Tani Naturals: Zero Waste Cold-pressed Oils
Based in Karnataka, Tani Naturals is known for its first cold-pressed oils made of peanuts, sesame, niger, and other seeds.
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The Manduva Project: Andhra’s Hand-me-down Recipes
By bringing the focus back to foods that represent regional cuisine, The Manduva Project aims to convey the power of documenting recipes and stories, largely lacking in several cuisines in the Indian subcontinent
Tenacious Bee Collective: Focussing on Quality and Community
Spread across Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir, Tenacious Bee Collective works with local beekeepers of these fragile ecosystems, working with hive-based products, including a variety of honey,uni- and multi-floral,and beeswax apothecaries.
Worli Koliwada Project
The Worli Koliwada Project, a collaboration with the RPG Foundation, drew attention to an 800-year-old fishing village in Mumbai, its inhabitants, and their diverse foodways, along with helping find new ways of income-generation.
‘Odisha Millets Mission is a People’s Programme’
What makes Odisha Millets Mission (OMM) stand out in a sea of other government programmes? The Locavore learns about how women Self-Help Groups are championing millets, and the inclusion of ragi ladoos in Anganwadi meals.
Fearless: The Spirit of Resilience and Innovation
Founder of Jokai Fearless Tea, Aditya Shah, tells The Locavore how over the last century and a half, the company has seen wars, famines, floods, and droughts, and still survived and thrived.
NE Origins: Placing Northeast on the Indian Food Map
NE Origins attempts to spotlight the foods of the Northeast by selling products from regions that they are native to. With bamboo shoot pickles from Manipur, stingless bee honey from…
Jokai Fearless Tea: Where Women are the Pulse of the Garden
Jokai Fearless Tea is a tea company that goes beyond the cup, with a focus on quality produce, community-building initiatives, and overall development in today’s domestic Indian tea market.
Millet Revival Project
The Millet Revival Project, in collaboration with the Rainmatter Foundation, aims to reinvigorate our relationship with millets through research, events, community engagement, recipes, and impactful storytelling.
What Does it Take to Chronicle Culinary Memory?
Author and cultural historian Dr. Tarana Husain Khan talks to The Locavore about tasting egg flip as a child, the tricky business of recording oral history, and growing up in a family of armchair cooks.