These stories have been sourced from a growing network of passionate Locavores from across India. Join us as we gather diverse stories, wade through local markets and farms, experiment with flavours, have conversations with experts from across fields, and get our hands dirty.
While documenting seed preservation practices within households and community seed banks in the villages of Umsawwar and Nongwah in Meghalaya, Queeneerich Kharmawlong and Ibapdianghun Myria realise that the women doing i…
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
Bamboo shoots, jute leaves, colocasia leaves, and bitter berries are just some of the fresh produce this market offers, now under threat as uncertain climate and shrinking forests affect growing cycles.
—Passang Dolma, who runs a Tibetan eatery in Dhondenling
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
![“[These manuscripts are] our heritage—we must preserve it”](https://i0.wp.com/thelocavore.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Isbah.jpeg?fit=720%2C576&ssl=1)
—Isbah Khan, Persian scholar, Rampur
—Narayanan R., fisherman and activist, Kovalam Kuppam