Growing Rice - Food from Fields

Rice, before it is milled, is called "paddy" by English-speaking people in Asia. There are for practical purposes two sorts: rice that grows in water or "wet" rice, and "upland" rice. The latter grows on open hillsides, but only in places with a very high rainfall such as the Chin Hills of Burma. Ordinary, or wet rice is grown on a large scale in the United States and in southern Europe, and there is no doubt that its cultivation could be extended to more northern latitudes. It will grow and ripen in summer temperatures of over (min 20°C), but...

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Step by step guide for self sufficient sustainable living

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Subash palekar and Spiritual Farming

Most of the people might be knowing Subash Palekar who is popular in organic farming. The reason why the ZBNF is also known as Spiritual Farming. Subash Palekar Words: Nowadays chemical farming became popular. To become self reliant we allowed countries who manufactures agro chemicals  to sell in our country in the name of Green revolution.  The people  who use chemical farming thinks that the soil is not fertile and to make it fertile we need to dump some fertilizers from outside. But this is not true - says Subash Palekar See...

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ABCD farming Andriod app

  Hi good evening Everyone. An andriod app from us, which will keep you updated  with our blogger feeds. This app is created using appyet website.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N516pin_BGYoavePqBiDi5_aJSJz-rX5/view?usp=drivesdkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1N516pin_BGYoavePqBiDi5_aJSJz-rX5/view?usp=drivesdkView our sitemap ...

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Growing Corn for Popcorn

Growing Corn for Popcorn  Thought to start a small business. 3 basic Aim of my business. 1. Business need to be Agriculture Related. 2. Need to be grown and processed by ourselves. 3. The people in every age  need to like the product. 4. The cost of the product should be Low. 5. Should be easily delivered. Thought of Popcorn, as it satisfies all the Five basic aims. At this period, Looking to take up the survey with the people. Need to analyse what the people are thinking. If the Popcorn business is started, need to analyse the sales. View...

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Community Supported Agriculture in India

When I searched for "CSA meaning" in Google, the result is as shown below Community Supported Agriculture      CSA Stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA allows city residents to have direct access to high quality, fresh produce grown locally by regional farmers. When you become a member of a CSA, you're purchasing a “share” of vegetables from a regional farmer. In most of the Countries CSA is implemented and was running...

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How to know whether your vegetables are organic or chemically grown ?

window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-124808398-1'); we have some few ways to know whether the food or vegetables which we consume are organically or chemically grown. It depends on Appearance, Taste, Size, Insects, Smell Test, Cooking time, etc... Courtesy: DNAINDIA Appearance      If it is naturally and organically grown,...

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An Article on Thannal Hand sculpted homes

courtesy : fwdlife.in Biju Bhaskar is promoting the concept of  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); natural building through his venture, Thannal Architecture does not just entail the construction of a building, but it is the setting up of a philosophy, thought process, values, and ideals. While conventional architectural models may be an inanimate block of concrete and cement that are ‘finished’ at the end of the...

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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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