Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Jogipet Site1 Pictures
On the Measuring Day with Mugulamma and Chain Links
The Pattas and ROR Check
ROR at the local Tehsil Office
Seller Pattas Ownerships at the time buying
Ganta Ramayya's patta passbook
Ganta Mugulamma's patta passbook
Ganta Lacchamma's patta passbook
Pahani/Survey Number check from Miyapur MeeSeva ROR records
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Weblinks
http://www.seedsofindia.com/glossary.htm
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Telangana Forest Dept: http://forests.telangana.gov.in/
Telangana Forest Department, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500004
Geographical Coordinates:
@17.4053472,78.4679014
http://forests.telangana.gov.in/pages/ContactsHoff.aspx
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Telangana Forest Dept: http://forests.telangana.gov.in/
Telangana Forest Department, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500004
Aranya Bhavan
@17.4053472,78.4679014
http://forests.telangana.gov.in/pages/ContactsHoff.aspx
Friday, August 28, 2015
Zero Budget Natural Farming as propounded by Subhash Palekar
Who is Subhash Palekar? A renowned Agriculturist. Lets know more about him over Wikipedia
Subhash Palekar's own website : http://www.palekarzerobudgetspiritualfarming.org/home.aspx
This is in his own words Five Layer Palekar Orchard Models (Part I)
Five Layer Palekar Orchard Models (Part II)
The model 1 gives us 61 trees (big and small), 92 shrubs /plants with a cereal crop like bajra in the open space in addition to vegetables and pulses that will grow in the trenches, per 36X36 Sq Ft plot.
This means we have 33 times the same in 1 acre.[33 may become less, as we leave paths in between or if sharing same borders, one side gets reduced] There are items that can be harvested in 3 months and there are trees that need time to grow, but eventually, we can expect zero investment return later.
If I choose Model 1, I can go for the Orchard that has forest look with layers
Layer 1
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Mango and/or Sapota
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Trees- Can grow up to 90 feet in height and 80 feet in width
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Qty 4 per 36x36 Sq Ft Plot. We can divide the 1 acre into plots leaving walking place in between.
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Layer 2
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Gooseberry/Oranges/
Guava
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Tree/Shrub - max can grow up to 50 feet. Average u can say 30 feet or less
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Qty 1 in center
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Layer 3
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Custard Apple/Pomegranate/
lemon
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Shrubs - This is even smalle. No more than 20 feet.
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Qty 20
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Layer 4
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Castor + Beans to climb
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Plants - Even Smaller just 6 feet maybe
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Qty 20
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Layer 5
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Drumstick + Creeper vegetables
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Since it is a tree and can grow really tall upto 65 feet, and because you want to be able to use it regularly, keep pruning it to 8-12 feet.
We are not growing this has hedge but as nitrogen fixer. So we can let it grow tall upto 8-12 feet. However if it was hedge, maintain it as 6 feet.
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Qty 16. Drumstick is the Nitrogen fixer for each 9x9 Sq feet plot as subdivided in the 36x36 layered plot
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Now the Forest Floor
Pigeon Pea Lentils
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20 along with (20)Millets
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Chillies
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72
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Trenches
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holding other pulses and vegetables that need more moisture and water
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The model basically aims to use every inch of the soil we have and make it look like forest with its layers of canopy and forest floor. You can read my previous post about layers of forest floor.
You can listen to the farmer in the second video to know about 5 layer Palekar Orchard Model -II in the second video posted above.
I will draw this on a drafts or presentation sheet and post it here for better understanding.
Better, we can buy Subhash Palekar's books and watch his video presentations. They are not expensive at all.
- Five Layer Palekar Orchard Models (Part I) (Mango, Pomegranate, Sapota, Drumstick, Amla, Custard apple, Orange, Mosambi, Lemon, Gauva)
- Five Layer Palekar Orchard Models (Part II) (Coconut, Areca nut, Black pepper, Cocoa, Coffee, Vanilla, Rubber, Palm oil, Pine apple)
Now what we need as complementary raw materials for our work is the raw materials that we are always going to need. They are the fungicides, pesticides, penta-manure, microorganism cultures that are needed as part of zero budget farming as propounded by Palekar. Ofcourse initially it is a little bit of investment as far as buying cows goes and investment to time to have required herbal plants growing about in our fields.
If we check Palekar's website or videos on You Tube, you would get an idea of what I am talking about. He is essentially talking Mulching, Humus, Dashaparni Kashayam, Jeevamrityam, Beejamrityam etc. We need these as supplements for our farming needs all the time. The borewells are not important for rain fed crops as much as his jeevamrityam is needed on regular basis along side, mulch and Dashaparni Kashayam.
To make it easy key ingredients that we have to grow on farm for regular usage are:
- Raising Cows for Cows for Dung and Urine
- Have Compost grounds (called Penta in Telugu) for period of 10 months, every year
- 10 types of medicinal plants:
Telugu
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Marathi
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English
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Botanical Names
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Yaapa
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Neem
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Neem
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Kanuga
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Karanja
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Pongamia Pinnata
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Seethaphalamu
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Seethaphal
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Custard Apple
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Avindam
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Aerendi
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Castor
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Ummetha (Tella)
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Dhatura
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Devil’s Trumpet
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Vailaaku
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Nirgundi
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5 leaved Chaste
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Mamidi
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Aam
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mango
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Jaama
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Amrood
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Guava
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Jilledu (Tella)
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Pulikampa
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Tantani
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Lantana Camera
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Panchavriksha in Lord Indra’s garden
July 15th 2015
Source: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai
http://www.cpreecenvis.nic.in/Database/Night%20Jasmine_975.aspx
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Common Name (Hindi) |
| Erythrina indica | Indian Coral tree | Dadap |
| Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | Night Jasmine | Harsinghar |
| Santalum album | Sandalwood tree | Chandan |
| Samtanaka | A wonder tree whose identification remains unknown. The leaves of the tree are believed to promote fertility in men. | |
| Kalpavriksha(a.k.a. Kalpataru) | A mythological wish-granting tree that emerged that emerged during the churning of the ocean for nectar (Amrita). | |
Saturday, July 11, 2015
What to look for when checking out Farm Sites
July 11th 2015
Where to buy, how to decide and, how to assess are the first things that cloud our mind when we are checking out farmsites.
I decided to be objective and rely on available Government reports. Reports as furnished by Central Govt and State Govt Departments. If not accurate, I can depend on the reports as having structural backing through a bureaucratic structure. And later on the ground, facts can be ascertained and assessed against set back dated reports.
My family has been supporting me about my wish to acquire farm land to fulfill my aspirations towards sustainable living life style. I must say I am lucky to have their help. We checked out two places, two village in Jadcherla Mandal and Andole Mandal. While, Jadcherla village name I have forgotten, in Andole, it was Jogipet Village. Interestingly identified as MSME focus areas and my other interested area, that of weaving and weaving centers.
It has been sometime, since I have started getting myself educated informally about 'ahsaas'. But now it becomes imperative that I expedite collection of knowledge as it has to be put to use. Recently my friend checked with me to share links if I landed upon online material. And this morning, my mother has asked me read and relay to her sooner than later. Well, mom's command had fruitful results! So here we go with some of that material.
Very helpful indeed.
Agricultural Profile and Contingency Measures
- Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
- Agricultural Contingency Plans
- http://agricoop.nic.in/acp.html
Industrial Consumption of Agricultural Output and Land Resources
- Development Commissioner (MSME) - Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises
- District Industrial Profiles
- http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/dipr.html
The Ground Water Availability Assessment
- Central Ground Water Board
- District Ground Water Brochures
- http://www.cgwb.gov.in/District-GW-Brochures.html
Those reports give an idea of Agricultural and Horticultural trends.
Silviculture, Agro Forestry will have to be checked. I mark it as next check. This should be a Govt initiative as well as private initiative.
Sericulture came up in the MSME profiles.
Arboriculture is definitely private initiative, always worth taking up as sister activity.
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Farm Fencing subsequent to buying of Farm Site
I am not sure Farm Fencing is covered by which of my 6 cultural practices. I would like to think of it as Horticultural and Agricultural Practices. But this definitely gets added intrinsically to the land cost through developing of fence for security of land from land grabbers and to protect from tresspassing by humans or cattle of any kind.
I found this interesting link.
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