A new name. The same roots. VaanaVizha A celebration of everything under the sky : and of all the lives that make it possible. “Keeping you and the earth, happy!” Local · Organic · Pure THE NAME A Word Big Enough for Everything We Do I started Vivasayee’s Life as a blog, a documentation initiative….
Tag: Natural Farming
Vaanavil Diaries: March 2026
I will let the photo captions do all the explanation this month 🙂 Regards Sudhakar
Summer VaanaVizha Immersion 2026 – A Farm Experience for Families
This summer, we are opening Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest to families with children aged 8–15 for a very special 4-day farm experience. 📅 Friday morning to Monday evening · 4 days, 3 nights 👨👩👧 2 families per batch · Maximum 8 participants, Minimum 6 participants🌈 Hosted at Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest, Vikramasingapuram, Tirunelveli…
Vaanavil Diaries : January 2026
January was a difficult month for us. A lot of positives happened last month too: We have not been regular with posts as much as we would like to be. Hosting guests, homeschooling Vanya, and running our small organic groceries business has been taking up much of our time. So here is a photo dump…
Ode to 7 years of Vivasayee’s Life at Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest
10th July 2025 I now live in a farmAt the edge of a reserve forestOutside a small villageRight outside a small tier 3 town It has been 7 yearsSince i made the switchFrom the city to the rural itchBecause the urban lifestyle was a bitch I was attracted to the romanceOf being amidst natureI wanted…
From City Life to Farm Life: A Journey Rooted in Health
A lot of you have asked about our transition — how Noushadya and I moved lock, stock, and barrel from city life to full-time farming. At a time when most of civilization is moving toward urbanization, as agriculture becomes increasingly mechanized and automated, it’s a valid question: Why go against the tide? There were many…
Vivasayee’s Life – Organic Store : Product Catalogue – March 2025
When we started selling our produce in 2019, it was just a handful of groceries from just our farm. We now have more than 70 products from 20 different farmers in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts. We are also contemplating adding more produce from trusted organic farmers in other districts. The product list in this catalogue…
6X increase in soil organic carbon in 6 years at Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest
It has been 6 years since we started organic farming in our land. We are very happy to announce that we have achieved an average of 5.75X increase in soil organic carbon at Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest, Vikramasingapuram, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. The results were very encouraging especially because the improvement was seen across…
Why Masala Lab needs to update his understanding of pesticides and organic farming?
Krish Ashok is at it again. He admits that food and agriculture are complex topics; yet he continues to make reels that over-simplify. Krish Ashok’s recently uploaded a video on Instagram reels “Pesticides in spices : Do we need to worry?”. The conclusion he wants hs to draw is that “We don’t”. His understanding of…
What is the big deal about not tilling our soil?
I remember learning about top soil erosion during the environmental studies in class 5 in school. But, beyond that i don’t remember having any discussion about soil health or top soil loss in any other forum during classroom education. This is unfortunate, given that our existence is still dependent on us consuming food and not…
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