Wild Food Festival ’24
City-dwellers come together in Mumbai to taste wild foods from the forests of the Sahyadri mountains, and learn more about the communities that champion them.
Maharashtra
How ‘Local’ is the Mid Day Meal?
Zoya Naaz Rehmaan explores whether the Mid Day Meals in different states consider the everyday dietary habits of the students they cater to.
Balion Agrofoods: Tapping Into the Versatile Coconut Sap
Balion Agrofoods,a brand that offers products made from coconut sap,is based in the Sindhudurg district, a Konkan region abundant in coconut palms.
‘The Matunga market introduced me to my Mangalorean roots’
It is in the Matunga market in Mumbai that chef Ashwini Pai learnt how to identify a fresh and tender jeev kadgi. She writes on the seasonal produce essential to Mangalorean cooking, and how the market connects her to th…
Pune’s Khadda Market: Seen Through the Eyes of an Architect
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.
Wild Food Project | Palghar, Maharashtra
The Wild Food Project is an attempt to study, archive, and celebrate indigenous forest produce, and the vast traditional knowledge that surrounds it.
Mahua Flower Bhaji
An interesting savoury preparation of mahua flowers encountered by the Wild Food Project team during a visit to Palghar.
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…
Of Seed Banks and Stories of Revival
Reviving native seeds in India is an uphill task. But recognising the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge, OOO Farms works closely with local communities in Gujarat and Maharashtra to return heirloom seeds to t…