This could be our most exciting announcement to date. We have just brought home a lovely cow and her baby calf! This morning, she gave us three litres of pure milk. Mama and baby seem calm and happy in their new home. We are now in the process of making a shed and a urineContinue reading “New additions!”
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2023
It has been a few months since we posted on our site. Ganga Vana has gone through a cycle of seasons: the monsoon and winter. Now it is Phalgun, the last month of the Hindu calendar, and it is Spring, or perfect weather. Welcome back to Ganga Vana. We look forward to sharing with youContinue reading “2023”
Monsoon harvest
We are thrilled to be harvesting our lovely organic monsoon veggies! We have kilos of kaddu (pumpkin), bhindi (okra), torai (ridge gourd), beans, and karela (bitter gourd). We are happily consuming them, but also trying to figure out how to save some for future months… The most amazing thing to us is how LARGE andContinue reading “Monsoon harvest”
Making jeevamrit: first batch
One of the organic fertilizers we’re going to be using is jeevamrit: a mix of cow urine, dung, gram flour, jaggery, and water. Jeevamrit is a liquid microbial culture. We’ll treat the soil from all our trenches and pits with it, and later spray it on the topsoil as well. (above) Gaurav measuring and mixing.Continue reading “Making jeevamrit: first batch”
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