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: regenerative agriculture
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 : February 2026
Happenings and thoughts from Vaanavil Farm & Food Forest, Vikramasingapuram, Tirunelveli District I will let the photos do rest of the talking for our February story. Regards Sudhakar
Crowdfunding call for upkeep of indigenous cows at Vaanavil Farm : 2026 – 27
Hello everyone! As you might know, we have been raising non-descript indigenous cows at our farm in Vikramasingapuram, Tirunelveli district since 2019. We now have 30 cows in our farm. This is a crowfunding call for their upkeep. Please read on if you would like to contribute. Our average monthly revenue from livestock rearing is…
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…
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 look at agricultural systems from an Indian lens and not an American one?
Krish Ashok is at it yet again. He thinks he has built a nuanced position for GMOs. Nothing could be far from the truth. His recent video conflates artificial selection that has happened over thousands of years with lab developed GMOs which have a questionable history over 50 years. At its broadest, the definition of…
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