In first week after Germination

The Babies

The First Volunteer

Sowing

Second Plough

The Fence

First Plough

Initially we where searching few acres of land to purchase. There where few sights in Trichy and Kanchipuram, as we where looking for loan, there where no loans as such for purchasing land for agricultural use. But banks are ready to offer loans to buy home for the same price in the name of Home Loans, is't it sounds funny for an agricultural based country??

As nothing worked out, we decided to start from our uncle's land as this (June-July) is a monsoonal start, we started our first plough.The land was so rigid as it was not cultivated for years... As you see in the video, the land is covered with thick layer of grass and its hard for the cultivator (Tractor accessory for plowing) teeth to go deep into the land. Finally with two plows in the same day we managed to unland the grass for five acres:) That's a good start...

The beginning

After a long search of lands, we decided to start using my uncle's land which is left uncultivated for a long period of time. The problem is this land is the last piece in the whole cultivable area in that village. where all the cultivable has to take water from the near by lake. As no one is farming in the village, the canals was naturally closed and there is no water supply for our land.

The struggle:
A year back from now, as a interest in taking water, we invested nearly a lakh rupee in digging a bore well in the land as there is no water. We tested with the latest technologies to locate the water rich spots in our lands, there where two spots and we started with the first one with 8 inches bore well. There were plenty of water when reached 20th feet. the operators stopped by 95th feet as there is lots of boulders and can't proceed, if done the driller will be locked.

Then we decided to leave till 95th feet and try for the other spot. To the wonderful bad day there is very less water when gone till 450 feet. With the two days of struggle we stopped the plan.

To the wonder, now both the bore wells are full of water that we can see from 5 feet from ground level. The bad part is there is no power to install a submersed pump. We are struggling to get electricity, but as the nearest pole is some 500 feet away from out land, there are lots to invest to bring poles nearby.