The first step in designing a permaculture farm is rainwater management. Very often we do not give rainwater too much importance. But a good permaculture design starts with rainwater. Simple tools available online on www.meteoblue.com will give you an estimate of the rainfall on your property. You can then do earthworks to slow down, soak in and store this water. Swales, channels, ponds and pools, or bunds and dams are all ways of slowing down and storing rainwater. Rainwater is slightly acidic as compared to borewell water, and is much better for the plants and our bodies. In fact nature has designed rainwater for our drinking & irrigation purpose. Borewell is something we have just invented, but it is not for us. In this video, the founder of Aanandaa Permaculture Farm, Manisha Lath Gupta, will give you an overview of how to think about rainwater management on your property. With a good water management design, the water needs on your farm will reduce drastically, and the food forest will get irrigated itself throughout the year. Here are some relevant blogs - 1) Water Management at Aanandaa - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2018/09/16/water-management-at-aanandaa 2) Flow of Water 2016 - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/07/15/flow-of-water-2016 3) Flow of Water 2014 - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2014/07/15/water-flowing-in-2014 4) Water Management: Shallow Pools - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/11/22/water-management-shallow-pools 5) Water Management: The Working Pond - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/11/19/water-management-the-working-pond 6) Water Management: Digging A Pond - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/11/18/water-management-digging-a-pond 7) Grey Water Management: Using Reed Beds - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/09/09/grey-water-management-using-reed-beds 8) Water Management: Restoring the Weir - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/08/15/water-management-restoring-the-weir 9) Water Management: A Gravity Feed - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/07/07/water-management-a-gravity-feed 10) Water Management: Building Swales - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/11/14/water-management-building-swales 11) Water Management: Digging a Reservoir - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/07/01/water-management-digging-a-reservoir 12) Water Management: Building a Channel - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/06/29/water-management-building-a-channel 13) Water Water Everywhere! - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/06/25/water-water-everywhere 14) Tubewell and a Water Source - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2011/04/05/tube-well-and-a-water-source Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

Episode 12 covers our Wifi Garden (in the winter) - in this video, you can find spring onion, cauliflower, zucchini, cabbage, and a lot more! #WhatsGrowing is a mini-series where we take you on a virtual tour around Aanandaa. We show you what is growing, how it is growing, and what we are harvesting. The benefit of this series is that all of you can see what is growing at Aanandaa during one specific month. The more videos we make, the more detailed our documentation will be! If you like this video and want to see more content like this, please do drop a comment letting us know so we can plan out some more videos for everyone! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx #whatsgrowing #aanandaatour #virtualtouraanandaa #onlinetour contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

The secret for a good tomato crop is to trellis the tomatoes and then remove the lateral branches and excess foliage. In this video, Manisha Lath Gupta from Aanandaa Permaculture farm shows how to put up a trellis with local material like wooden stakes and bamboo from her own property. Once the structure is erected, she demonstrates how to tie the string and build a trellis for the tomatoes. This video is a useful guide for anyone looking to trellis tomatoes, beans, or squashes. Growing Tomatoes at Ananadaa - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2017/02/20/growing-tomatoes-at-aanandaa Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

किसान दिवस के अफ़सर पर, आनंदा पर्माकल्चर की ओर से यह संदेश! मनीषा लाठ गुप्ता का यह मानना है कि हर व्यक्ति अपना खाना खुद उगा सकता है। पर्माकल्चर के नियमो के आधार पर अपने फल और सब्ज़ियाँ लगाना बहुत ही आसान है। इस किसान दिवस पर हम आप सबको किसान बनने का निमंत्रण देते है। contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

In this video, Manisha from Aanandaa permaculture farm will share her excitement about the newly constructed cow stockade/ paddock/ enclosure. They have built a new enclosure for the cows to roam around freely in, during the day. In this video, she explains how the enclosure has been built with stakes and bamboo from Aanandaa itself. A permaculture farm's self sufficiency comes through. Also the design incorporates the daily tasks and movements of the team, thereby making their daily work more efficient and time saving. A permaculture farm focuses on improving efficiency by reducing inputs. These inputs include human effort and labour. Here are some relevant blogs - 1) Keeping Cows at Aanandaa - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2014/07/09/keeping-cows-at-aanandaa 2) Making a Cowshed - https://www.aanandaa.com/post/2016/08/12/making-a-cowshed Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

In this video, Manisha Lath Gupta from Aanandaa Permaculture Farm shares her experience of planting seedlings in heavily mulched beds. It is a step by step video on how to clear the previous crop, remove the weeds, mulch the bed and finally plant the seedlings. It demonstrated how easy it is to work with spongy raised beds as you can see her do all this without any spade or tool. This is an example of 'no till' gardening. Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

#TheHarvest is a series which aims to take the viewer on the enriching and joyful journey of harvesting one's hand-grown food. In this episode, we harvest brinjal, starfruit, chillies, tomatoes and more! A permaculture farm is a food forest. The trees create an ambiance of a forest and also build a productive ecosystem like one. The lower layers of the plantation are typically fruits and vegetables. as you walk around the gardens, you can pick as much or as little produce as you need for your meals. This is nutrient-rich delicious food, absolutely clean, and devoid of any artificial inputs. It is God's food. If you liked this video, do tell us in the comment so we can make more of them! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx #theharvest #aanandaatour #virtualtouraanandaa #onlinetour contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/

Episode 11 covers our Bell Garden (in the winter) - in this video, you can find radish, thai basil, capsicum, peas, arhar and a lot more! If you want to see how we created our Bell Garden by planting perennials here, check out this video - https://youtu.be/uD7jRtdLKMI #WhatsGrowing is a mini-series where we take you on a virtual tour around Aanandaa. We show you what is growing, how it is growing and what we are harvesting. The benefit of this series is that all of you can see what is growing at Aanandaa during one specific month. The more videos we make, the more detailed our documentation will be! If you like this video and want to see more content like this, please do drop a comment letting us know so we can plan out some more videos for everyone! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe xx #whatsgrowing #aanandaatour #virtualtouraanandaa #onlinetour contact us at hello@aanandaa.com Stay tuned at https://www.aanandaa.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/