IT to Farming at Nachankulam

Refreshing to see the cucumber already flowering.  I need to plan in advance for marketing what will grow. Last few times, it did not g...

I am running a borrowed pump from Subbu's father's farm. He says he has plenty of pumps accumulated over period of time - 14 to be ...

A quick update through visuals as of yesterday. The bananas are sprouting. this piece of land is a classic one adjacent to the wind tow...

Just received these files from Subbu. Thought worth sharing it for two reasons. One  - it is the latest. Two - it is encouraging to share a...

last 15 days saw two rains. Good rain that filled the pond to the brim. Subbu told there was water logging for a feet around coconut trees ...

Somewhere Subbu got this idea from his friend. Earlier I had asked him to come with suggestions on starting small business at the farm for ...

Subbu is back in action.  Everyday we speak.  Together what we decided is this  - "Let's Go forward." Now that we have back...

What you perceive from what I write about the activity that is happening in the farm is different from what actually is happening.  It is l...

Currently the mood in the farm is sober. Still the first rain has not come in two years.  There is complete drought.  People are suffering....

Govt has permitted the farmers to take a scoop of pond mud.  This is like fertilizer.  Especially there are few ponds near our farm (now dr...

I understand the local govt has started a new town bus service to Nachankulam village from Tirunelveli.  Nachankulam is the village near by...

The pump that has fallen inside Sometime last week there were simultaneous two repairs at the farm. The windpump unscrewed the pipes ...

Several visits to the electricity office.  Several visits by them to the farm.  Lunches,  bribes, tips and stories.  Finally the electricit...