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Category Archives: People
A little mill
Some time back, I bought my year’s supply of shikakai. This is such a useful fruit: I use it to wash clothes (handwash only!), dishes, sanitary fittings, and my hair. […]
From gau mata to kozhi putri
Horrifying things have been happening of late in the name of the cow, a fairly harmless, peaceful animal. Indians are supposed to be hung up on the mother figure, hence […]
A new friend
This post about is my young friend Mani, the fifteen year old son of a neighbouring farmer. Of course I’ve met him earlier, but this time at the farm, we’ve […]
Greening the revolution
I watched this great documentary today, about how globalization and capitalism are impoverishing farmers across the world. What can I say? It’s an education! It’s astonishing, enlightening, inspiring. It makes […]
Something old, something newish
Happy Pongal, everyone! May your pot ever run over with good food, health and happiness! For those of my readers who don’t know what Pongal is – it’s the […]
Toby Hemenway, a friend I never knew
Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, RIP. You were a friend and a teacher to me, though you never knew of my existence – just one of your thousands of […]
