Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms. These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks. This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems - shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...
Water:
Water wars are already starting in the world. We are already paying for water than most of the commodities. Think about poor people - it is going to be tough for them. We all know water is important and it is important that we manage it properly. Water bodies are abused for selfish purposes and polluted at alarming rate. Most of the people are already drinking toxic soup water rather than normal water. Sewage, pharmaceutical products waste, other industrial effluents and non point sources taint water bodies. We are also depleting ground water at an alarming rate.
It is time to manage fresh water resources, properly.
Food (from Land - Soil):
It is really hard to say that we are eating good food. Foods are prepared from produce grown using contaminated water, chemicals including pesticides. Apart from that, they are also genetically modified and are also tainted with antibiotics and hormones. Lands for food growth have become scarce. Buildings take over trees and cities are growing, Sea level rising will also decrease the coastal area lands.
It is time to properly manage land especially agricultural lands.
Soil is important part of the agriculture. Fertile soils are enriched from mountain's run off and it's flow through the wonderful rivers. People are destroying both mountains and river's soil beds. Quarries affecting mountains and improper sand mining from rivers affect the soil fertility which is a very important resource. With that artificial chemicals input destroys total soil fertility. That is the reason one should follow natural organic sustainable agriculture to save soil, which is an important resource for the local, country and the Globe.
Zero Budget Natural Farming.
Air:
If we do not take care of air pollution, soon we will have to pay for air as we do for water. Our future generations have to carry oxygen cans as breathing aid.
They will have to be dressed like they live in another planet. Cities are getting affected by smog and other air pollutants from various sources. We also cut down trees which are sinks for these
air pollutants, so it is affecting us more.
It is time to curb air pollutants and be strict on emissions.
Outdoor Energy:
We need energy from Sun (Vitamin D) and most of us are spending time in indoors than outdoors. In indoors we are exposed to lots of chemicals from various indoor sources, To curb that we need to grow indoor helpful plants (snake plants, Areca palm etc) - for better air in indoors.
We live in air conditioned houses and drive around in air conditioned cars. Summers are getting hotter and I have heard people complaining that they cannot withstand heat and spend more time indoors. Children are playing more indoor games than outdoor games. There will be more cases of vitamin D deficiencies and it is not good.
It is very important to spend some time outdoors to get some Sun's energy.
Sleep:
We all need at least 8 hours of sleep and most of us don't even sleep for 6 hours. Electronic devices - cell phones, laptops, tablets and desktops do not help either.
Think about how much time we spend on these devices even before sleep. Disturbed sleep is cause for many diseases.
It is very important to sleep for at least 7 hours to maintain proper health.
Water wars are already starting in the world. We are already paying for water than most of the commodities. Think about poor people - it is going to be tough for them. We all know water is important and it is important that we manage it properly. Water bodies are abused for selfish purposes and polluted at alarming rate. Most of the people are already drinking toxic soup water rather than normal water. Sewage, pharmaceutical products waste, other industrial effluents and non point sources taint water bodies. We are also depleting ground water at an alarming rate.
It is time to manage fresh water resources, properly.
Food (from Land - Soil):
It is really hard to say that we are eating good food. Foods are prepared from produce grown using contaminated water, chemicals including pesticides. Apart from that, they are also genetically modified and are also tainted with antibiotics and hormones. Lands for food growth have become scarce. Buildings take over trees and cities are growing, Sea level rising will also decrease the coastal area lands.
It is time to properly manage land especially agricultural lands.
Soil is important part of the agriculture. Fertile soils are enriched from mountain's run off and it's flow through the wonderful rivers. People are destroying both mountains and river's soil beds. Quarries affecting mountains and improper sand mining from rivers affect the soil fertility which is a very important resource. With that artificial chemicals input destroys total soil fertility. That is the reason one should follow natural organic sustainable agriculture to save soil, which is an important resource for the local, country and the Globe.
Soil with Earth Worm at EAFARMS
Zero Budget Natural Farming.
Air:
If we do not take care of air pollution, soon we will have to pay for air as we do for water. Our future generations have to carry oxygen cans as breathing aid.
They will have to be dressed like they live in another planet. Cities are getting affected by smog and other air pollutants from various sources. We also cut down trees which are sinks for these
air pollutants, so it is affecting us more.
It is time to curb air pollutants and be strict on emissions.
Outdoor Energy:
We need energy from Sun (Vitamin D) and most of us are spending time in indoors than outdoors. In indoors we are exposed to lots of chemicals from various indoor sources, To curb that we need to grow indoor helpful plants (snake plants, Areca palm etc) - for better air in indoors.
We live in air conditioned houses and drive around in air conditioned cars. Summers are getting hotter and I have heard people complaining that they cannot withstand heat and spend more time indoors. Children are playing more indoor games than outdoor games. There will be more cases of vitamin D deficiencies and it is not good.
It is very important to spend some time outdoors to get some Sun's energy.
Sleep:
We all need at least 8 hours of sleep and most of us don't even sleep for 6 hours. Electronic devices - cell phones, laptops, tablets and desktops do not help either.
Think about how much time we spend on these devices even before sleep. Disturbed sleep is cause for many diseases.
It is very important to sleep for at least 7 hours to maintain proper health.
These basic necessities that are needed for sustaining life would be very costly in future.
Big companies and owners are investing for curing diseases, If these necessities ( such as good water, unpolluted air, healthy food (eating is to be done as meditation - slowly, properly chewed food is half digested) , spending quality time outdoor in Sun and sleeping properly) -
are properly followed, people will be healthy.
It should start from individuals.
One more important aspect is to avoid toxic substances - Tobacco - Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs.
All these practices will improve the key immune system and make the body ready to fight Infectious diseases.
Prevention is better than cure.
Live Healthy.
are properly followed, people will be healthy.
It should start from individuals.
One more important aspect is to avoid toxic substances - Tobacco - Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs.
All these practices will improve the key immune system and make the body ready to fight Infectious diseases.
Prevention is better than cure.
Live Healthy.
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