Monday, July 6, 2009

Karuna Farms chronicles - day 2

2nd Jul 09







After the second day of talking, ranting about the wrongs and the rights and how he found his path in life - these were the predominant subjects he shed light on.

Urban sustainability -
  • Everyone go 10% down on their consumption.
  • Take time to value yourself, your life and the place that you live in... just take a moment to breath.
  • The cities don't need to go - they just need to prioritise and scale up on the sustainable way of life - even the way the building are built can reduce out carbon footprint by miles - if done the right way ofcourse.
K. Farms and its history - 20 different kinds of fruits grow on this farm - apart from the indeginous plants and trees which are given a lot of importance, so as to keep the local vegetation alive. [kalyana murunge - for nitrogen and shade; Bananas - every part of this tree is useful for medicinal purposes as well as consumption as food; coffee - the main estate product,
Avocado and Jackfruit for shae and food, similarly the Oranges, lemon and sweet lime AND cardomom + Another part of the estate has blue berries, peaches, plums, guavas, custard apples, tomatoes , cherries and pomegrenade] - All of these trees need each others and so does the soil. We have been patient with our forest here - and now it provides in abundance.. in surplus.. its a growing, living and breathing organism.

Spirituality - Its all about the connection each person makes with the earth, the universe and one another. They share a collective unconscious as well a responsibility towards one another.

People - are like sheep.

Alternative thinking - hippies and the seeds.

Politics, food and Economics - USA, India and its super power aim - a corrupted media and connection of health care and chemicals.

Techniques of Organic farming and the lifestyle changes that go with it- There are different ways of going about doing this kind of farming - permaculture, bio dynamics, do nothing - choosing things most suitable to your condition and budget.

Bangalore and its potential - it has the possibilites for becoming India's first model of urban sustainability.

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