Namvanam Natural Farming Private Limited

Our farm is tucked away in Panamalai Village, over in the Villupuram area. If you take the Sangeethamangalam Road, you’ll find us at number 18/13. It is a quiet patch of land where we do things a bit differently than the big industrial places. We don’t use those heavy chemicals or sprays. It means more work by hand, pulling weeds and checking the soil, but that is just how we like to do it. The ground here has its own rhythm. Some seasons are better than others, depending on the rain we get. We have a small crew of locals who know how to handle the tools and the dirt. It’s not a fast process. You have to wait for things to grow at their own speed. Sometimes the bugs get to a crop, and you just have to start over or find a natural way to deal with it. It’s a lot of trial and error. People from the village often stop by to see what is coming up. The office is just a simple room where we keep the records and seeds. It isn't much to look at, but it serves the purpose. We spend more time outside than inside anyway. The sun can be brutal in the afternoons, so we usually start very early to get the bulk of the manual labor finished before it gets too hot. It is just a simple life focused on the land and the seasons.