Newsletter #1 | December 2024
NEWSLETTER #01 | December 2024 ------------------------------------------------- Greetings from Balambika Sanctuary and The Vilvam Foundation! Thank you all for your generous contributions towards our efforts to save and promote native seeds and cattle. Month of Karthigai --------------------------- This monsoon, we have sown nine traditional varieties of rice - Karuppu Kavuni, Mapillai Samba, Kappakaar, Devaki, Kuzhiadichan, Pisini, Vaigunda, Salem Samba, Sempalai and Pisini. Day 01 : The 9 Paddy Nursery and the Puja Before Planting Day 14 : The Nursery Babies are now old enough for Kindergarten Day 14 : Preparation for Transplanting Day 14 : Transplanting into 9 different Paddies arranged so that varieties that have similar life cycles are not adjacent (to prevent cross pollination) Day 14 : Done! The paddy will now ripen over the next 115 to 150 days If all goes well, once harvested, you can all expect to taste these ...