2 Bandra Girls in their Shetiverse, Part 20 – Boar-ed
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 …
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2 Bandra Girls in their Shetiverse, Part 19 – The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Women…
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 …
2 Bandra Girls in their Shetiverse, Part 17 – The Heat is On
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, …
2 Bandra Girls in their Shetiverse, Part 16 – Coconut. Water.
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 …
2 Bandra Girls, Part 15 – Google Lens to Marinara Sauce
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 …
2 Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, Part 12 – Ditch the Edamame
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 …
2 Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, Part 11 – 24-Carat Turmeric Powder
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 …
2 Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, Part 10 – Crashing Down to Earth
For the past few months, I have passionately been reading up on paddy cultivation and yield in India and abroad. With no first-hand knowledge and no advisors, Aunty Google has …
2 Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, Part 8 -The Bull Run and Running with the Bulls
A new day, a new (mis) adventure! It sounds like a cliché when I say there is never a dull day at the Farm. From the day we set eyes …
2 Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, Part 4 – Mithai Diplomacy and Electric Poles
With the planting done and the borewells drilled, we turned to the next task in our greenfield farm project – Electricity! Drilling borewells was all very well, but we needed …