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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THE LIFE SUSTAINING HOLLOW HEARTS OF PAPAYA

By Dr R Sudarshan A tall papaya tree bit the dust when the night rider wild pigs dug into its base to steal it's succulent roots. And a curious little boy visitor to the farm chopped and sliced it to feel the power of an axe. We then rediscovered a string of hollow chambers in the stem that we had long forgotten after the college days. The pith cavities are the multiple hearts of the papaya vascularity. Raising water and nutrition from ground to sky, holding them in steps to strengthen the tall growing stem and gradually filling those fruits with the pulp and nectar, the hollowness is the substance of this existence. A plant is a wondrous source of symmetry, geometry, science, technology and food. And a farm is a relearning device. For any relevant query, message 81051 12990. * * * Padma Farms, Farmer's House, # 1A - 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore. * * * Opinion [27/01, 1:45 pm] Neel Mathews: Wonderful new knowledge…. nature’s magics… [27/01,...

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,...

LOOKING FOR A PRINTER-DESIGNER

By Dr. R Sudarshan F armer's House on Kalidasa Road integrates organic farm activities, an organic outlet, weekly farmers' market, an organic cafe called Kutz Bowl, and a famous bookstore called Silverfish Books. We have regular work of printing labels, designing campaign material, bookmarks, stationery, packaging material, gift wraps, paper bags, cloth carry bags, and other merchandise. We wish that some upcoming designer groups or individuals provide timely and supportive services to businesses. If you fit the bill, please message on 810 511 2990 and arrange a time to meet to discuss. Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

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