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: Permaculture
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…
Local, Organic, Pure : Our commitment to you
We have long wondered what our brand philosophy should be. Local, Organic, Pure is what we have stood for since the launch of the store in November 2021. We have only now starting saying it out Loud & Clear. You have seen it in our cartons and labels that we ship to you in the…
Seasonal, Multi-Floral, Raw: The Essence of Vivasayee’s Life Honey
We believe honey should reflect the land, the seasons, and the bees — not a factory standard. Our honey is raw, seasonal, and as diverse as the forests and farms it comes from. We do not homogenize or pasteurize it, because we trust nature’s way more than industrial shortcuts. In this blog, I’ll take you…
Why producing Pure Ghee matters now more than ever?
I have written several blogs on the topic of ghee. you would be wondering if i am obsessed with ghee. You can head to the bottom of this blog to check out my older blogs. I am and I am not. I am not obsessed with consuming ghee. I am obsessed with producing it the…
Compost Toilet : Risen like a Phoenix from the ashes
If you remember our last blog on this topic, it was posted after the heavy rains and floods that hit Tirunelveli in December 2023. We had lost the roof & walls to the heavy downpour and questionable construction design. Compost toilet was our first experiment in construction with local sustainable materials and techniques when we…
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…
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