Not a dull moment in this journey of Self-sufficiency. There are new crops I am adding to my standard vegetable growing list this year. This is our first year growing yams and many more. So come along with me as I show you how we are growing sweet potatoes, taro,
Crazy fact about me – I am enamored with everything in nature – plants, weeds, wild flowers, bugs, everything. I simply can’t get enough of the beauty of weeds and flowers of grass or anything I see growing on my farm or in my neighborhood. I got interested in decorating
Gardening isn’t a human having a transactional relationship with his/her plants – “I” sow, “I” water and therefore “I” shall reap the rewards. Of course you shall, but there are so many more elements involved in that equation. When we garden, we are not just in a relationship with the
This is my first successful ginger crop. I did try a couple of times before but somehow it didn’t work out. The truth is I wasn’t really keen on growing it, so I didn’t try much. This time I planted around February-March time frame. Though most of them sprouted well,
Coconut oil was the first thing we processed from our farm produce. It was a huge learning curve for us because we had never done anything like that before. And therefore avoided venturing into anything beyond growing food on our farm.It took some researching to find a good oil mill
The year of chillies!!! This year has definitely been the year of chillies. Have a look at this little clip and tell me how many colours and varieties of chillies can you spot? Just looking at them gives me so much happiness. I was able to grow Purple Cayenne Peppers,
At certain stages in our lives, we pause and think about our purpose. You know, the BIG question! The meaning of life and such… I did too and the answers didn’t come easily. It kept presenting itself in very weird ways. It came across in the form of frustration, helplessness
Today was a soup, salad and kabab lunch kind of day.Again, it wasn’t planned. My corn had been steaming for over an hour and then pressure cooked as well yet it didn’t soften even one bit. That’s the thing I had mentioned earlier too about the heirloom corn varieties…they are
Our relationship with resources and how we use it will determine the future course of events.Being a good steward of Earth is our responsibility. We can’t take it lightly. As the saying goes, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”. So we
Sometimes people ask me…“That looks really hard.”“How do you do it?”“Growing food and running multiple businesses must be exhausting?” And I have to tell you.. It’s HARD! There are days when I am moving non-stop.But, not once do I wish I’d have it any other way; I do all these
