Journal / 01
Banana: learning to look closer
Young plants, uneven growth and an infestation that brought us closer to the leaves. A photo story from a plantation still finding its way.
Farm story · 3 min readTHE JOURNAL
The life between harvests.
Stories from a working farm: the changing crops, the work between harvests and what each season brings.
Journal / 02
Khapli: the season beyond the harvest
Young green leaves, tall wheat heads, a staggered harvest—and the work of turning hulled wheat into food. Our Rabi 2025–26 season, in photographs and films.
Farm story · 3 min read
Journal / 03
Chana: a harvest in its own time
Three varieties, uneven ripening and a harvest that unfolded over several weeks. A Rabi season in words and photographs.
Farm story · 3 min read
Journal / 04
One harvest. Another beginning.
Rice harvested, mustard sown, and banana care continuing: October brings several seasons of work together.
Farm story · 1 min readFROM REAL FIELDS
When the season
changes the plan.
Field case / FIELD READING
An insect on the leaf. A question for the field.
A striped caterpillar, damaged leaves and a late-September response. What the banana photographs and dated notes tell us about an infestation.
Field case · 1 min read
Field case / FIELD READING
When the rain changed the plan
Water stood between young banana plants, and feeding had to wait. Follow the recorded decisions through a wet spell and the work that followed.
Field case · 2 min read
Field case / FIELD READING
Where the Khapli lay down
About a tenth of the Khapli was reported lodged. Hand cutting and further drying followed later in the season; the cause and yield loss remain unresolved.
Field case · 2 min read