‘Nothing ever grows in Vagamon’
At Little Flower Farms, a lush biodiverse site in Kerala, they serve guests fresh produce from their garden. They speak to The Locavore of windy Vagamon, the flavours in their kitchen, and the land they nurture.
Kerala
Dried Fish: Going Beyond Smell
While India has a rich and diverse culture around cooking dried fish, it hasn’t been celebrated owing to its fraught histories, matters of identity, and smells. Shruti Tharayil writes on challenging old hierarchies of sm…
It’s Best Made Hot: PÅ«rvīṇa’s Take on Coconut Oil
Although making hot-processed coconut oil is challenging, Purvina’s team is passionate about preserving Kerala’s traditional oil-making techniques. Catch a glimpse of their oil-making process, stunning uruli, and farm in…
Pūrvīṇa: Bringing Kerala’s Oil-Making Traditions Back Into the Spotlight
While cold-pressed coconut oil has received a fair amount of attention in recent years, Purvina is bringing light to the dimming awareness of ventha velichenna, or hot-processed coconut oil.
Between Vegetarianism and Bans, Can We All Agree to Meat Halfway?
As pro-vegetarian and vegan narratives gain gumption in India, a closer look at the ethical, environmental, and social realities of this dialogue.
Forest Post
A peek into a young social enterprise in Kerala that works with forest-dwelling communities.
Forest Post’s Wild Food Products Are Rooted in the Knowledge and Skills of its Forest-Dwelling Communities
Read an interview with founder Manju Vasudevan.