Author: Sagar
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A Journey of Sustainable Growth: From Ground Zero to Abundant Joy
Insights from Solitude Farm permaculture workshop alumni Anjuli Over the past 17 years, my journey from ground zero has blossomed into a source of immense fulfillment. The simple act of starting from scratch has led me down a path of boundless joy and growth. I embarked on a quest to expand my knowledge, immersing myself…
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Rose apple/ Water apple
Oh, yee of little faith!! I have always felt that if something doesn’t grow in this bioregion it is surely not that people haven’t tried! But I am wrong! Friends, like Sarah and Filip from the Auroville tree house community and my old friend Freddy from Matrimandir Gardens, keep reminding me of this in practice!…
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The Thriving Terrace: Cultivating Dreams and Unusual Fruits in Pots
In the pursuit of my dreams within limited space, I planted every possible fruit tree in pots on my terrace. The sight of the first fruits hanging tantalizingly brought immeasurable excitement. As the seasons passed, I embarked on a delightful journey of experimenting with unusual fruits, relishing every moment. With each passing year, the yield…
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Make Your Own Guava Leaf Tooth Powder: An Indian Oral Health Remedy
In India, guava leaves have been valued for their medicinal properties for centuries. Creating your own guava leaf tooth powder is a simple and cost-effective way to harness their oral health benefits. Here’s how: Gather the Ingredients: You’ll need dried guava leaves, peppermint leaves (optional for flavor), cloves (optional for additional benefits), and rock salt.…
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Mini permaculture workshops at Solitude Farm
An Introduction to Permaculture through local foods. Why would anyone want to start permaculture in the first place? Surely it is because we want to eat healthy and tasty food. In this very popular mini-workshop, we take participants around the farm and share with them the narrative of natural farming and non-interventional agriculture in practice.…
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Edible weeds and naturally growing plants in Auroville
Another beautiful example of how Solitude Farm has worked with social media is Nina Sengupta. Her most wonderful book “ Edible weeds and naturally growing plants in Auroville.” had gone out of print and I had shared with her that this book is an invaluable resource for the present and future generations and if people…
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My Journey Back to Nature
Insights from Solitude Farm permaculture workshop alumni Anjuli, I’ve often been told to put on my gloves while gardening but haven’t ever been able to do so! Working with bare hands, feeling the soil and weeds, and often getting scratches, for me, is the real thing😊
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Sarah’s food forest
How can we learn about local foods and their amazing benefits? Communication is a powerful tool. Over the years, we have used social media to get our message out there, and we have also helped others to start youtube channels and Facebook pages, etc., to get their message heard! The first person I helped to…
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Exploring permaculture with Solitude permaculture workshop alumni
Insights of Jagan Mohan on his journey A bird bath and bird feeder have become valuable and delightful additions to our garden. They attract a diverse range of bird species, providing both entertainment and contributing to natural insect control. One valuable lesson I have learned from observing the birds is that they never completely consume…
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Chicken Spinach and Tapioca porriyal
The tapioca is full of starch and can be used like potatoes. If you live in this bio region and don’t have tapioca growing in your garden, you should seriously try to grow it, because it grows so easily, and if you look in your garden you may actually find chicken spinach growing there wild.…