We lost our village in 2008 due to an irrigation dam constructed on Kukadi River. Since then, I wanted to re-establish roots at our native. But not just purchasing a piece of land and building 2nd home there. I wanted to reconnect with roots realistically connecting with village culture, its origin lifestyle and with farmers. Luckily, I have 4 acres of the farm nearby at my native place, village- Kusur.
I noticed that I was not the only one in search of his roots, but there are many others -my urbanite friends/ people, even foreigners who make a business trip to India also wanted to reconnect with a village and experience the short break from their busy urbanite lifestyle.

Jane Eckert (2006) commented on the need for Agritourism “People want a new experience and escape from the stress of traffic jams, office cubicles, and carpooling in cities and suburbs, where the majority of the population resides. Children, as well as adults, can learn the process of growing food while enjoying a vacation together at an Agritourism attraction.”

Pandurang Taware (2008) said about Agritourism scope, “The urban population with roots in villages always has the curiosity to learn about rural life regarding sources of food, plants, animals, handicrafts, languages, culture, tradition, dresses and rural lifestyle. Agritourism has the capacity to satisfy the curiosity of this segment of population.”