Bio Basics Blog

It was the third evening of our five day trip through the kaveri delta visiting farms, visiting old farmer friends and fellow travellers. I was slo...

Happy Pongal! Gandhasaale rice ‘stars’ in many pieces I write, it was the first non-Basmati scented rice I was consciously aware of and it was the ...

I came upon farmer Raghu and his team in an open tent at a festival, where they had set up a mini kitchen with stoves, chappati dough, plates and ...

Ragi porridge – The re-discovery Ragi porridge or Finger Millet porridge made of flour of sprouted Ragi (Nachni / Finger Millet) is one of the simp...

A delicious, small grained sticky rice grown in Eastern India. Ours comes from a single farm, organically grown. According to Soumik who works on p...

An ancient rice native to Tamilnadu, Khichdi Samba rice (also called kichadi samba or kichili samba rice) is one of the popular traditional rice va...

When I was young our help at home insisted on cooking on the wood stove in mud / stone vessels and cleaned them with wood ash after the cooking was...

The visits to various farms revealed challenges and successes, as the demand for organic food is growing these farmers are receiving requests from chemical farmers; some want to visit their farms and learn how they grow vegetables organically, some...

Organic Kuruva Rice – It’s History & Geography Burgundy colour, small, roundish, glistening on the plate is Kuruva rice, a traditional red rice...

A Prelude I don’t generally read books that recommend how to lose weight. Through my work and reading on sustainable agriculture and food, I have ...

As each festival season passes by, I get more disheartened on the one hand and slightly hopeful on the other. Despite the worst of air quality, th...

Check out this interesting homemade muesli recipe with Aval or Poha. It is simple and easy to follow and what more, will result in a delicious and ...