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Category Archives: Organic living

Move over, tuvar dal

07/04/2022by thelongview 16 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

A cure for dog dandruff

29/03/2021by thelongview 10 Comments

If your dog badly needs this, run out right now and locate a palash tree! The flowering season is almost over for this year, and the flowers are ready to […]

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Dandruff, DIY, Dogs, Flowers, Home remedies, Organic living, Palash

Old stones: My trusty kalloral

02/11/2019by thelongview 22 Comments

Also known as an aattukal, the kalloral or wet grinding stone used to be an indispensable tool in every south Indian home. Then there was the flat ammi kal, which […]

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Off-grid, Old stones, Organic living

How to attract clouds: in two easy steps

25/10/2019by thelongview 6 Comments

Step one: Put out the solar cooker Step two: Give up on lunch. Enjoy the water instead.

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Clouds, Cooking, Organic living

Effective micro-organisms and garbage enzymes

06/08/2018by thelongview 7 Comments

A few months ago, I attended a talk on Zero Waste by Vasuki Iyengar, one of the founders of Soil and Health, a composting solutions company. I already have a […]

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Housekeeping, Insect repellent, Natural farming, Organic living, Plastic-free

The branched papaya

02/02/2018by thelongview 2 Comments

Papaya trees usually have no branches, there’s just the one tuft of leaves on top, with the flowers and fruits dangling below. And in all the papaya trees I’ve seen, […]

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Fruit, Gardening, Organic living, Recipe, Trees

Flower pot dustbin

18/09/2017by thelongview Leave a comment

Recently, my twenty-year old plastic dustbin finally split it two and there was no way to salvage it any more. This is my kitchen waste dustbin I’m talking about, which […]

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Housekeeping, Organic living, Plastic-free

Miracle flour

18/09/2017by thelongview 1 Comment

What can’t you do with kadalai maav? Let me think. Maybe you can’t blow up the house; although it’s so gassy, you can probably find a way. You can’t build […]

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Chickpea flour, Housekeeping, Organic living, Plastic-free

Much water and a little sunshine

13/09/2017by thelongview Leave a comment

I’m sure everyone on earth is sick of rain right now. But where I come from it’s still a matter to cheer about, so I’m going to go ahead and […]

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Farming, Insect repellent, Insects, Organic living, Termites, Village life, Water

Green warriors

05/07/2017by thelongview 2 Comments

In an earlier post, I wrote about my attempts to live a plastic-free life. I felt, and still sometimes feel, like I was struggling alone against the entire system. But […]

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Animals, Bangalore, Environment, Organic living, Plastic-free

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