reStore is

  • A not-for-profit organization in Chennai, India that works to restore wellness, livelihoods for the poor and ecological balance
  • A shop and biweekly volunteer-run organic food bazaars facilitating a market for local farmers and producers.
  • A way to connect consumers with the sources of their food and other articles of daily living
  • A community of people interested in sharing restorative ideas, practices and knowledge

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reStore Adyar Centre No. 27/ 10, 2nd Main Rd., Kasturba Nagar, Adyar Chennai 600020. Map

Monday to Saturday, 4 to 8 pm
Introducing DOOR DELIVERY service! Please refer to the grocery items list to place an order.

Bazaar with fresh vegetables every Tuesday and Saturday


We are working to expand the range of products at our store. Feel free to write to us with suggestions for products and to reserve any items that you need.

Veggies

  • Organic vegetables & fruits FRESH from farms near Ooty & Chennai
  • Groceries: Rices, Pulses, Nuts, Ragi, Bajra, Jowar, Thinai, Samai, Atta, Cold-pressed Oils, Powdered Jaggery, Spices, Honey...
  • Natural soaps, Beeswax Balms, Personal care products.
How to reserve items
Try our Millet Recipes

reStore avoids plastic packaging and carry bags. Please bring your own containers for oils, and shopping bags to take home your purchases.

Volunteers needed. Contact us if you would like to help!

Events on Genetically Modified Foods

We launch our learning forum with two events to be held at
SPACES, No. 1 Elliots Beach Rd, Besant Nagar, Chennai 90

screening of
The World According to Monsanto

a film directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin

7 to 9 PM on Thursday November 20th, 2008 		Genetically Modified Food in India

a talk and discussion led by
Kavitha Kuruganti
(Centre for Sustainable Agriculture -Hyderabad)

4 to 6 PM on Sunday November 23rd, 2008


We welcome your participation. Suggested donation - Rs. 30 per person for each programme.

reStore earth Connections

Organic farm visits and farm-stays, working with our hands, rebuilding our connection with the earth...

The launch of reStore

reStore was inaugurated at a function held at Shastri nagar welfare association 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. We are trying to make Organic food accessible and affordable to all in Chennai. In the process we strive to support local farmers and sustainable farming.

Future product plans

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

Activities

"Hands and Heads" for sustainable, eco-friendly practices, farm visits, workshops, talks, film-screenings and discussions on social and ecological issues.