JACK IN THE CLEFT - THE MASSACRE BANQUET

By Dr. R Sudarshan

This community has known for over two months that a prime jackfruit is stuck in a cleft of the tree on the farm. It is now fully ripe and is broadcasting its aroma. There is no way it can be taken out of the tree without massacring it on the spot.

As planned for months, there will now be a jack fruit banquet at the base of the tree tomorrow at 11.30 AM. This community's biggest jackfruit connoisseurs, Seetha Rao and Arun will be the guests of honor, presiding over the banquet. We would like to have some 10 similar connoisseurs invite themselves to the farm tomorrow to be on the banquet mat to eat the fruit.

Please message Akshay at 96631 10632 to register before 6 PM today. We will confirm acceptance, depending on numbers, late in the evening and share the location with you.

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THE RISE OF "HOW CAN THAT BE" FRUIT

By Dr. R Sudarshan

The jacks of 2022 are a strange lot.

Dozens of them are continuing to fatten on the tree but show little signs of ripening. They have colluded with the weather, nightrider megafauna, birds, and insects to deny us a good opportunity to dip into their deliciousness yet. The ones we brought down were also misjudged and didn't ripen as we thought.

Yesterday, one of them even cracked a little and forced us to peel it and take a chance with the loaves. That left on the market shelf a pile of unripened jackfruit that we sheepishly confessed to people as our error of judgment. And we expected that not a loaf will be sold and we would end up taking the half golden heap of organic manure for the tree that gave the cracked fruit in the first place.

Lo and behold! Within the first 30 minutes of the market, every loaf was sold. How could that be!! Our wonder has persisted beyond 24 hours now

We have planted a dozen different types of jackfruits at the farm. Seedless, gum-less, yellow, red, all-season... and in a year or two, most of them will begin to yield. And if this year's jack behavior is any indication and if the community's yesterday's reaction is any vindication, this fruit will keep surprising us endlessly.

How can that be possible!!!

Padma Farms (Gaddige Road), Farmer's House, 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

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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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