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Farmlog: Week 8, 9, 10 updates: Some more new members on farm and a heart break

          Week 8 again harvest was a good amount of Methi, Spinach, coriander, red and green amranthus. This time as the methi was over grown, we also had lot of methi seed pods and I decided to put them to good use. So tried this subji( side dish) using methi seed pods and it turned out to be very good and not at all bitter! Lots of Methi Methi seeds pods  Methi Seed pods dry subji Green and Red Amaranths, Coriander and Spinach  You can find the recipe soon on kitchenkatta .  I also made a big batch of kasuri methi( dry methi leaves) which can be used in many ways to make paratha, daal or used in tadaka.  Kasuri Methi So now you know when you have lots of methi and seed pods, you can actually make much more!! That was almost last harvest of this methi batch. Next Saturday we managed to visit the farm, but this visit was a bit special with a hop on to Farmizen's another farm, Blue Jamoon. As it was a Jeevamru
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Farmlog - Week 6 (deferred) update and week 7 home delivery

       Well the farm plot is growing real fast and we had a very good methi harvest in week 6. Loved harvesting methi by self and also learned the right harvesting technique from very helpful Rajeshwari, which is wetting the ground and pulling methi out holding near roots. My happiness knew no bounds with this plentiful harvest. This week, W7 we decided to try out the home delivery option for the harvest. And again got a plentiful methi, spinach, red and green amaranthus, coriander and radish greens again!  Spinach Coriander  Green and Red Amranthus  Greens harvest is going great and now we eagerly await other veggies to start harvesting!!
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Joys of first harvest and 5 little friends!! - week 5 updates

     L ast week could not visit the farm, and was seeing updates from fellow Farmizen'ian about the first harvests and had already scheduled our farm visit for this week. As we approached the farm, I felt butterflies in my stomach! All the plots are growing really good and it was a bliss seeing around the fresh shades of green after recent rains. Our methi has grown really well and though not in it's full growth we could harvest some and I must say it was the most satisfying moment. Methi Greens Trying my hand at deweeding Also as thining of radish was going on, so could get our hands on some of radish greens as well. (If you wondering what to do with radish greens, check of the subji recipe here ) Radish Greens This visit also got the meet our farmer's family and we had a good conversation on stages of crop, it's care and also learn to identify many more plants. And the little one was quick to make friends with our
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Farmlog - week 3 updates

        This weekend too we managed to visit the farm and here are the updates. I must say, all the veggies are doing great and entire farm is turn green now. This time also visited the natural pond at the back of farm which is filled with the recent rains. Also got a chance to meet another fellow Farmizenian and we talked about the excitement  of good germination at his plot. You may follow my previous farmlog here " How we became community farmers " Meanwhile Farmizen had been posting exciting pictures of harvest from their various other farms and we cannot wait to see our day come soon :) These marigold (Zendu) flowers welcome us at the farm Green green all around Bottle gourd germination Baby Spinach at our plot Marigold saplings around the plot Tomatoes seem to be slightly affected by pests but sure it will fight back Deeweeding at progress This is random click of some junglee plant, it looks like cherry, but s
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