Anand Farms

Out here on Thudiyalur Road in Kanuvai, life is mostly about the land and the weather. We spend our days at Anand Farms doing the regular work that comes with keeping a place like this going. It is not like a city job where everything is clean and scheduled. Our boots are usually muddy, and our hands are rarely clean. We deal with whatever the soil gives us and try to make the best of it. The wind comes off the hills near Kanuvai and can be quite strong sometimes. We don't have a big office building. Most of our business is done right out in the open or in the small shed where we keep our tools. It is hard work and the hours are long, especially when the seasons are changing. We don't have a lot of time for sitting around. When something needs to be planted or harvested, we just do it. There are no fancy titles here; everyone just pitches in where they are needed. Sometimes a crop doesn't do as well as we hoped, and we just have to figure it out for the next time. We’ve been part of this community for years, and our neighbors are all doing similar work. It’s a simple life, but it keeps us busy from sunrise. We don't have much use for corporate talk or big plans. We just look at the sky and get to work.