“Nowadays everyone could become (intellectually) a farmer.
We have books, schools, courses, youtube videos …”
But you can truly learn when your feet and hands are on the field.
The greatest knowledge is that which is applied to daily life.

And this happens in AuroOrchard.
Ideas are welcome, brainstorming is magnificent, vision is encouraged.
But let’s start from the ground, let’s start talking with nature
because farming is a conversation with nature and with ourselves.

First, as humans, we should grow discipline in the orchard of our good habits.
The discipline to be constant, be patient and wait for the seeds
that we’ve planted with love, welcome them by preparing their beds
where they’re gonna sleep, breathe and live.

Why farming?
What does it mean to be a farmer?
How could human artificial activity be called ‘natural farming’?
The mind is hungry for answers.

Be patient, the answers will come through experience.
You don’t need to rush to search on the artificial web,
look inside you, wait for the universe to provide you the keys
not encapsulated in words and concepts but feelings, experiences.

Then a good talk with another human,
especially if it is an experienced one like Anshul,
could really help to recalibrate and transfer learning.

The core of farming is food.
This is the basic but fundamental starting point.
Around this first principle
humans create families, communities, organizations.

To be a farmer is not just being on the land with dirty hands,
Farming means planning, forecasting, researching, experimenting.
It’s an equilibrium, a balance between physical and intellectual activity,
between materialism and spirituality for the parallel evolution of both.

Natural farming does not exist.
Have you ever seen a farm naturally grow somewhere with no human intervention?
What we define natural farming are all techniques and practices used in agriculture
in order to mimic the natural processes.

Just like in a forest the leaves naturally cover the soil making it humid and fertile
in the same way we are mulching by putting branches and leaves from the pruning.
The bio inputs of the animals and microorganisms that live in the forest
are replicated with a layer of compost and biomass.

Is there room for improvement? Of course.
What will the future of farming look like? We are creating it.
What’s the best way to learn? Hands-on approach.