Women-led farms: Case studies from mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh
Women-led farms: Case studies from mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh by Chhavi Bathla and Sai Nikam for Leisa India.
Horticulture
Mahila Umang Producers Company
Mahila Umang Producers Company grew out of over a decade of grassroots work by the Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, which has been working on holistic mountain development in the central and western Himal…
Kyari to Kitchen: Training Urban Vulnerable Women to Farm
‘Kyari to Kitchen: Training Urban Vulnerable Women to Farm’ (2023), Suguna Sridhar for Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group.
Gariahat Bajaar’s Shaak Maashis Can Always Predict My Dinner Menu
Golden pumpkin flowers, red roselles, magenta eggplants, and various shades of green everywhere you look. At Kolkata’s Gariahat Bajaar, shaak maashis bring a variety of winter greens foraged from the outskirts of the cit…
Farm Workers On How Heat Impacts Their Work
We spoke to agricultural workers from The Locavore's community of partner producers to understand how heat intersects with labour, especially for working women, and how they cope with rising temperatures.
A Legacy of Making Preserves and Coolers on a Forest-Farm in Pauri Garhwal
Divya Chowfin, the co-founder of Himalayan Haat, speaks to Throvnica Chandrasekar about farming within a natural ecosystem, running a business from the mountains, and why their bestselling Malta Cooler is also a family f…
The Accidental Raisin Farm in Arid Sangli
By adopting regenerative practices, Umrani Farms is attempting to not only grow local varieties of grapes, but also transform the land that it grows on.