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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...

Sustainable Organic Natural Agriculture - Regenerative Farming

Sustainable Organic Natural Agriculture 

 Regenerative Farming


Artificial Chemical Free Natural Farming:

At EAFarms, we practice artificial chemical free farming. We use farm manure, natural defenses in our agriculture practices. Our aim is to produce artificial chemical free produce. Also we  avoid Genetically Modified Organisms. 

We strictly use farm manure instead of chemical fertilizers. We are Tamil Nadu Organic Certified farm:

 

We also laboratory tested our produce and found no traces of artificial chemicals. 

Since food is one of the most important part of human life it is better to produce it in natural way. In Hindi language SONA (Sustainable Organic Natural Agriculture) means Gold. We at EAFarms,  consider our produce as GOLD (Green Organic Land Development).

Creating habitat and protecting Wildlife:

At EAFarms we have created forests with lots of trees. Trees are important part of our EAFarms ecosystem. Lots of birds and animals have come back to this area. One of borders at EAFarms is with a huge banyan tree with lots of living organisms and we call it as 

"Natural Tree of Life". 


The canopy of this big tree is clearly visible in Google maps. When we see these beautiful birds at EAFarms we feel happy and feel satisfied that we have created a habitat for Wildlife.


Water conservation methods:

At EAFarms we really know the importance of water conservation. We have created a Swale 

and Ground Water Recharging Pits to recharge our ground water. 
These methods have improved the ground water level to a better level even when there is low rainfall in a season. We also use drip irrigation and water pits in center of four trees to increase the utilization of the water more efficiently by the trees.

Permaculture - Contours for water conservation


At EAFarms, we practice all these efficiently and want to spread our information to the World. Anywhere in the World, if we work with the tune of Nature without disturbing the Nature, you really feel the satisfaction it brings and it can't just be expressed by words. Earlier I have written about spiritual farming too. Along with the other organic natural methods you include spiritual farming it takes the farming to another level.

Live stock is main part of EAFarms. Cattle grace our farms and we grow fodder in the farm. Cows are important part of our farm system. 
               
Goats also graze the fodder and do their part for the farm. 
Chickens follow them and do their job at EAfarms. 

Because of all these livestock the soil gets richer and this can be visualized clearly by the presence of moisture and earthworms. 
We also see bees buzzing around. 

Wild birds are also frequent visitors to the farm, 


making the farm a regenerative farm.

Some of our Organic Produce free of synthetic chemicals:






Utilizing Renewable Resources for Farming
Solar
BioGas

சுழன்றும்ஏர்ப் பின்னது உலகம் அதனால்உழந்தும் உழவே தலை.

Meaning of this Thirukural by the Great Tamil Poet Thiruvalluvar -

After searching and trying various employments in this revolving EARTH, humans finally resort to Agriculture and understands that it is the excellent form of labor even though it is really hard.

Makesh Karuppiah               Karuppiah Chandrasekar ( Farm Activities )

                                          & TEAM

EAFarms in Facebook

EAFarms in Facebook


Scientific References:

Science Mag

Biological Conservation

NCBI - NIH


This is our real World experience, just wanted to share to the World. 

With a BS in Biology, MS in Environmental Science focusing on Environmental Chemistry and M.Phil in Environmental Science focusing in Environmental Physiology and a PhD in Environmental Sciences from University of Maryland MEES Program and person who identified the Toxicity of Pocomoke River, MD with scientific evidence and research, before the massive fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay area, and another Master’s degree in Computer Science with focusing in Data, Leading as a technical adviser for compliance software  development, this is not anecdotal nonsense based on the appeal to nature fallacy (mentioned as a comment when presented in a website), but our real world experience.


Makesh Karuppiah, PhD
Environmantal Scientist and Information Technologist




Comments

Anonymous said…
Education is of no use, unless it is practically applied with our day to day living. Knowledge has to be cultivated, applied, practical , and beneficial to the society.... u both are rocking....nature blesses u....
Anonymous said…
Good work
Anonymous said…
Good work

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