India is facing real tough times which are hard to absorb, our democracy is in huge crisis, violation of human rights and environment laws are the new normal... In these tough times, people coming together, participating actively in our democratic society (by voicing concerns & peacefully protesting) gives us real hope... & so do these "Love in Puff Seeds"... It's an irony that these seeds are blossoming on thorny borders of farms, on the thorny branches of Babool and Ber (Indian Jujube).. And what it gives us... HEARTS everywhere, which also gives us real strength to collect it from such difficult and thorny area. Our hands have some cuts, some bruises, some abuses but they don't matter, it's worth it... It's the plurality of various different trees, plants and shrubs which when grows together forms our diverse farm-ecosystem and we can't even imagine our farm without any one of them!
Sharing the images and videos of this vine "Love in Puff", and it's seeds with a heart mark on it which hides in the fruits which are like little lanterns.... Interesting thing is that you can consume it... it's fresh leaves and tender stems are edible... A friend who visited Gram studio introduced it to us, it starts growing in rains and is available to consume in winter... So now is the time when you can actually collect it, save it & propogate it!
#sow #grow #act #love #hope #seedsofhope #change #revolution #notofascism #notohate #nonviolence #notoCAA #notoNRC #notoNPR #caa_nrc_protest #caa #nrc #peacefulprotest #resist #resistance #notoexploitation #india #environment #farmerlife #womenwhofarm #nontoxic #wildseeds #organicfarming #beejpaatra #gramartproject
Excited to share with you all that, Wangdi our dearest artist friend is in Gram studio, Paradsinga village! With him every morning is a beautiful musical morning :) Wangdi did his master's in sculpture from M.S.U Baroda, he play various music instruments, and is teaching in an alternative school in Hyderabad.. He is here for a week to make a 12feet long floating tree boat using mostly locally available material, which will accomodate a tree and four people in it.. So it's the 5th day of making boat and Wangdi is collaborating with Paradsinga youth, kids and local carpainter to make this "floating tree boat"... Now more than Wangdi's artwork this boat has become everyone's dream, we all are dreaming to float with it in our beloved Lake... <3
Two days more to go and boat will go to farm for testing...
We all are so happy and excited to be the part of this boat making journey... #gramartproject #beejpaatra #making #boat #yacht #farm #rainwaterharvest #organicfarm #physics #basic #lake #dream #artist #float #water #hydro #woodworking #carpentry #india #rural #countryside
