S. B. Farms

If you head out to Jakkarpalayam and look for number 5/153, you’ll find S. B. Farms. We are a local farm that’s been part of this community for as long as I can remember. It’s not a massive commercial operation with hundreds of workers. It’s mostly just us and a few helping hands from the village when things get busy during harvest time. We grow whatever the soil and the weather allow, usually a mix of vegetables and some grains. The work is hard and it starts early, usually before the sun even comes up. There’s something about the quiet of the morning in Jakkarpalayam that makes the work feel worth it. We don't have a fancy office or a website where you can click buttons to buy things. Most of our customers are locals who know us or small vendors from the nearby markets. We spend our days out in the fields, checking the irrigation or weeding between the rows. It’s a constant struggle with the elements, but that’s just farming. We don't have any big corporate slogans. We just try to produce good food and hope the season is kind to us. Our hands are always dirty and our backs usually ache by evening, but it’s a satisfying kind of tired. We just take things one day at a time here because that is all you can really do.