Vanya is turning five this January, while Vaanavil Farm Stay attracts visitors with stunning views of the Western Ghats. This September, the farm enjoyed sunny weather, occasional drizzles, and hopes for a good monsoon. The store features heritage rice varieties and many unique products.
Tag: Food
VaanaVizha diaries : August 2026
Noushadya’s Kitchen offers delicious community lunches featuring farm-fresh dishes. Partnering with local artisans, they introduce new millet snacks and improved rice bags. Celebrating six years at Vaanavil Farm, they highlight sustainable practices and eco-tourism opportunities. Recent farm events include a gathering for organic farmers and showcasing Bhoomi, their cob house.
Vaanavil & Vaanavizha Diaries : May and June 2026
May 2026 June 2026 As you might know, we intend to homeschool Vanya. She is now 4.5 years. She understands the concept of schools now – and she is curious about it because her cousins and some of her friends in our circles go to school. So our debates as a family is to convince…
We Are Now Becoming VaanaVizha
A new name. The same roots. VaanaVizha A celebration of everything under the sky : and of all the lives that make it possible. “Keeping you and the earth, happy!” Local · Organic · Pure THE NAME A Word Big Enough for Everything We Do I started Vivasayee’s Life as a blog, a documentation initiative….
Karuppu Kavuni Aapam
By now most of us know the history of Karuppu Kavuni – the fragrant black rice that was brought from Burma to Tamil Nadu by the Chettiar community. The first time I learnt about Karuppu Kavuni was a few months after we moved to Tirunelveli in 2018. It looked so exotic and I decided to…
Karuppu Kavuni Sakkarai Pongal Recipe
Deepa Reddy of Paticheri fame, a few years back, featured in and shared with us the beautiful short film Thirunel by Bigshortfilms. From that documentary, I gathered that the word Kavuni is adopted from the Burmese word Kao Hynin, which means Sticky Rice. Karuppu, in Tamil, means black. I love how the language of our food…
Karunkuruvai Idiyappam Recipe
In Tirunelveli, we share more than just a border with Kerala — we share a love for breakfast dishes like idiyappam, appam, and puttu. Most restaurants here in Southern Tamil Nadu serve Idiyappam for Dinner only. At Vaanavil Farm Stay, Noushadya has been offering it for both breakfast as well as dinner to our guests….
Local, Organic, Pure : Our commitment to you
We have long wondered what our brand philosophy should be. Local, Organic, Pure is what we have stood for since the launch of the store in November 2021. We have only now starting saying it out Loud & Clear. You have seen it in our cartons and labels that we ship to you in the…
Why producing Pure Ghee matters now more than ever?
I have written several blogs on the topic of ghee. you would be wondering if i am obsessed with ghee. You can head to the bottom of this blog to check out my older blogs. I am and I am not. I am not obsessed with consuming ghee. I am obsessed with producing it the…
Vivasayee’s Life – Organic Store : Product Catalogue – March 2025
When we started selling our produce in 2019, it was just a handful of groceries from just our farm. We now have more than 70 products from 20 different farmers in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts. We are also contemplating adding more produce from trusted organic farmers in other districts. The product list in this catalogue…
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