Harvesting Turmeric

The turmeric rhizomes were planted in first week of June 2017 before the rains. Since then they had grown tall with beautiful green leaves. Now the leaves had all dried up and fell to the ground. It was time to harvest the turmeric.

After the turmeric is harvested, it needs to be cleaned, separated, washed and boiled. After that its spread out and dried, before being powdered.

First the leaves were cut off and put aside.

Then the digging for the turmeric

Cleaning the turmeric

Separating the turmeric

Washing the turmeric

Need to boil the turmeric

Boiling the turmeric for about 40 minutes

Seven rows of turmeric to harvest

Spreading the turmeric to dry

The stock rhizome with roots

After removing the roots

These stock rhizomes need to be boiled longer

New born beautiful baby Calf

We are blessed with another female addition to the cows on the farm. This beautiful brown bundle of joy was born on 1st July 2015. Got the news on the phone but could not visit immediately. Visited yesterday to see this beautiful one. Still shy and cautious but inquisitive too.

Here are some pictures :

We also harvested a lot of vermicompost (almost 200kg plus). Rich, dark & moist black gold for plants. Though this was over shadowed by the brown beauty above.

Handful of seived vermicompost:

Haldi Trial

Just wanted to see the status of haldi planted last year as a trial. Well was happy to see that the quantity harvested was more than double of what was planted. This year will weigh the haldi being planted to get a better yield to planting ratio.

This is what was harvested

Another new calf

Another male calf was born on May 28, 2015. Both the mother and the calf are doing well.

The picture below was taken on May 29, 2015

Another Calf is born, May 11, 2014

Another female calf was born on May 11, 2014. It was mothers day. Both the mother and the calf are doing well.

The picture below was taken on May 18, 2014

Birth of a female calf April 27, 2014

Mother licking her new born

Cannot stand yet. Lifted and put in the cow shed

A few hours later can stand and hungry too.

She is the fifth born (4 females, 1 male) on our farm and one more is awaited soon

A Little Visitor

Coconut Shell Craft

New Activity on the farm. Learning the ropes of coconut shell craft. First attempt at making bowls in different sizes and finishing textures. Also made a candle in coconut shell

 

Life spurts on the farm

A joyous moment. This female calf was given birth naturally in the forest where her mother goes for her daily outing and feed. She and her mother than walked back to the farm
DOB August 13, 2013