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November ricing!

23/11/2022by thelongview 47 Comments

The harvest is in! All 7.5 kilos of it! I know it’s a laughable amount to anyone else, but it’s a big deal for us. It’s the first time we’ve […]

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Natural farming, No-till, Rice paddy

Enter Celeste

10/11/2022by thelongview 18 Comments

Two sticks, a torn kurta, the headrest off the old lounger… A broken plastic flower pot, some rope, some GI wire… Tie here, twist there, pad out, prop up, and […]

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Crop protection, Natural farming, Rice paddy

Sunshine after rain: haiku

05/11/2022by thelongview 12 Comments

Banana blooming Over paddy heads prancing – Oh, this giving earth!

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Haiku, Natural farming

A non-working farm dog

20/10/2022by thelongview 38 Comments

If you’re interested in leading a good life like mine, there are a few rules to be followed. 1. Don’t work. If anyone asks you to do anything, play dumb […]

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Dogs, Life lessons, Natural farming

No-till 2022 – an update

01/09/2022by thelongview 8 Comments

I’m happy to report that our no-till avare is coming along nicely. It’s a six month crop, so we’ll hopefully start harvesting in December. In addition, I’ve planted five little […]

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Millets, Natural farming, No-till, Pulses, Rice

In which I fall off the wagon, slightly

03/07/2022by thelongview 12 Comments

So, if you remember, I had sworn off tilling. The intention was zero disturbance of the soil and the continuous adding of layers of organic material. But what to do? […]

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Cow, Natural farming, Seed preservation

Move over, tuvar dal

07/04/2022by thelongview 24 Comments

In most South Indian kitchens, there are the Big Four dals or paruppus – tuvar (tovarai), urad (ulundu), channa (kadalai) and moong (payaru). In the north, they have masoor as […]

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Lentils, Natural farming, Organic living, Vegetables

All the perfumes of Arabia

18/02/2022by thelongview 20 Comments

I have spent the last few days brewing a terrific stink! Usually Anilodharani is the sweetest smelling place. We have champaka, roses, jasmine – wild and domestic, angelonia, tithonia, water […]

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Biofertilizer, Jeevamrutha, Natural farming, Palash

The sweetest chikoos

22/01/2022by thelongview 12 Comments

If you’re lucky enough to have a chikoo/sapota tree in your garden, the witching hour is at hand! I see chikoos in the market almost all the year round, and […]

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Chikoo/sapota, Fruit, Natural farming, Trees

A river runs through it…

17/11/2021by thelongview 14 Comments

Not really! But almost. We have four small ponds in various parts of our land to catch and store rainwater. But despite really good rains this season, the ponds weren’t […]

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Natural farming, Rain, Water

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