Let me start with a brief introduction about myself. I am Kalpana Manivannan. I am a high school Biology teacher turned organic farmer. I am also a blogger, a social entrepreneur & an aspiring homesteader on a journey towards zero waste living. I also teach farming to school students where I am able to combine my love for teaching and farming.
I have a small half acre coconut farm on the outskirts of Chennai where I grow my organic vegetables and have plans of developing it into a self-sustainable space. Currently, we are growing about 60 – 70 varieties of seasonal vegetables on our farm. We also have a variety of medicinal herbs and around 20 different fruit trees. We have been able to successfully live a Farm to Table lifestyle for the past one year. From growing vegetables and fruits to processing our own cold-pressed coconut oil and preparing chilli powder with our farm grown chillies, growing spices like fennel, we have come a long way. Still a long way to go…
As an Aspiring Homesteader, I also try my best to prepare things myself at home. I make my own soaps, body butters, detergents and cleaning solutions. I also bake my own bread, prepare my own jams, sauces, pastas and cook almost everything from scratch. I try to reduce my waste by composting my kitchen waste (which I use on my farm) and reuse and recycle non-biodegradable waste.
You can read about me on https://kalpavrikshafarms.com/about/
You can see the updates on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kalpavrikshafarms/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kalpana.manivannan/
