85th Organic Farmers' Market

By Dr. R Sudarshan

The week that passed was washed clean by incessant rains. Not only that the leafy vegetables drowned in flooded soil, the fruits and leaves withered and began to decompose. An army of metallic green scarab beetles took chance and invaded the farm brutally but beautifully.

We guarded the jack in the cleft for months. When it ripened yesterday, we immediately announced the banquet and the farmhands covered it with a thick sheet, to protect it from the night riders till the guests arrived. And over 10 guests were assured of driving in.

But this morning, when the farmhands went to lay the table for the banquet, they discovered that the jackfruit has been hacked and eaten by the real custodians of nature, overnight. Bees and insects are now swarming the broken fruit and competing with pecking birds. The shield of a sheet that we spread, is torn to pieces. On the tree, there are tell-tale signs of a conflict between the claimants.

Sorry folks. The covenant of banquet had an inbuilt exit clause that we couldn't avoid.

Scarab beetles are good friends of organic farming. They scavenge, help decomposition, recycling, and hence the farm's resilience.

We announce the 85th week of the organic market with a high hope that the organic nature of the farm is re-asserting itself. And the farm is reorganizing thoroughly, in order to produce much more delightful wild.

9 AM on Sunday. Your date with nature that's called the market.

85th Organic Farmers' Market, Sunday, 22 May 2022, 9 AM to 12 Noon

For any relevant query, message 81051 12990.

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Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

Responses

[20/05, 23:21] Sangeetha Sudhir: Is this called jeerjimbe in Kannada?

[21/05, 06:03] BS Ranganath: Exactly!: https://youtu.be/FPV6HkMHfCU

[21/05, 08:17] Sangeetha Sudhir: They look so beautiful

[21/05, 08:42] BS Ranganath: Beautiful is the imagination too.

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ITO OF THE EAST

By Dr R Sudarshan I to Hiroshi came to Farmer's House over two years ago to take a look. He so much liked what we do that he came to the farm a few times to discover more. He told us then that he feels so inspired to open a cafe to use fresh farm produce. We liked what he said, but forgot about it all in time. Ito of the East walked again into Farmer's House this morning, after years. He narrated how he opened a store in downtown Tokyo and named it Mysore Cafe . He explained that he now grows some ingredients and cooks them fresh. He was thankful to have walked into Farmer's House, years ago. He was proud that he had linked 2 different cultures by a tether of common excitement. Yes, it feels good. For any relevant query, message 81051 12990. Silverfish Books, Farmer's House, # 1A - 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

THE TREE HOUSE OF WEAVER ANTS

By Dr R Sudarshan S ome 20 feet high above the ground on the Soursop plant on the farm, a football-sized nest has come up overnight. And thousands of weaver ants are still busy bending the leaves and enlarging their tree house. Weaver ants are almost mythical. Hundreds of them stand in a line and bend the leaves together, just like the slaves in Cecil B Demille's epic films moved massive stones to build the pyramid. Then they bring in their own larvae, shake them back and forth and squeeze out their silk saliva to glue the leaves into globule nests. They feed on aphids and other harmful insects. Such friendly creatures help natural farming. But they can also bite if we intrude and disturb their peaceful life in their farmhouse. Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE - 1

By Dr. R Sudarshan EATING CLEAN: COMMUNITY DIALOGUE - 1; Featured Speaker - Sindhu Ramachandra; Friday, 15 July 2022 at 5:30 PM E ating clean is a lifestyle fundamental, easily ignored and abused in the fast lane of tongue temptations. And the long convoluted tube that we call 'gut' is often turned into a gutter that is forced to process what it is not meant for - synthetic food, herbicides, pesticides, and life-threatening substances. Sindhu is a biochemist with work experience from IISc. She pursues data science and AI in the context of biochemistry. An ardent believer in organic farming, she cares for clean foods. And she knows how unclean foods can turn your life upside down. Community Dialogues at the Farmer's House are an engagement with reason to restore the dignity of life. Come, listen, interact and benefit. Attendance is FREE. Register with Gagan at 97421 62956. * * * Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross,...

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