Stories - The Locavore

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Market Archives

Russell Market: Almost a Century-Down, But Not Out!

Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

It is clear that the heydays of Bengaluru’s Russell Market are behind it. But it exudes an old-world charm, despite the disrepair and the slump in business, says Ruth Dsouza Prabhu, part of The Locavore-led group that documented this market.

7 min

Books on Food

Strawberry Farms: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty

Dolly Kikon and Dixita Deka

With an increase in demand for strawberries in Northeast India, Dolly Kikon and Dixita Deka attempt to understand what it takes to grow this short duration crop. Read an excerpt from their book Seeds and Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences.

4 min

Books on Food

Chasing Millets in North Bengal and Sikkim: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty

Bengt G Karlsson

Millets are mainly grown today for the purpose of making eu or millet wine, finds Bengt G Karlsson, while travelling through parts of West Bengal.

15 min

From the Fields

Can Permaculture Offer Hope in a Climate-insecure World?

Sohel Sarkar

By rejecting the use of chemicals and improving soil health, permaculture can produce food that is healthier and, in some cases, even yield greater harvests. But can it feed India’s 1.4 billion population, asks Sohel Sarkar.

7 min

Books on Food

An Excerpt from Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India’s Tastes

Shylashri Shankar

Why are certain dishes associated with rituals around death and mourning? In an excerpt on grief from Turmeric Nation, author Shylashri Shankar writes about how she remembers her father, year after year, through food.

6 min

Culture

Watching The Great Indian Kitchen with 300 College Students

Vinay Kumar

Why are so many women in India still saddled with kitchen chores? Vinay Kumar, who teaches a critical reading and writing course in Bengaluru, writes about the experience of watching 'The Great Indian Kitchen' with his class.

5 min

From the Fields

NE Origins: One Portal, Many Cultures

Chetana Divya

Founder-CEO Rewaj Chettri talks about challenges common to producers from the Northeast, and taking the plurality of cultures of the region to the rest of India through food.

8 min

From the Fields

Fearless: The Spirit of Resilience and Innovation

The Locavore Team

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.

5 min

Food Memories

Kayalpatnam’s Palmyra Sap Delicacies

Sumaiya Mustafa & Team Locavore

Sumaiya Mustafa, a chronicler of the city's culinary heritage, talks to The Locavore about how the sap of the palmyra, and ice apples shape lives and livelihoods in her coastal town in Tamil Nadu.

9 min

Market Archives

Pune’s Khadda Market: Seen Through the Eyes of an Architect

Smita Patil

Why don’t we treat markets as the wonderful public spaces they really are? Wandering through a local market in Pune, and speaking to the vendors who run it, architect Smita Patil is struck anew by this question.

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