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  By Dr R Sudarshan 111th Organic Farmers' Market, Sunday, 20 November 2022, 9 AM to 12 Noon T he role of home gardens in the Farmers' Market is almost invisible because people tend to think that it is only the farms that produce in big quantities. But at least two home gardens, including our terrace garden, support this market. Like where there is will there can be a way , where there is a terrace, there can be a garden that produces generously. Tomorrow is the 111th market. At 9 AM. For any relevant query, message 81051 12990. * * * Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

 By Dr. R Sudarshan B rinjal is controversy's favorite child. Cautiinists say that Solanin causes arthritis. Nutritionists say it enhances cognitive function. Some mind influencers have asked for avoidance. Some chefs have crowned it as the king of vegetables. Brinjal got caught in the muddle of a genetic modification argument. It even got stuck in the middle of adages and aphorisms. But our Brinjal Boulevard on the farm is grand and gorgeous as we believe that nature's production is to be honored by human consumption. Yes, tomorrow at 8 AM, we will have some. And we assemble as always for the mid-week green celebration. Organic Farmers' MIDWEEK MINI MARKET - 29, Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 8 AM to 10 AM * * * Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, #  1A, 13th Cross,  Kalidasa Road,  VV Mohalla, Mysore.

 By  Dr R Sudarshan A few Pill Millipedes have begun to appear on the farm floor in the past week. You touch and they roll into a ball. Birds pick them but can't get past their exoskeleton and drop them everywhere, saving them a crawl. They exude an almond smell, adding to the charm of our fruit orchard.  The receding monsoon has left behind a whole load of rotting leaves and fruits for them to feast on. They help the biomass turn around into usable substances. They are often found in the woodlands, meaning that the farm matures into a wild food forest, to receive their patronage. All that aside, Pill Millipedes are unbelievably beautiful and add to the gorgeousness quotient of the landscape. Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl and the Farmer's Market, # 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

By Dr. R Sudarshan O nce again, Dasara. This land's grand festival. At the end of the 14th Century, on one summer day, the ruler of Mahishuru, Chieftain Chamaraja Bhupati died. The evil Dalvoy Maaranayaka cast his eyes on the chieftain's family and terrorized them. Around then, two young men left their homeland Dwaraka, collected an army to fight the Dalvoy, and took the lordship of the place. Their elder, Yaduraya, started a dynasty, which to date has been in the center stage of Mahishuru that became Mysore and then Mysuru. Through a tumultuous Wodeyar dynastic history of 600 years, our city became a cultural capital of music, art, literature, and traditions, laying a strong foundation for a modern State. Vikram Sampath's narration is a story delight that every Mysorean should indulge in.  This Dasara, read the story of your own modern origins. For any relevant query, message 81051 12990. * * * * * Silverfish Books, Farmer's House, # 1A - 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV ...

By Dr. R Sudarshan T hey call it to star gooseberry. Some call it grape gooseberry and we suspect the adage 'grapes are sour' came from that. They are known to have originated from Madagascar, traveled in prehistoric times to the Philippines, and then spread to the islands of the Pacific to be known as Tahitian gooseberry. They became a rage in Hawaii soon. We know not when and how it came to India, but it captured the imagination of the young in school breaks as nano gooseberry or 'kiru nellikaayi'. We planted it at the farm because our young one was once playfully deprived of it at school by her little friend, years ago. And now, the plant gives plenty while the young one is no more young enough to crave it. The first galaxy is shining bright on a plant on our farm now. Bring along your young ones and let them reach out to the stars. Nibbling on the stars in a tree house at the farm could mean an expression of freedom. Farmer's House, Silverfish Books, Kutz Bowl a...

By Dr. R Sudarshan W hen a person who created a piece of literary jewel signs the book's opening page, it is a personalized narration for you.  It is much like someone wise is looking into your eyes, sitting by the fireplace on a winter night.  It is a feeling of warmth, mildly perfumed fresh breath, and a hand of friendship that's cherished for a long. Indeed, an author-signed book is a collector's delight. Silverfish Books has procured 14 popular titles in multiple copies that bear the ORIGINAL SIGNATURES of the authors themselves.   Pick your choice, turn the pages, absorb the stories, and more than all, feel the presence of the storyteller. THE SIGNATURE COLLECTION The books that bear the authors' original signatures are huddled on a special shelf in the store. A limited edition, this signature collection.  A signature is an introduction to the person, the thoughts, their meandering river of creativity in spate. Turning the pages, one wonders how the same ha...

By Dr. R Sudarshan M ost of the FH community has known Shekhar, who retired as a senior banker and now audits some bank branches in this region. He is a passionate organic farmer that grows small quantities of vegetables in his kitchen garden and brings to Sunday market some quarter kilo of brinjal or 200 grams of cabbage to sell. His quantities have been small but his intention and effort have been big. And every week, he hardly takes home some 70 rupees or 85 rupees in sale proceeds. Suddenly some 3 months ago, Shekhar took to growing mushrooms. His whole universe has now turned around to this good fungus. And he calls every day in excitement about his experiments, failures and success. The pictures he often sends to us, look like they are from some deep space galaxies. He even held a workshop once at Farmer's House on how to grow mushrooms. We guess, even while he audits the banks, his mind may keep mulling about mushrooms. And yes, these days he takes home more money than what...