Peepalbaba of GiveMeTrees trust recently highlighted an interesting point, asserting that the primary distinction between Organic Farming and Natural Farming lies in certification requirements. While this holds true, the intricacies of the comparison warrant further exploration. 1. In contrast to Organic Farming certification, which lacks explicit recommendations on reducing tillage, Natural Farming advocates stress the…

http://www.vaanavizha.in The *.life extension was an expensive one and the purchase 2 years back when we launched the store was an impulsive buy, because it seemed unique. In order to rationalize costs, we have moved to a local lower-cost *.in domain. Please note that there are no hyper-nationalist sentiments behind this move. 😂 If you…

We have cultivated 2 varieties of rice for the last 4 years – a white rice variety and a red rice variety. The reason for choosing 2 varieties is to bring diversity to our plates. For my entire childhood and corporate career, I had never had red or black rice. So, when we started in…

Prior to starting our farming journey, from the vegan movement in the west, we had formed the impression that humans steal milk from cows. But, our judgement and inference over the last 3 years of gathering knowledge and experience, seems to suggest that the actual reality is much more nuanced than that. Disclaimer : I…

20th June, Tuesday Our dog Suli who was with us at the farm for 4+ years was poisoned and killed by a neighbouring farmer. I am mourning his death as I write this. I am not able to come to terms with his death and have lost sleep as i write this at 2 am….

Mexican Sunflower is one of the first couple of biomass producing plants that we introduced in our farm when we started farming. The other being Glyiricidia – more about that in a later post. Adding biomass to the soil quickly is the best way to kickstart soil health regeneration. The reason for this that once…