In the 4 to 5 years of our journey into organic farming and the just about 2 years of holding markets, we know well that food habits are far too conventional in Mysore and people don't try new products easily unless it is part of the western society where they have been or their children have been. So, avocados or zucchini, or broccoli is acceptable to many but a water apple or peanut butter fruit is not. Lots of plants that originate from the East have a lesser preference for those that come from the West.
The Malay red guava is one such poorer cousin, standing on the margins of recognition. An exquisite fruit that's now widely seen in the arid lands of India, it has a lesser presence in the South.
And we have some half a dozen plants of red Malay guava. Their leaves and fruits are enticingly attractive. Whatever our cautious food preference, the birds in Mysore are not closeted in any limited conditioning of the mind. They are widely and wildly adventurous. They dip their beaks into whatever nature produces. And they seem to believe more in organic nature, as much as we incline towards what's a popular market.
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