Notes from the Farm · સોહલા ડાયરી
Notes, recipes, and field reports from a decade of farming in Piparla, Bhavnagar. Written by Rahul & Manthan — published when there is something worth saying.
Manthan slept next to her stall for three nights. On the fourth, just before sunrise, Lakshmi delivered her ninth calf — a small, strong, copper-coloured boy we named Veeru, after one of papa's bullocks. This is the story of one Gir cow, one gaushala, and what gentleness looks like at five in the morning.
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The carbide market is enormous. So is the temptation. Here's the calculation we did when we said no — and why we'll keep saying no.
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A photo essay from inside the bilona kitchen — three days of boiling, culturing, churning, and slow-simmering on a wood fire.
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Three ingredients. Twenty minutes. One ceramic bowl. Our mother's recipe for the only aamras worth making this season.
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"Plant a mango tree and you plant for your grandchildren." On papa's birthday, a meditation on the time it takes to grow real food.
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How to tell a real Kesar from an Alphonso copy at the market. Stem, blush, fragrance, weight, the four signs to look for.
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The A2/A1 protein debate, demystified. What science actually says, and what the marketing pretends.
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Every month or two we send a short letter — what's in season, what we are working on, the occasional recipe. No campaigns, no upselling, no nonsense.