Restaurants, Cooking, Travel, My Kitchen Garden and The Farm
The time between sowing our paddy fields and harvesting the rice passes slowly. During these months, we stay busy with occasional weeding, keeping mice and pests at bay, and watching …
May is a busy time of year at the farm. It’s the month we prepare the paddy fields. Ploughing, fertilising, and getting rid of the last remains of the previous …
In farming, the only certainty is, if something can go wrong, it will! After the last dismal harvest, we were rather pleased when we surveyed our farm this year. Our …
We were finally hitting some sort of rhythm and routine at the farm. Kharif sowing (June to October) of rice, millets, and several climber vegetables like gourds and pumpkins. Rabi …
Temperatures are rising at the Farm. Yes, it’s a week after Holi, the time of year when the heat of summer starts. On cue, it had started getting warm. Yes, …
The unnamed road that winds its way, one large crater at a time, from the Hell Highway to the Farm is a gentle climb, but a climb nonetheless. A few …
A question I ask myself on every farm visit – “How did people farm before Google Lens??” No, do not laugh. I am serious! Yes, yes. I know all about …
A fair amount of date jugglery and discussions go into planning each farm visit. First, we need to figure out if there is a need for us to be there …
A very distinct childhood memory I have is sitting curled up in a corner with a book and a large bowl of boiled tur. The tur as I remember it …
It’s been a relatively quiet few months at the Farm. After our dismal rice harvest, we have been a bit subdued. Not getting our expectations too high and not letting …
