Rumah SukkhaCitta Foundation Partners with BRIN to Pioneer Reserch in Regenerative Farming

What’s going on with our climate can feel overwhelming. But what if the solution is already growing beneath our feet?

This week, we took a big step in proving that.

We just signed a partnership with Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN RI) —Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency—and Rumah SukkhaCitta Foundation  to bring science into the heart of our work: our Tumpang Sari regenerative farms in East Java and Lombok.

The beginning of a new phase: This week, we formalized the research partnership through the signing of an MOU with BRIN.

Tumpang Sari is an indigenous intercropping system—where different crops grow together to protect and support one another. It’s farming rooted in relationships. In balance. In the understanding that everything is connected, and nothing thrives alone.

For years, we’ve seen how these systems heal the soil, support communities, and help Nature regenerate. Now, for the first time, we’re gathering data to show the impact—so the world can see what’s possible when tradition and science grow side by side.

In our pilot locations, we have been running experiments to determine the most optimal crops combination to be planted together that maximize positive impact. Combining indigenous cultural wisdom of the farmers along with scientific research has allowed us to create a dynamic system that takes into account soil and climate conditions. Excited to be sharing more updates as the research progresses!

Because regeneration isn’t just an idea. It’s a daily choice.

Not just in remote fields—but in what we wear, support, and believe in.

When you choose products that heal instead of harm, you become part of this too. You’re building a different kind of system. One built on care, not extraction.

In a way, you become part of this Tumpang Sari movement too.

And the hope that, together, we can grow a future worth passing on.

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