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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

The wet?

24/07/2021by thelongview 11 Comments

This year, the monsoon isn’t treating us too badly. It’s not great, but at least there have been no long dry spells – so far. The trees are growing and […]

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Farming, Rain, Water

How to use less water

31/01/2021by thelongview 2 Comments

In which we are solvent… Finally, our water supply system is up and running. It’s wonderful (but unreal) to have water on tap again. …but wondering why water isn’t rationed […]

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Challenge, Farming, Off-grid, Water

Seasons greetings and the short view

25/12/2020by thelongview 7 Comments

Here’s wishing all my friends on WordPress a Merry Christmas and/or a happy Vaikuntha Ekadasi, and a wonderful New Year. Let’s hope 2021 is better than 2020. Did you see […]

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Borewells and submersible pumps, Farming, Off-grid, Water

The rain in spades

11/10/2019by thelongview 4 Comments

Finally, after several semi-drought years and a disastrous early monsoon, we have rain! Every night! Water is standing everywhere, and flowing in many places. In the mornings, there are muddy […]

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Earth, Farming, Rainwater harvesting, Water

My pond runneth over

26/04/2019by thelongview 2 Comments

Almost. Our pre-monsoon work is paying off, now fingers crossed for a good monsoon. Topshe was thrilled, but stopped short of taking a swim.

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Dogs, Natural farming, Water

All set, now where’s the rain?

01/04/2019by thelongview 6 Comments

It must be nice to be God. No hitches or holdups once you decide to do something, or so I imagine. Over the last few days, we have had our […]

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Birds, Earth movers, Farming, Nature, Water

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

Summer storm

08/04/2017by thelongview Leave a comment

After weeks of the heat building up (yes I know, it’s hotter where you are, almost anywhere in the country, but we in and around Bangalore suffer too), we finally […]

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Natural farming, Water

Water! she gasped

20/11/2016by thelongview Leave a comment

It’s over two weeks since I saw the place, I’m sorely in need of a fix. And it hasn’t rained in nearly three months in these parts. We are facing […]

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Elephants, Farming, Water

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