Vermicomposting – A fun DIY video for kids to try at home!
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ― Aristotle. Here is a fun little video to teach your kids Vermicomposting from the comfort of your home. Make some fun home videos while you are at it and share it with the Farmizen community too.
Easy Apple Recipe – Apple Halwa
Ingredients: 1.5 cup grated apples 1.5 tablespoons ghee ¼ cup sugar – adjust based on your taste – you could also experiment with jaggery powder or coconut blossom sugar for a healthier option ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg powder (optional) slice almonds for garnishing Cooking time – 15 minutes. Preparation time – 10 minutes Wash the […]
Locally grown mangoes for the win!
Earlier this week, we re-listed mangos on the Farmizen app. Yes it is September and mangoes are supposed to be out of season, but when I heard that we were listing them again, I didn’t even care to ask how or why. I knew they were going live Sunday morning so as I sat down […]
Why I Decided to Grow My Own Pesticide Free Organic Produce
My parents have always been home gardeners. For as far back as I can remember, Sundays were spent of the roof, de-weeding, re-potting or harvesting produce. It became so much of a routine that I hardly ever stopped to even think about the significance of it. It was only when I moved out of the […]
A Visit To A Natural Farm Near Bangalore
When we picture a farm, we imagine rows upon rows of neatly planted crops, free from any alien plant growth. As we made our way to Jagadeesh Reddy Natural Farms, this was the image that was conjured up in my head. When we first arrived at the farm, we pulled up into a densely vegetated […]
When Did We Stop Caring About The Food We Eat?
I was born and brought up in a city so as far as I was concerned, my food source was the vegetable seller who came by my house or the aisles of identical produce on the shelves at the supermarket. We used to visit my native village in Kerala every other summer holiday and the […]
What Is The Best Breakfast?
Breakfast has always been a really confusing meal. Between the marketing machinery telling me that cereals give me the ideal start to my day and my mom making aloo paranthas, I’ve never really known what the ideal breakfast should be. I recently came across this video which made me realise my entire childhood chocos and […]