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Terra verse is a place to discover about food, regenerative farming , sustainability and climate change because how we will love our lives will determine the future of this planet and humankind

24/04/2022

Every day is Earth day !

13/03/2022

Schools are open. Are you carpooling to reduce your Carbon footprint ?

Transport accounts for around 30% of global carbon emissions, and 72% of these emissions come from road transportation
A typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Here is a tip on how can you calculate Carbon footprint of your car
The simplest way to calculate tailpipe emissions of CO2 is to measure fuel consumption. Just add your fuel bills each period to see how much CO2 you have produced. Burning a litre of diesel produces around 2.62 kgs of carbon dioxide, whereas petrol has a lower carbon content and produces about 2.39 kgs.
So now do carpool every time you can.

10/03/2022

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Soil carbon sequestration is a process in which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil carbon pool. This process is primarily mediated by plants through photosynthesis, with carbon stored in the form of SOC. Understory ferns alter soil carbon chemistry and increase carbon storage during reforestation.

A 2019 study published by forest services USDA shows that the accumulation of newly-formed SOM outweighed decomposition of old SOM, with the majority of this increase being derived from fern detrital inputs. Where ferns were present, ferns contributed 54–61% of total soil C storage in surface (0–10 cm depth) soils, which was 62–91% higher than pre-reforestation soil C storage.

06/03/2022

Nature based solutions are found to be most effective in flighting against climate change and reducing carbon footprint.

01/03/2022

Picture 1&2 - Baby squash coming up Picture 3 - watermelon flowering to be ready in time for summer.

04/02/2022

What’s growing ? Let us share what we have been growing at the farm this year Roselle , Roselle calyces have been used since ancient times as a natural dye, medicinal aid, and culinary ingredient. classified as Hibiscus sabdariffa, is a descriptor primarily used for the edible red calyces of a tropical shrub . Roselle plant has been used since ancient times as a natural dye, medicinal aid, and culinary ingredient.
Roselle is believed by experts to be native to India and Malaysia, growing wild since ancient times. It has a sweet, subtly tangy flavor and tender texture well suited for both raw and cooked preparations. Roselle is a good source of anthocyanins, the colored pigments found within the calyces that provide antioxidant-like properties. It is also are a source of vitamin C to strengthen the immune system, calcium to protect bones and teeth, iron to develop the protein hemoglobin to transport oxygen in the bloodstream. Roselle is ingested as a natural diuretic and is steeped into teas to soothe sore throats and coughs.

02/02/2022

Roselike flowers ( Red) with Mustard flowers ( yellow) blooming

30/01/2022

T.U.R.M.E.R.I.C aka Haldi . We grew multiple varieties this year . One of them was Mango turmeric aka Amba haldi . It’s white in colour and tastes like raw mango. Has a great medicinal value and can be used where you don’t want the yellow colour but do want mild turmeric flavour .

21/01/2022

We have started harvesting the three varieties of turmeric at our farm - Pragati (high curcumin variety from IISR Kozhikode), Pitambar (investigational high curcumin variety from CIMAP) and Ambe Halad. Nature’s miracle spice…

01/01/2022

For the world to prosper , nature needs to prosper first . Wishing everyone good health , joy and prosperity in 2022.

19/12/2021

The best recyclable cups in the world.

18/12/2021

This plant can fix nitrogen from air naturally and enrich soil fertility in a sustainable manner.
That’s Pigeon Pea or arhar dal

We are importing pulses (around five million tonnes) and we are spending several thousand crore. In fact, before Independence or early Independence period, India’s per capita consumption of pulses was much higher than today.

23/10/2021

A clear day at the farm

25/04/2021

Nursery work at the farm few months back . Building a nursery is important for a large scale farm. Seeds / cuttings of many indigenous plants will be grown here into small saplings and then planted across the farm .

16/11/2020

While everyone was busy with Diwali , the crop is now fully harvested

01/11/2020

season is here and it’s busy time

24/10/2020

Sunsets from the farm - India countryside / hinterland

20/10/2020

It’s a bittersweet post. Recent cyclonic rainfall in and around Maharashtra spoiled many crops which were ready for harvest . Most of these were on farms where top soil has been spoiled due to years of chemical fertilisers. Thankfully ours is still standing tall ready to be harvested in next 3-4 days. That’s only because last one year all we did was soil conservation with bio mass / mulching / no fertilisers and natural processes . The rainwater drained on its own .

16/10/2020

On today , happy to have an opportunity to grow our own food

14/10/2020

This Friday Oct 16th is World food day . Of course there is a farm where we have started to grow our food but you can grow your food in your house also. Make a small beginning Here is a glimpse

13/10/2020

Fencing done along the boundary to keep start animals away . A gate and then barbed wires on poles cris crossed. However eventually the best boundary will be the 5 layer trees we have planted which will take few years to grow . More on that later ..

जानवरों को दूर रखने के लिए सीमा के साथ की गई बाड़। एक गेट और फिर खंभे पर लगे कांटेदार तारों को पार किया गया। हालाँकि अंततः सबसे अच्छी सीमा 5 परत वाले पेड़ होंगे जो हमने लगाए हैं जिन्हें विकसित होने में कुछ साल लगेंगे।

10/10/2020

Clearing space - work in progress

09/10/2020

Clearing space work in progress. This clearing will be used for threshing of paddy to separate it from the stalks. Ten more days to complete three more steps to get this clearing in final shape.

03/10/2020

We have close to 10 Paddy fields like below on the farm. Topographically they are the low lying areas of the farm where rain water naturally slows down and collects . Rice variety is native to Maharashtra .

26/09/2020

Here is a sneak peak into some major work happening on soil health. The integrated approach to soil health assumes that soil is a living system and soil health results from the interaction between different processes and properties

मिट्टी की गुणवत्ता पर हो रहे काम पर एक नज़र | मिट्टी स्वास्थ्य के लिए एकीकृत दृष्टिकोण मानता है कि मिट्टी एक जीवित प्रणाली है और मिट्टी की गुणवत्ता विभिन्न प्रक्रियाओं से बनती है

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