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...
Health is Wealth - is the important message on this 50th EARTH Day - April 22nd, 2020. I have been writing this blog more than 10 years now with various Environmental articles. The key to live sustainably is to eradicate greed. Living sustainably without polluting will improve Air, Water and Land (where our food is grown) and will provide good quality of healthy life. When we live in polluted environment, we pay a price that is very severe and it damages a very important aspect of health - our great Immune System. When pathogens attack already pollution damaged bodies, it is really hard for weakened immune system and our bodies give up the fight. But if we breathe unpolluted air, drink uncontaminated water and eat artificial chemical free food, our immune system builds up automatically and are ready to fight the Pathogens and even more with help from great medical practitioners. It is very important to follow very good life essentials to live a quality healthy life . Th...