An Aboriginal Proverb goes like this- Look after the land and the land will look after you, destroy the land and it will destroy you.
Red Earth Resorts were passionately created by Ravi and Rachel offering a unique experience with sustainability, community engagement, and enrichment as the cornerstones. Red Earth Kabini is their home and resort in Tadoba and Gokarna was created later in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Living and working in the remote tribals where slow living is the norm, Ravi and Rachel came up with these ideas of Eco-friendly resorts in Tadoba, Kabini, and Gokarna along with the vision to create successful ventures that truly add value to all. Red Earth offers boutique properties that are committed to sustaining the community and the environment around them. Red Earth offers a unique opportunity to enjoy a holiday that is responsible and entirely guilt-free.
Our Eco-friendly resorts in Tadoba, Kabini, and Gokarna work in harmony with the locals, making sure they come first. Enhancing their skills and produce, prioritizing the local economy, training, and hiring them into our workforce across all properties.
96% of our workforce remain strictly local with people from the native tribes. They are trained and absorbed in the workforce and gradually move up the ladder with time and upskilling to take on leadership roles. At Red Earth Tadoba most of the staff are from the Gond tribe, one of the largest ethnic tribal communities of India. With an intrinsic knowledge of the forest, the Gonds we are fortunate to have them as counterparts to a resort-like Red Earth. After training in hospitality and working with guests, they make the best staff.
Vegetables, milk, poultry, and fish are sourced locally from the local farming and fishing communities to boost the local economy and provide the guest with fresh and organic options for their meals. The team is also trying to and get them an organic certificate. Minimizing the number of resources that are transported or wasted, thereby reducing our carbon footprint is one of the major factors that affect sustainability. At our resorts in Tadoba, Kabini, and Gokarna even our furniture and housing material, are all locally sourced. All-natural components like bamboo and stone have been used in the construction of the cottages. Elephant grass has been used to cover the roofs which are thick grass and completely biodegradable and are changed every year.
All sewage, Toilet waste in every Red Earth resort is treated and recycled to irrigate our gardens. An organic Dewats filtration system acts as the in-house water treatment plant. There are no septic tanks in Red Earth. No insecticides and pesticides have been used on any of the properties, to ensure that it remains fertile and safe for the ecosystem.
The land at Red Earth Tadoba slopes towards the river, ensuring that the rainwater is naturally harvested. Different native fruiting plants and trees have been planted on the property ensuring an abundance of birds, bees, and butterflies. Nitrogen-fixing Cover crops like Pinto peanuts are planted all over to enrich the soil. Lemongrass and other medicinal plants are used to repel mosquitoes.
The swimming pool uses minimum chemicals and is laced with a film thereby avoiding joints and thereby dirt. Our resort in Tadoba also houses two DEWATS water treatment plants which recycle water organically. The treatment does not involve electricity and filters water through bacteria-creating plants. The recycled water is used for irrigating the garden.
Being an eco-friendly resort, energy conservation is key to our functioning. Traditional techniques along with modern convenience bring down electricity consumption around all properties. Bamboo mats, insulated puff sheets, elephant grass, and natural stones are used to cool down the cottages. Instead of Electric Geysers, Solar power is used for heating water. We encourage the usage of cycles as opposed to fuel-powered vehicles to move around.
We also recycle all waste at the property, dry and wet, so that more resources are not wasted in the garbage disposal. Most importantly, plastics of all forms are completely prohibited in the property, including single-use water bottles and covers, etc.
Working closely with the NGO Sambramma, Red Earth helps revive dying folk art, tribal dance, and music forms by giving a platform to such communities – to perform and preserve their way of life.
