Chinnareddy Farm

Chinnareddy Farm is situated in Diwan Mohalla, not too far from the main bus stand in District Alwar. It’s a very busy area because of the buses coming and going at all hours of the day and night. You can always hear the engines idling and the people shouting through the day. We are right in the middle of all that activity. The farm takes up a good bit of space and there is always something that needs our attention. Whether it's the soil, the water lines, or the equipment, someone is always busy doing something useful. We don't have a fancy office to sit in. Most of our meetings happen while we are standing up outside or leaning against the front gate. Alwar can get incredibly hot during the summer, so we try to do the heavy lifting in the early morning hours before it gets unbearable. We grew up around here, so we know the local climate and how things grow in this dirt. It’s not always easy work, and sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate with our plans, but that is just how farming is. People stop by on their way to the bus stand sometimes just to say hello or ask how things are going. We keep our tools in the shed and try to keep things tidy, though it gets quite muddy during the monsoon season. There’s almost always some dirt under our fingernails. We just keep at it, season after season, making sure the work gets done properly. It's a simple enough life for us here.