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''If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer'' - H D Thoreau in '''Walden''' {menu parent=[Main|Main page] [Short circuiting the food chain!|OB001] [A plan for the Tanjore Rice farmer |OB002] [A plan (updated with real life data)|OB003] [Results of Samba Rice Cultivation(2006-2007)|OB004] [Results of Samba Rice Cultivation(2007-2008) |OB005] [Experiments in Vermicomposting |OB006] [Results of Kuruvai Trial in May - Aug 2008 |OB007] [Results of Samba Cultivation 2008-2009|OB008] [Where we live and what we live for|OB009] [General Info |OB010] [Organic farming vs Inorganic farming |OB011] [What is the source of your courage? |OB012] [Some thoughts on opting out|OB012a] [GM and farmers |OB013] [Village seed banks |OB014] [Community Work|OB015] [Some thoughts on non-chemical farming|OB016] [Freedom for the Indian Farmer |OB017] [Why we do not need GM seeds? |OB018] [Role of the City-zen |OB019] [Risk Management and Farmers' suicides|OB020] [Relevance of Local Economies | OB021] [Market Freedom | OB022] [Robin's Song | OB023] } !!experiments and experiences in rice farming From 2003 to about 2009 I quit my corporate job as a software project manager in Chennai and moved with my family to Sirkali, a small town in the Cauvery delta region Tamil Nadu, bought a farm of 2 acres, tried to become a farmer. I have not been successful in making a living as a farmer but during that time I tried to log my various notes into a blog of sorts. In a very short span of 10 years I have seen our village collapse from a very self-reliant and vibrant local economy to one that is very dependent on industrial agriculture now. I tried to form a community [Return to Nature|OB00A1] and move to a farm, but in spite of an enormous number of people that visited us, no one really took the final step. I am currently making my living as a Linux sysadmin and webhost, which is earning me good money, but for the past 4 years I have not been doing any farming. However, I have a 3 acre farm and I plan to return to some active farming from Jan 2014. Although my original aim in choosing farming was to try and grow our food and lead a life close to nature, after seeing many farmers at close quarters, I also have a serious urge to do something against the exploitation of our farmers and villages by corporates and governments. Here is the old blog for those faithfuls!
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