ABCD FARMING ON GOOGLE

Very glad to say ABCD FARMING on google.The land ploughed thoroughly. where my father helped with this land preparation. The water drained in the pathway of Lake. Ready to put pipeline. but it still takes another Fifteen days.Just confused between methods to undergo. whether to take market gardening or mono farming. However planning to build a cob house which will be used as a mini party hall. I like use locally available materials.Looking for some innovative ideas to be self sufficient...!View our sitemap...

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Everything is happening for good.

Today feeling little bit happier.I got the job which i thought. Now i can be a part time farmer. I can work in fields from early morning to 10 AM. And then i have a good job in a reputed company 12 noon to 8 PM. flexible time to work. By god's grace everything is happening Fine.NOW IN FIELDS_______________Eucalyptus trees are chopped off.Roots are sold, and the land will be levelled within 2 to 3 days.2 months before it rained heavily. due to that our village storage lake has been filled. And also the pathways are filled. due to that we would...

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Siitlingi - Self Sufficient Living

Coutesy- The Alternative Self sustainable people Sittlingi valley, a tribal settlement in Tamil Nadu, is today an amazing example of how a system of beliefs, well-intentioned people, and patient, sustained hard work can help a community seek its own solutions for life improvement. I have always been interested and intrigued by the colourful handicraft work of rural artisans. A call for volunteers to help an artisan collective called Porgai and a chance meeting with Dr. Sukanya, trustee at Tribal Health India (THI), an NGO that worked in the Dharmpuri...

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Seasonal fruit calendar for South India

Courtesy - Farming Collective Fruits yielding calender --------------------------------- Mango : April - July Jackfruit : April - June Wood apple : Apr - May. Someone said upto Aug/Sep Grape : Nov-Dec (isn't it twice a year?) Sapota : Sep-Nov (isn't it twice a year?) Pomegranate : Mar-May (isn't it twice a year?) Nerale (Jamun) : May-June Orange : Nov-Dec Guava : July-Sep Amla : Oct - Dec Custard apple : Aug-Sep Avocado: Mar - Apr (have seen it later in Coorg) Passion fruit : June/jul/ aug Strawberries : Sep-Jan Fig in six months...

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Make your own scottish oat cakes

Courtesy - Dawn Fedyck (fb) Scottish Oat Cakes 1-1/2 cups Scottish Oatmeal (Rolled oats pulverized in a food processor to a rough flour consistency) 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar (Jaggery) 1/4 tsp Sea Salt 1/4 cup Butter if eating quickly or Butter flavored vegetable shortening if storing for longer times , melted 1/2 cup Hot Water Directions Preheat oven to 325°F. Place all but 2 tablespoons of the Scottish Oatmeal in a bowl with flour, sugar, salt and baking powder; stir until combined. Add butter and stir until...

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All Purpose Biscuit Mix and Recipes you can try at your home or homestead

Courtesy - Dawn Fedyck (fb) All purpose Biscuit Mix & Recipes All-Purpose Baking Mix 9 cups All-Purpose Flour {or 4 1/2 cups whole wheat and 4 1/2 cups all-purpose} 1/3 cup double-acting baking powder 5 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk, or dried buttermilk powder (I use a combination - 3/4 cup each dry milk and buttermilk powder) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening; use butter-flavored if you like Combine all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl, whisking them together to blend. Using a pastry...

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How to Make your own Lavender Perfume With or without Alcohol

Courtesy - Mollysims Procedure for preparation of your own Lavender perfume --------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1 glass spray bottle, 4 oz * Mostly 3.5 oz of vodka is used as a carrier oil. If you don't prefer alcohol in your perfume, You can also use jojoba or grapeseed oil!) * 15 drops lavender essential oil * 5 drops lemon essential oil (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); *...

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A way to make natural soap

Courtesy - Yashodhara robin (fb) Material Multani Mitti - 2.5 kg Swarna Geru powder - 400 gm Bhimseni Kapoor - 70 gm Ajwain Satva - 40 gm Sesame Oil - 400 gm Turmeric powder - 1 Teaspoon Neem leaves - 1 kg Aloe Vera - 8 big stems Reetha - 250 gm (powder) Other things which we can use lemon peels, orange peels, Lemon grass etc. Procedure Take 3 liter water and add neem leaves, orange-lemon peels/ powder, lemon grass. Boil it to almost...

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A small setup to save Rain water from rooftops

courtesy - seithipunal The setup for the Rain water harvesting in one of my Friend's house which costed 18,000 rs. It saved 15000 ltrs from 1 hour of Raining Yesterday. (11/8/2017) evening 7 pm It is said that the Geographical area is not suitable to build a dam in tamilnadu and atleast I request government to bring awareness to use this type of technologies for Rain water harvesting. Not only bringing awareness about it, but also need to go an...

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Few Ideas on Bamboo buildings and bamboo houses

Courtesy - Google Image search results and all the Bamboo house websites and Bamboo Architects Bamboo roof plan, Bamboo walls, bamboo houses, bamboo doors, etc.. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); View our sitemap ...

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Biome Environmental Solutions - Eco Friendly architects in Bangalore

courtesy - Biome Biome Environmental Solutions is a Bangalore-based design firm focused on ecology, architecture and water. The office's diverse team includes designers, architects, civil and mechanical engineers and urban planners from various parts of India and abroad. The designs are undertaken by various member of this team in constant collaboration with each other via group discussions & exchanges and periodic meetings. Historic Created...

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Indian startup Avant Garde invents low cost wind turbine to power up elctrical appliances.

Courtesy - Ecoideaz Indian startup Avant Garde Innovations has developed a low-cost wind turbine that can generate 3-5 kW hours of electricity daily Soon after assuming office, Kerala (southern state of India) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan kicked up a storm by publicly supporting the Athirappilly hydro electric project, which environmentalists said, if implemented, would create ecologic imbalance in the area and destroy the Athirappilly...

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Water Man of Rajasthan

Courtesy  -  ecoindia Rajendra Singh, is a winner of 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award For Community leadership. He leads an organization, Tarun Bhagat Sangh, which is supported by the United Nations, USIAD, and the World bank. He was highly appreciated and recognized for the efforts he made for harvesting rain water water by building check dams in Rajasthan. It is because of this he is popularly known as the 'Jal Pusush' or the 'Water man of...

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Aranya Eco Village an Organic farm near Anchetti forest.

Courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/tuar6/ Rajnish Kumar (Founder of Aranya Eco Village)      I come from a farming family near Bihar(raja rajnish kumar). I left my studies in Delhi in 2008 to broaden my horizons at the Shikshantar Institute in Udaipur. here I learned many things from film making to water conservation. I joined the Environmental Leadership Programme at Sadhana Forest in Auroville I learnt about vegan cooking,...

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A 13 year old Backyard Farmer - Know more

*courtesy Gopi Devarajan (Facebook) Last Friday veg market at the OFM (www.ofmtn.in) , something special happened. Siva, a small kid who is in 7th standard came to ofm along with his mother (who is a regular customer of ofm). His mom told me something which surprised me, she said that siva is interested in growing plants and he is aspiring to be a farmer !!! ( did you hear that). They started as a consumer at one of the OFM outlets in thuraipakkam,...

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Once A Chartered Accountant, She Left Her Corporate Job To Pursue Organic Farming & Help Farmers

Courtesy: Logical Indian “Despite primary agricultural produce being essential for the livelihood of every person, it doesn’t yield profits for the farmer. Why does this happen?” questions Vishala, a chartered accountant with the determination to repair the condition of the farming sector. Vishala (AKA Vishalakshi Padmanabhan) had been working in the corporate sector for four years before she decided to take a different path – one which...

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Organic Farms in and around Bangalore to Volunteer or Intern

Those who like to spend weekends volunteering for farmers and who like to learn organic farming to setup their own farm, Here are the few farms where you can volunteer and learn organic farming in and around bangalore. Annadana soil and seed savers network                                 Annadana...

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Infosys Software Engineer to a Farmer - Know more

Courtesy: Better India     Shankar Kotian from Moodu-Konaje village near Moodbidre in Karnataka says “I was heading a team of 10 people in Infosys. After you reach a certain position in IT, there is not much to learn. There are no challenges. You commute for 3-4 hours everyday. You work mechanically and that’s it. I had reached a saturation point where I was not enjoying anything even though I had everything,”  Shankar...

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