Sri Jatangi Rameshwara Horticulture

Down in Oblapura village, near Rampura in Molkalmuru, a group of us started this horticulture collective. We use Avikumar’s place as our main point of contact for the paperwork and meetings. Growing fruits and vegetables in this climate takes a lot of effort and even more careful water management during the dry months. We all have our own small plots where we grow things like pomegranates, onions, or whatever else is doing well. By coming together, we can share what we’ve learned about the soil and the pests that seem to love our crops as much as we do. It’s a quiet village life for the most part, away from the big cities. We don't have any big machinery or high-tech offices to show off. It’s mostly just us talking over fences or meeting up under a big tree to figure out the week's plan. Sometimes the roads out here get real dusty and it’s a struggle to move the produce to where it needs to go, but we manage. We aren't doing this to get rich or famous; we just want to make sure our families can keep living on this land for years to come. Everyone knows everyone else in Oblapura, so we trust each other to do the right thing and work hard. It’s just a group of neighbors working together and hoping for a decent harvest every single year.