Of Books and Birdsong
The patio of our cottage at Navilu Kaadu is spacious, nearly the same size as the little cottage itself. An awning held in place by a lattice of hollow metal pipes shelters the patio. A…
Tag: Natural Farming
Fantastical Creatures on a Mango Plant
This post originally appeared as ‘Marauders on mango plants’, an article for ‘Rooting For Nature’, my monthly column in Deccan Herald. This version has a few more images. The published column is linked here. It was…
A Run-in with a Paper Wasp
A paper wasp delivers an indelible lesson in exerting caution, space and humility when in wild territory.
Finding Paradise
Slowly but surely, over annual harvests of sweet-sour tamarind, fragrant golden turmeric and plump yelakki baaLe, endless hassles with power supply and labour, many a gaffe and heartache, and eventful encounters with fellow-residents of the wild variety, Navilu Kaadu natural farm is morphing into our own little paradise.
Our Family and Other Animals
An edited version of this blog post was published in my March 2022 column of ‘Rooting For Nature’ in Deccan Herald. The blog post has more images that didn’t make it to the print column….