How to create Indian Food forests Part III Perennials

Perennials plays major role in food forests. Perennials are plants which lives more than two years. In this article we are covering few easy to grow Perennials which don't require much maintenance. Agathi spinach or August tree August tree is the English name and agathi keerai is the Tamil name. The August tree Leaves, stem, root and flower of August tree leaves are used for medicinal purposes. The agathi leaves can be consumed in the form of...

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How to create Indian food forests fruit trees part II

The Food forests are also called as Regenerative farming or no till farming. Here you no need to till the land for cropping. Nature does it all. This article is continued from the last post. Where we were discussing on how to create Indian food forests part I fruit trees etc... There are other fruit trees which are native and grow well in Indian climate conditions. They are given below. Pomegranate Tree Pomegranate is a small tree cultivated...

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How to create Indian food forests (fruit trees) part1

Here is an article on how to create your own food forests in India. The list of fruit trees for food forests listed below are native to India. Food forests are one which provides you food throughout the year. The food forests includes fruit trees, nut trees, fire resistent trees, live fencing, perrineals, vegetables, bushes, shrubs, medicinal plants, green manure crops, etc.. In this article we cover only fruit trees. Here are the selective list...

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Best air purifying Indoor plants to have in your living room

In this article, let us know about best Air purifying Indoor plants to have in your living room. If anyone wants to breathe fresh air, cleaner air in home, then these are the five best air purifying Indoor plants need to have in your living room. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Areca palm Areca palm is one of the best air purifying plant suitable for your living room. Areca is a genus of about 50 species of...

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Palta system a way to reduce farming expenses

Palta system                          In this article, let us know about palta system. In this system women involve in collaborative farming practices. Palta system is commonly called to be labour exchange system. Palta system is a system, where the village women go to one other's fields to support each other at the time of sowing, harvesting of crops, eliminating the need of outside...

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How to get ready for capitalism collapse?

In this article let us learn about how to Learn a live a self sufficient life, when capitalism collapses. The thoughts from Bill mollison. 1. Learn to plant. Not only garden, but some food crops like cassava, sweet potatoes, pumpkin etc and trees like fruits, nuts, woody trees. 2. Create a bond with some land, whether it's yours or that of a relative, a project, a community garden etc. Participate with the people who live there, go gradually...

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Preparation of Waste Decompser and applications

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Clay based refrigerator to store vegetables

  This article is about clay based cold storage to store your vegetables which are grown in your kitchen Gardens. Some of the forgotten ways to store vegetables long time, without using electricity are given below. 1. Zeer pot 2. Underground storage. 3. Evaporative cooling. 4. Stream cooling. 5. The ice box. Every method has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on the location and climate conditions. And in this article, Let us...

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Farm video with seeds available for swap

Today would like to share our farm pics integrated with video. In the lockdown time, listening to bird sounds, bird 🐦 watching was a marvelous experience. In the video given below are some pics of vegetables and seeds are available for swap. For enquiry on seed swap, you can contact us. The background sound of birds chirping is uncopyrighted one downloaded. I hear birds chirping in my farm, but I would not  able to record them. Listening to nature is stunning experience which I would not express in words. #lockdownlife    View...

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How to Grow sweet potatoes

Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, is a easy growing root tuber vegetable that loves warm weather of tropical and subtropical countries. It is a native to Central and South America. People consume where both the root tubers and tender shoots. (these can be stir fried and used as greens. Tender leaves can be cooked or mixed with Dosa batter and made into healthy leaf stuffed Dosas). Sweet potatoes, which are related to the morning glory and belong...

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How to improve fertility of Clay soil

Clay soils are very sticky. The water will not percolate down the soil. The stagnet water will increase the vulnerability to various plant diseases. Hence here let us see few ways to increase the soil fertility of the soil. The following steps are useful for improving clay soils:  • Reduce compaction, because once the soil becomes compacted it sticks together. This makes root growth difficult, as well as making it difficult for people...

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Clay water filter for safe drinking water

Short description on clay water filters Water filters are used to clean water of bacteria that can make people ill. This means that all drinking water can be cleaned and that the water does not need to be boiled before drinking. This filter is made using bowls of clay which have been fired in an oven. These bowls have a special base which is different than the rest of the bowl. Water can pass slowly through this base. Installation of clay...

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Clay Rocket stoves are a simple technology for cooking

Stoves and ovens made from clay are a simple technology, which can be easily made and will provide many benefits, such as:  • Conserves firewood, which will save money, labour and helps protect the environment for the future.  • Produces less smoke, which helps reduce pollution and health problems.  • Can use alternative fuel, such as rice husks, coffee husks, sawdust or charcoal bricks, as a replacement for wood. Clay stove...

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