Word 'Organic' brings to our mind the very basic food produced with no chemicals involved.Well that is what we Indians had been doing in the past years,Our culture boasts of being natural growers and healthy eaters but westernisation has led us to follow their steps and use chemicals to increase yield.Now fresh pure produce is back but with newtag called 'organic'.I think anything gets precious once it has a tag of being healthy.So returning back to our old trend is picking up heat.Urban life and use of farm fresh grown products are being dealt by these farm growers who out of city limits are growing their special local produce and treating us with manure used ingredients.It also uses the idea of recycling kitchen waste and hence 100% no wastage model.Well I have done some field trips in America where they have a trend to go to farms and do fruit,veggie and flower picking too.That is that farmers invite city people to come in harvest time and pick their favourite produce and buy their own picked ones and carry them home. Its interesting for us as an experience and brings child education too.We with our family spend quality time together doing fun and health.Imagine u go out for strawberry,cherry and plum picking and then coming back you prepare a dessert,how perfect!!
Now farmers have picked trend to even sell homemade jams ,jellies ,pickles,pulses,veggies too at their place.So going out to farm can be for more reasons than one.I had visited a Mexican one and enjoyed fresh salsa bottles of peach and pineapple,yummy stuff there and rare one too.How about taking our choice corn/carrots and eating it too right in the fields.
How about finding nearest farm to your place and checking out what it offers to you!! In USA 'whole foods'chain is doing the job as an organic store where everything from sandwich to juice is organic.I must say increasing trend of gastrointestinal cancers and ailments like ulcers has attracted people to go organic way of life.
Heres a list of farms in Bangalore where one can enjoy the life I suggested on weekends:
- Narayan Reddys farm half an hour drive from city
- Vanashree farms Maralwadi 50km from Bangalore(bird watching and rain water harvesting tech are added advantage to learn there)
- Gaia is located near Chokkasandra village near DPS off sarjapur road
- Jayshree and Ganesh of Healthy living have a new outlet where they sell all organic pastry,pasta and juices
- Silveroak farm Homestay run by Khannas an hour from (56km)Bangalore near Nandi hills (they offer trips for silkyarn production and pottery village)
- Lumiere in Marathalli for their first organic restaurant and shop
- Gerry Martin farm call 9886169698
- Grasshopper farm on your way to zoo
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