Bio Basics Blog

As we started our deep dive into heritage rices, we were fascinated with the way these rices were named. Poetic yet scientific, telling a story, ca...

There is no denying, black is always the new black...Especially when it comes to black rice, we completely get all the hype  - how could we not? Th...

Turmeric, Manjal, Haldi - the ubiquitous spice, superfood we just can't live without. There's so much more to this everyday yellow spice than what ...

It is a time to eat healthy but light, with the heat setting in, nothing heavy will work. And we have the perfect solution with our light, raw, org...

This week's #biobasicslunch plates have been a celebration of our latest launch - Wonderful, traditional specialties of West Bengal. The soft, fra...

Peep the newest addition to the Bio Basics store - Black Cowpea. Black, beautiful, bold we are so excited to add this exquisite pulse to our collec...

Today was transplanting day at the new seed diversity block which Illias & Shamika decided to restart on their leased land. I got to be part of...

        Suddenly it's summer weather in October and our millet flakes are back in stock. So here's one of our absolute favourite ways to enjoy mi...

Our co-founders Ramesh & Devi sat down over lunch to discuss all things food, farming, social enterprises & the Bio Basics journey with Dr...

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 ...