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When The Walls Leaked
Our traditional farm home has two levels of Chajjas all along the length of the walls, which protect the walls from the monsoon rains. Made with stone, brick, cement mortar and mud faska, the mud plaster on the wall above the Chajjas could not withstand the slow and steady rain that came down unceasingly for 72 hours. The walls leaked. Like lizards on walls, rats in the kitchen, mosquitos in the rooms, and ants on the floors this was a message from Nature …. Continue reading
ऋषि कृषि – Rishi Krishi
The English word Agriculture[1] from mid 15th Century CE is rooted in the Late Latin Agricultura comprising ager and cultura. Ager is field and Cultura, cultivation. Agriculture is defined as “The art or science of cultivating the ground, … Continue reading
Natural Farming at Aman Bagh Part III: 2014-2017
Our intensive farm operations continued, alongside a growing understanding of strategic issues. I started to understand the core message from Albert Howard and other natural farming pioneers: the forest is nature’s farm. No one waters the forest, no one manures … Continue reading
Posted in A Day in The Life, Cattle, Crops, Links to Organic Farming, Policy & Politics, Rural Village Life
Tagged agroforestry, food forest, organic farming, organic farming practices, Organic Pest Repellants, permaculture, plant biodiversity, Rural Haryana, seeds, soil, sustainable farming
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A Movie on Aman Bagh. 2017
Aman Bagh (www.amanbagh.org) is an organic, natural farm on 6 acres in Mangar village, in south Haryana, India. This 20-minute movie was created from a powerpoint presentation made at a private forum in July 2017, and is therefore without a … Continue reading
Vanya – a Food Forest in Madhya Pradesh, India
” The twin problems of soil degradation and erosion have plagued humanity since the dawn of agriculture…. When I considered the history of agriculture through a geological lens, I saw a boomerang effect – how we treat land determines how … Continue reading
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Tagged food forest, natural farming, organic farming practices, permaculture
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