Nikhil Farms

Nikhil Farms is located at 285 Maharatal. It’s more of an open spot where we deal with the daily realities of the land. We spend most of our time outdoors or in the shed where the equipment is kept. Maharatal is a place where you can still feel the dirt under your fingernails. The building at 285 isn't much to look at, just a sturdy place to store seeds and keep the rain off the tools. We wake up early, usually before the sun is even fully up, to check on how things are growing. There is always something breaking down, whether it is a pump or a fence, so we spend a lot of time fixing things with whatever we have on hand. It’s a quiet life for the most part, away from the city noise. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who know the cycles of the seasons. The birds are usually louder than anything else out here. We keep the paperwork in a messy drawer in the small office room. Sometimes people from the nearby areas stop by to see what we are planting this year. The mud gets everywhere when it rains, and the boots never really stay clean. It is a simple existence at 285 Maharatal. We don't have fancy titles or meetings, just the work that needs doing before the sun goes down. It's just us and the land.