What if your dream farm could become more than just a piece of land?
For many people, owning a farm is a dream.
A peaceful piece of land.
A beautiful farmhouse.
Fruit trees and gardens.
A place where family can spend meaningful time together.
Perhaps a farmstay, retreat, agri-business or hospitality venture.
But turning that dream into a successful farm is a completely different journey.
What should you build?
How should you plan it?
What mistakes should you avoid?
How do you make the farm financially sustainable?
And most importantly, how do you attract people to your farm?
On December 05, 2026, we invite aspiring farm owners, existing farm owners, entrepreneurs, hospitality professionals and dreamers to Vaksana Farms for a special Workshop + Unconference on “Build Your Dream Farm.” This is happening in Chennai at the Anna Centenary Library.
This is not a conventional seminar where someone stands on a stage and talks at you.
It is an opportunity to learn from a real farm, a real journey, real experiments, real mistakes and real growth.
BUILD YOUR DREAM FARM
A Workshop & Unconference inspired by the Vaksana Farms journey
Vaksana Farms itself is the case study.
Over the years, we have experimented with different ideas around farm design, hospitality, experiences, marketing, customer acquisition, branding and creating reasons for people to visit and stay.
Some ideas worked.
Some didn’t.
Some taught us expensive lessons.
And those experiences are exactly what we want to share.
Rather than simply telling you what you should do, we want to show you what we did, why we did it, what happened and what we learned.
What Will You Learn?
1. From Land to Dream Farm
A beautiful farm doesn’t happen by accident.
Learn how to think about your farm beyond buildings and landscaping.
We’ll explore:
- How to define your vision for the farm
- Planning spaces and experiences
- Designing a farm around people and purpose
- Balancing aesthetics, functionality and investment
- Creating unique experiences from what you already have
- Common mistakes farm owners make while developing their property
2. Building a Farm People Want to Visit
Your farm may be beautiful.
But why should someone travel to your farm?
We’ll explore how to identify and create experiences that make people want to visit, stay, celebrate, work, reconnect and return.
The objective is to move from:
“I have a farm.”
to:
“I have a reason for people to come to my farm.”
3. Marketing Your Farm
Building the farm is only half the journey.
The other half is getting people to discover it.
We’ll discuss practical strategies around:
- Positioning your farm
- Creating a strong brand
- Social media marketing
- Content creation
- Meta advertising
- Google presence
- Lead generation
- Customer nurturing
- Word-of-mouth marketing
- Building repeat customers
- Turning experiences into marketing content
4. Vaksana Farms as a Case Study
Instead of discussing theories alone, we will open up the Vaksana Farms story.
What worked?
What didn’t?
How did different ideas evolve?
How were experiences developed?
How did marketing influence growth?
What mistakes were made along the way?
And what would we do differently if we were starting again?
This is where the workshop becomes different from a typical farm-development seminar.
You get to learn from an actual operating farm.
Introducing “Cultivate Growth”
The workshop will also mark the launch of our new book:
CULTIVATE GROWTH
Digital Strategies for Farm Owners & Hospitality Businesses
The book brings together ideas, strategies and lessons around using digital marketing to build visibility, attract customers and grow farm and hospitality businesses.
Every participant will receive a physical copy of the book as part of the event.
Workshop + Unconference
The event combines two formats.
WORKSHOP
A structured learning experience where we share frameworks, strategies, case studies and practical insights.
UNCONFERENCE
An open, interactive format where participants can bring their own questions, challenges and ideas.
Because every farm is different.
Your land is different.
Your investment is different.
Your vision is different.
Your customers are different.
So instead of giving everyone the same formula, we want to create conversations around your real-world challenges.
Who Should Attend?
This event is especially relevant for:
- People planning to start a farm
- Existing farm owners
- Farmstay owners
- Agritourism entrepreneurs
- Hospitality business owners
- Landowners exploring new opportunities
- Entrepreneurs planning rural businesses
- Architects and designers working on farm projects
- People planning weekend farms
- Families developing their ancestral properties
- Anyone dreaming of building a unique destination in the countryside
You don’t need to have a fully developed farm to attend.
You only need a dream, an idea or a farm that you want to grow.
What Your ₹3,500 Ticket Includes
Your event ticket includes:
✓ Full-day Workshop + Unconference
✓ “Cultivate Growth” Physical Book
✓ Practical Workbook
✓ Lunch
✓ Real-world Vaksana Farms Case Study
✓ Interactive discussions & networking
✓ Practical ideas you can take back and apply
All for:
₹3,500 per participant
Build Your Dream Farm
Learn. Question. Experiment. Build.
Come with your questions.
Come with your farm idea.
Come with your challenges.
Come with your dream.
And spend a day learning how a dream farm can be transformed into a place, an experience and a sustainable business.
Your dream farm deserves more than a dream.
It deserves a plan.
Join us at Vaksana Farms on December 05, 2026.
₹3,500 per participant
Timings –10 AM to 4 PM
Address: Gandhi Mandapam Rd, Surya Nagar, Kotturpuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600085
Contact No – Kiruba Shankar – 9841597744
Limited seats.
Event Page – https://www.vaksanafarms.in/events/dream-farm-summit/
Registration Page – https://pages.razorpay.com/farmsummit
