Batlagundu Flowers Farmer Producer Company Limited

If you've ever been through Batlagundu, you know how much we love our flowers. Our group is tucked away in Mallanambatti at the Grama Thagaval Maiyan. We are all flower growers from this block. Growing flowers is different from vegetables because they don't last long once you pick them. You have to move fast. That’s why we started this company. We needed a better way to get our jasmine and marigolds to the markets before they wilt. It’s a lot of early mornings and late nights. Most of us live right here in the village and have been doing this since we were kids. The office is just a simple place for us to gather and coordinate who is taking what to the morning auctions. We talk about the pests that are bothering the plants or how the heat is affecting the blooms. It’s a practical setup. We don't have any big corporate goals, we just want to make sure the flowers we work so hard to grow actually get sold for a fair price. Sometimes the market is flooded and prices drop, which is tough on everyone. We try to help each other out during those times. It's a local thing, run by people who actually spend their days in the gardens. We know the smell of the earth and the weight of the baskets. That's who we are.