reStore is

  • a not-for-profit organization in Chennai, India that works to restore wellness, livelihoods for the poor and ecological balance
  • a network of retail shops that promote sustainable products and practices
  • a community of people interested in sharing restorative ideas, practices and knowledge
  • a way to connect consumers with the producers of their food and other articles of daily living

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May 2008. Announcing the reStore Saturday Bazaars!

The first bazaar will be held on Saturday May 24th from 5 to 7.30 pm at New no. 4, Old no. 62, MGR Road, (Opposite Indian Overseas Bank) Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar Chennai 600090.

PRODUCTS (all Organic and sourced from nearby farmers and producers):

  • Staples: Rice (brown and white) and Dals
  • Oils: Gingelly and groundnut
  • Palm sugar
  • Millets: ragi, tinai, bajra and jowar - grains and flour (recipe booklets also available)
  • Organic vegetables & fruits.
  • Gardening inputs: Seeds and saplings,vermicompost, vermiwash and panchakavya.
  • Naturally dyed handloom cotton fabrics from Timbaktu collective.
  • A variety of bags made from natural fibres such as banana and grass.
Please bring your own reusable bags for vegetables and grains, bottles for oils, etc. to minimize plastic packaging.

We look forward to your participation at the bazaar!! We envison reStore bazaars as community events -- a chance to meet, interact and exchange ideas.

Feb 18th 2008. A note on when and where our retail space will open: We are overwhelmed by the response to our initiatve and many people are eager to shop with us! We are on the look-out for a space in South Chennai of about 300-500 sq ft. at a nominal or subsidized rent. We welcome any suggestions or offers of suitable space and hope to start our store within the next few weeks. Please fill out this form and we'll keep you updated!

The launch of reStore

reStore was inaugurated at a function Shastri nagar welfare assocn hall, Adyar, Chennai on February 16th 2008 with a celebration of traditional foods.

The event was attended by about 300 people including farmers from Tamil Nadu, members of Deccan Development Society, and of course many citizens of Chennai interested in sustainable lifestyles. Core team members of reStore introduced the motivations and vision of the organization, and farmers of DDS made a presentation on how traditional chemical-free farming has restored livelihoods and soil-fertility. Lively interactions with farmers and health practitioners followed as well as a light-hearted puppet show on the theme of healthful properties of millets. The highlight of the evening was the dinner cooked from organic millets featuring a variety of tiffin, snack and meal-time recipes.

Products

  • Food -- Organic, traditional and local
  • Books -- Alternative social and environmental books
  • Household -- bags, baskets, toys, stationery, crockery and jewelry made of eco-friendly materials
  • Textiles -- Handspun, hand-woven, natural-dyed and organic fabrics
  • Garden -- Containers, Compost, Seeds, Tools
  • Health -- Herbal and traditional health products
  • Renewable energy devices

Services

Know-how on sustainable, eco-friendly practices, farm visits and hands-on workshops, talks, film-shows and discussions on social and ecological issues.

reStore will soon be opening its retail space in South Chennai.