditions. You pay attention. And eventually there is a moment when something becomes ready.
This September, we come together at Aura just as the estate moves towards harvest.Friends of Aura begin arriving on the 20th.Boojee, Besst and Studio 6158 join us on the 24th.For a few days, we walk, taste, make, ask questions, get our hands dirty, eat together and spend time in good company.Then harvest begins.
RIPE moves through two journeys.
The days have structure. They also have room. Weather may move things. The estate may move things. Something unexpected may become more interesting than something we planned.
Journey 01
FRIENDS OF AURA
20–27 SEPTEMBER
Journey 02
IN GOOD COMPANY
24–27 SEPTEMBER
Boojee · Besst · Studio 6158
Come in
Good to be here.
20 SEPTEMBER
- Arrive.
- Coffee.
- Find your room.
- Walk.
- Meet whoever is around.
- Eat together.
- Sit by the fire.
- Let Aura introduce itself.
Find your rhythm
I’m beginning to understand this place.
21 SEPTEMBER
- Wake early if you want to.
- Follow the cows.
- Walk with someone from the estate.
- Find coffee somewhere.
- Spend time in the field.
- Eat.
- Talk.
- Do nothing for a while.
- There is no need to see everything.
Get closer
I’m starting to become part of the place.
22 SEPTEMBER
- Spend more time with the people of Aura.
- Help make something.
- Walk deeper into the estate.
- Join what is already happening.
- By the time everyone else arrives, Aura should feel a little less like somewhere you are visiting.
In Good Company
24 September 2026
Boojee, Besst and Studio 6158 arrive. The full tribe comes together for the first time. Three days of walking, tasting, making and eating together begin here.
Arrive & Exhale
I am somewhere special.
24 SEPTEMBER
Now we slow the pace. Not to do less. To notice more.
- Check in and settle.
- High tea. Welcome into Aura.
- Bonfire and dinner.
- Season RIPE: the route for the three days ahead.
- An icebreaker.
See & Feel
There is so much happening here.
25 SEPTEMBER
The first day belongs to noticing. Not only coffee. What grows above it. What lives beneath it. What moves through it. And the people who care for it.
- A walk through the tea, if you like.
- Breakfast on the estate.
- Frame walk and cherry picking.
- Lunch outdoors.
- Biodiversity discovery walk.
- Honey bees and pollination.
- Coffee cupping.
- Free time.
White. Indigo. Or both.
25 SEPTEMBER · EVENING
- A simple visual thread for the one evening everyone is together. Dress for it.
- Bonfire and dinner in front of the bungalow.
- Tonight, just good company.
Understand
Now I understand how it connects.
26 SEPTEMBER
Cow to soil. Soil to tree. Tree to harvest. Observation to memory. Memory to better decisions.
- Breakfast by the chef.
- BD 500, CPP and soil biology.
- Stir it. Smell it. Hold it.
- Lunch together.
- Free time.
- The Hungry Soil experiment.
- Live kitchen by the fire.
Make It Yours
I was part of Aura.
27 SEPTEMBER
Plant something. Make something. Leave something behind. Take something with you.
- Plant Your Tree.
- Coffee and breakfast.
- Temple time.
- Lunch and goodbyes.
This is a working estate. Walk. Explore. Get your hands dirty. Taste. Create. Pause. Ask. Notice. Discover.
How to show up
Come curious
Ask the obvious question. It is often the useful one.
Participate
Touch. Taste. Make. Try. Discuss. Share.
Notice first
Look before photographing. Observe before asking for the answer.
Let the day move
Weather and the estate may change the plan. We go with it.
Respect the working farm
The people, animals and land are not here for our visit. We are entering something already alive.
Bring what you know
Coffee. Food. Technology. Plants. Design. Storytelling. People. Everyone coming knows something somebody else does not.
What to bring
Field
- Comfortable outdoor clothes
- Full-length trousers
- Closed walking shoes
- Cap or hat
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Water bottle
- Small towel
- Rain protection
An evening to remember
For 25 September: white, indigo, or both. It is the one evening the whole tribe is together, around the fire in front of the bungalow, so dress for it. Something smart-casual you feel good in, with a light jacket or shawl for when the air cools.
Useful
- Phone
- Charger
- Power bank
Be a creator
One old outfit that can get dirty or stained. And anything you would like to make with: photos, a journal, stationery, ideas.
With Boojee, Besst and Studio 6158.
- Friends with friends.
- Coffee with shade.
- Roots with fungi.
- Cows with soil.
- Food with season.
- Knowledge with memory.
- And all of us with the land.
Nothing here grows alone.
Harvest begins with gratitude.
Prayer belongs to the beginning of harvest. It is not a performance. It is not an activity. It is a moment to acknowledge what the land has given before we begin taking from it. Guests may be invited to participate where appropriate. Mostly, we listen.
What should Aura remember from today?
Every evening, one question. It may be answered with a sentence, a photograph, something learned, something funny, something small, something we should change, something we should never change. The gathering should leave more than photographs behind. It should leave memory.
