It has been a very long gap since I updated the status of farm.
There are 4 subjects that I need to cover that are pending
I shall write the above topics one by one in coming days and insert it in timelines. But before that a quick visual update on the farm. Yes I visited the farm last week only and took these snaps. Though I could spend only few hours there, (I went to meet my mother and had other domestic works) I did accomplish quite a lot of work.
Major notable ones are
a) Initiating building of a toilet in the farm.
b) Purchasing new trees and plants from Ramji Nursary, Nagarcoil and transporting them.
c) Explaining and initiating building of a verticle windpump at the farm based on POC done back in Pune.
d) Team building. Had lunch in the farm prepared by the staff.
There are 4 subjects that I need to cover that are pending
- Demonitization and its effect on Farming
- Pro Jallikattu protest and how it will help farming
- Complete Drought like situation with no water and climate change
- Catchup time spent on developing verticle windpump lost due to above reasons.
I shall write the above topics one by one in coming days and insert it in timelines. But before that a quick visual update on the farm. Yes I visited the farm last week only and took these snaps. Though I could spend only few hours there, (I went to meet my mother and had other domestic works) I did accomplish quite a lot of work.
Major notable ones are
a) Initiating building of a toilet in the farm.
b) Purchasing new trees and plants from Ramji Nursary, Nagarcoil and transporting them.
c) Explaining and initiating building of a verticle windpump at the farm based on POC done back in Pune.
d) Team building. Had lunch in the farm prepared by the staff.
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| This mountain on the way to the farm is being eaten away by vested interests |
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| Cooking at the farm. Simple food for workers |
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| First time I am seeing flowers of Lemon |
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| The trees are gaining height. One day this tree will form canopy over the seats |
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| This one has recovered from bug attack. With no chemicals used. |
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| Seeing the success of Coconut tree growth, I have brought few more (25) of desi variety. Now we have all kinds of varieties, hybrid, red, tall, short as specimens. |
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| Look at how some unidentied bug has cut the leaves uniformly. pehaps it would have eaten when it was tender |
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| Lemon is fruting |
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| The good old windpump working. Subbu in foreground |
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| Few redbanana trees near the wind pump tower has survived. They are very tall and looks wild. Has strong survival tendancy. I asked subbu to multiply this as we got these with great difficulty from Tirumurthy farm. |
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| This is the reality. With no water. Just managing only the border trees. |
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| The base of windpump. This is bore hole from where water is sucked. There are water leaks due to pipes becoming old |
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| The vettiver to the side has well grown and flowered. It is becoming dry. Donot know what next or what to do with the vettiver which has not established. Ideally I wanted this to be transplanted to the pond. But there is no water nor interest now. |
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| Beautiful combination of bogan villa in the fence |
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| Fence on left and few red banana trees that has escaped drought on right. |
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| Some bird has laid eggs on pine tree. Subbu said this is wild dove. Small eggs at chest level. Daring ! |
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| Hope to gree these after we get power supply. |
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| Jasmine plants. This is the only productive commercial crop that I have. It grow well with less water |
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| Jasmine closeup |
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| One corner of the pond. Rarely I have taken photo from this angle. To the right is eastern fence side. Not fertile soil. Here is where we need to plant Neem and eucalyptus. |
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| On the infertile soil there are two Banyan trees that are planted. Heartening to see they are growing. |
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| One corner of plot. Waiting for rain. Ploughed and soil loosened. |
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| Having lunch with friends in farm, cooked there |
