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Stir Fried Sweet Potato leaves with Tofu One of my all time favourite meals that is…
Monthly Updatesㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
During the last month, our birds contracted a virus and fell terribly sick. The egg production…
Food and Agriculture in Auroville, India
We are being called to view agriculture not as a ‘business’ or a transaction with nature,…
Abundance Product of the Month
Basil-Pesto Cashew This pesto is rich with AuroOrchard Cashew and Basil both of which we have…
Lime Gojjuㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Did you ever wonder about the origins of that idiom? It’s a little unthinkable that any…
Photo Storyㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
A collection of pictures of small and big fauna of the farm.ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ…
Recipe Alert!ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
We get asked this question quite a lot! As Permaculture becomes more and more popular and…
Is AuroOrchard a Permaculture farm?
We get asked this question quite a lot! As Permaculture becomes more and more popular and…
Our experiments with food processing
At AuroOrchard, the rhythm of the seasons is not just something we observe—it’s something we taste,…
Updates from the Nurseryㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
We have been starting a lot of fruit trees from seeds gathered during this season. We…
Experiments with Syntropic Agriculture
In the last few years, we have observed that the consumption of Auroville vegetables is going…
Mambazha Morkootan or Pulissery
Choose good quality mangoes-they should be ripe, flavorful, and sweet. This dish relies heavily on the…
Ayurveda Tips for rainy summer
Late summer, with its amount of rains, brings lots of humidity and dampness in the air…
COMPOST TEA: A Natural Probiotic for Soil and…
As Dr. Elaine Ingham said, “there is no soil on this planet lacking nutrients to grow…
What Did Auroorchard Produce & Where It Went
This is an overview of the distribution of food from AuroOrchard during April 2024 to March…
Recipe Alert!ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Golden milk is a good start in the morning. It’s good for gut bacteria and has…
FARMACYㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
According to Ayurveda, the qualities of summer are hot, sharp, and penetrating. That’s why our Home …
Exploring a natural way of farming
For two weeks in February, life at AuroOrchard has been documented by Taisiia Latypova, a volunteer…
Volunteer reflectionㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
For two weeks in February, life at AuroOrchard has been documented by Taisiia Latypova, a volunteer…
DIY Self-Care Workshop at AuroOrchard
This month at AuroOrchard, we hosted a hands-on DIY self-care workshop exploring ways to create natural,…
FARMACY: Ayurveda and the use of TURMERIC
Late summer, with its amount of rains, brings lots of humidity and dampness in the air…
The hydrological cost of growing our food
In my last note, I shared about the economic paradigm that is taking us towards a…
Recipe Alert!ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
An ordinary omelette with some not-so-ordinary additions, both telling the story of a farm and how…
What’s in seasonㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Rucola, also called Arugula, is very tasty and delicious. And Auroorchard offers fresh organic Rucola of…
Unravelling Auroville’s food system
I arrived at AuroOrchard in the summer of 2023, intending to help farms produce more food…
