Farmer and seed-saver Sunil Bhoye tells Oishika Roy about how seeds can be preserved by storing them in earthen pots and bamboo stems, and passing his knowledge of wild foods on to his daughter through the Wild Food Fest…
Sunil Bhoye, a farmer and conservationist from Maharashtra, talks to Shailesh Awate of OOO Farms about the demands of foraging, and how traditional knowledge is passed down in the Kokni tribe that he belongs to.
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.
A guided walk to discover wild foods in Mumbai's largest national park, led by Shailesh Awate from OOO Farms.
A rainy afternoon spent learning about monsoon wild foods from Palghar, Maharashtra, and hearing from Adivasi communities preserving them.
A games-and-beer party at Woodside Inn with Bombay Duck Brewing and their limited-edition heirloom rice beers.
The Wild Food Project is an attempt to study, archive, and celebrate indigenous forest produce, and the vast traditional knowledge that surrounds it.
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…
The idea for OOO Farms took root when Shailesh Awate, an ardent trekker, began to notice forest cover in the Sahyadris diminishing through the decades. Driven by the desire to preserve these forests, he started working w…