Sanjeev | संजीव | 𑂮𑂁𑂔𑂲𑂫 Hari Prasad Nadig I know it as bael fruit, but apparently apart from waterproofing lime plaster, there is new research in it for biopolymers for food and pharmaceutical industries. Interesting!

Hari Prasad Nadig It's the latex around the seed that is used for binding material. Pulp is sweet and is edible. You can make sharbat out of it.

Bilva (Stone Apple/Golden Apple/Aegle marmelos) is a slow growing tree.

Traditionally, the pulp from fruits were used to prepare mortar that would form a very strong bond/binding material.

State Forest Officials connive, and file affidavits justifying gifting away of the forest land. Hon’ble Supreme Court delivers a thundering judgment, penalizing the state and telling it to act against colluding officials.
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This restaurant is the nearest to our farm. Quite a new establishment - started in November last year.

Their dhaba near Sira has been around for close to a decade or more and is quite popular among those who travel by this route (NH4).

Some cashew we collected during our last visit.

There’s more to be collected. We’ll need to learn how to process this to remove the outer shell.

A reason to love Firefox 🔥 more.

Arguably the best kind of Mango to taste this summer. ‘Rasapuri’.

This one was grown without any inputs - no pesticides.

This cute little one is a regular visitor at our farm.

Hari Prasad Nadig I Sincerely hope the message is put to practice by all. Was shocked to see mountains of plastic at Chamundi Hills nr Mysuru yesterday, alongside the shops near the temple entrance. The road to the temple has a sign which reads 'You are entering a plastic free zone'.

The best cold water in the summer comes from this.

No cold drink or refrigerated water quite quenches thirst like the water from this clay pot. #Traditions #DrinkingWater #Summer

A great message about plastic in Panchayats.

Siri is able to put a name to the tree on the photos.

The kids made a vase out of the flowers. The fragrance of this flower is divine!

#Homeschooling #Fun

Gorgeous flowers of ‘Aragwadha’ (meaning ‘killer of all diseases’) is also the ‘Vishu kaNi’ for Malayali community celebrating Vishu today.

Subtle fragrance, literally ‘golden shower’.

Our traditions of preserving food would get passed on from generation to generation. The art of making ‘happaLa’ or ‘sandige’ is one such tradition.

The food preserved during plenty would be of use when there’d be scarcity.

The kids have been going to their grandmother’s place for last three days to collaborate on her ‘happaLa’ project of the summer.

Rains, finally! Yay!

(At the farm)

Our own ಚಕೋತ/ಚಕೋತ್ಲೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು! (Wild spinach).

Grows in the wild around us and been in use for centuries.

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