Shivkalash Organic Farmers Producer

Out here in Post Hanmant Vadiye, life moves a lot slower than in the big cities. We’re located at Gat No 743 in Ambegaon, which is part of the Kadegaon Taluka. Shivkalash Organic Farmers Producer Limited is really just a group of us who got tired of the way things were going with regular farming. We decided to pool our resources together. It’s not easy being a farmer these days, especially when you’re trying to grow things organically. The soil takes a long time to heal after years of using fertilizers. We spend our evenings talking about the crops and the weather under the big tree near the office. It’s mostly just us and our families working the land. We don’t have a fancy board of directors or anything like that. We just make decisions based on what the weather looks like for the next week. Sometimes the bugs get to the crops and we lose a lot, but that’s just part of the risk you take. The name Shivkalash is something we all liked because it feels local. We’re trying to keep the tradition alive while also making sure we can actually sell what we grow. It’s a lot of paperwork to keep the organic label, and sometimes we wonder if it's worth the trouble, but we keep at it. Mostly, we’re just happy to be working for ourselves out here in the fields, away from the city noise.