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Beforest creates and manages sustainable farming collectives.

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Life in a coffee estate implies you have a guest using your bathroom every now and then . #beforestfarming #balurestate #westernghats

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Exactly a year ago we did our first biodiversity study. Thanks @wildoer for the pics. As we draw into the fag end of the monsoon we are all set to do our third now.

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Almost zero erosion yet again in the kembuva poley, poomaale estate, after the most recent heavy spells. Notice how clear the water is and the tiny trickles have swollen into waterfalls of sorts. All things aside coorg is awesome this time of the year. #permaculture #westernghats #beforestfarming #sustainablefarming #agroecology #coorgdiaries #poomaaleupdates

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Crested serpent eagle juvenile. This is a reptile eater and hunts over forests, often close to wet grasslands. Their call can be simulated with a high and rising Klueee-whip-whip. On an average their range sits at around 15sqkm for the male. Considering that, finding one sitting on a tree in front of the writer’s bungalow on the 127 acre (0.5sqkm) estate at poomaale is just plain luck. #permaculture #restorationfarming #poomaaleupdates #beforestfarming #wildlifefriendlyestate #forestfriendlyfarming #wildlifefriendly #coorgdiaries #beautifulmalenadu

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Malabar pit viper resting on one of the coffee plants. This is mildly venomous, very shy and tends to move away from disturbance. It has a very fast strike and most importantly there have been no known cases of death due to its bite. #coexistence #permaculture #restorationfarming #sustainablecultivation #forestfriendly #poomaaleupdates #beforestfarming #wildlifefriendlyfarming #wildlifeatpoomaale

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There are more microbes in a fistful of healthy soil than human beings that ever walked the earth. Soil is a living thing. A brilliant documentary that talks about how we fell into the trap of fertilisers and pesticides. more importantly it shows how great soil is the simple solution we are looking for to tackle global warming. At beforest we acknowledge this fact and encourage the natural processes to take shape and produce abundance. #permaculture #sustainableliving #sustainablefarming #restorationfarming #beforestfarming #netflix

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The solution to a great many things is to have great soil. We decided to try out this experiment taking some forest soil from the hyderabad collective, and some that was bought at the local nursery, mixing it with purchased compost. The grey bags are seeds sowed in the local nursery soil mixed with compost and the green ones are from the collective soil. Both sets were planted on the same day at the same time placed in the same location using the same set of seeds. Need we say more!! No amount of added input and synthetic recreation can really replace the intricate synergies that exist in forest soils. We rest our case. If you wish to participate in our collectives and take your first steps towards a sustainable life, check out our website (link in bio) and reach out to us.

#permaculture #restorationagriculture #sustainablefarming #sustainableliving #beforestfarming #greatsoil #soilislife

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Heavy fog near the estate in poomaale. Almost 10m visibility. Life comes to a standstill and it’s time to just wait patiently for nature to make way for our deadlines as our schedules go for a toss. Man proposes nature disposes. What can we say. #coorgdiaries #permaculture #poomaaleupdates #sustainableliving #sustainablelife #coorgmonsoon

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Water is life. Almost all of india receives rainfall primarily in the 3 months of monsoon. This water has to last us the entire year. At poomaale the healthy soil ensures that the torrential rainfall of the monsoon is held like a sponge in the soil and oozed out through the months all the way to next monsoon. The result, crystal clear pottable drinking water 24x7. Join us this Sunday, 16th aug at 6 pm to know more. Register for the webinar (link in bio)
#poomaaleupdates #beforestfarming #permaculture #waterislife #coorgdiaries #restorationagriculture #sustainableliving #sustainableagriculture

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The last four days have seen incessant rain in Kodagu. 25 inches in a single day is a lot!! Our humble Kembuva Poley has transformed from a gurgling stream to a grade 4 rapid. But what’s really noteworthy is that the water remains crystal clear. This is a sign of almost 0 erosion due to the forest system in place. Every now and then our approach of restoration agriculture is validated by these indicators and we know we are on the right track.
#restorationagriculture #beforestfarming #poomaaleupdates #permaculture #coorgdiaries #monsoons #sustainableliving #sustainableagriculture

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The bridge across Kembuva Poley (the first stream) is almost complete. Kudos to our team that managed to complete it inspite of tight budgets, manpower constraints, monsoons and more importantly a lockdown being in place.
#poomaalecollective #poomaalecollectiveupdates #beforestfarming #restorationagriculture #permaculture

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Our staff sends videos like this everyday to keep us posted on the work that is happening. Apart from that it definitely makes us want to leave the city behind and just settle here. The Hyderabad collective, has this effect in particular as it’s only 30km from the city. #refarmer #beforestfarming #permaculture #restorationagriculture #hyderabadupdates

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The survey is underway at the Hyderabad collective to identify its boundaries. We are using this as an opportunity to actually walk the entire estate. The monsoon is making it even better treating us to vistas we can’t believe are within an hour from Hyderabad. #hyderabadupdates #beforestfarming #permaculture #foodforests #nofilters #restorationagriculture #mothernature #hyderabadtravel

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While we are drawing eloborate plans to plant many other fruit saplings, Elephants are quietly on the job. Elephant dung with jackfruit sprouts at Poomale. #poomaaleupdates #beforestfarming #permaculture #restorationagriculture #westernghats #wildcoffee #elephantcountry #monsoons

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Finding out new and sustainable ways to fix our soil is the best way forward for better food, increased productivity and resilient landscapes.
Check out this interesting experiment which highlights the intricate relationship between rainfall, soil and microorganisms.

#Soil #Microorganisms #BeforestFarming #SustainableLiving #Environment #Permaculture

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Forests give us many natural medications, and increasingly inspire synthetic spin-offs. About 70% of known plants with cancer-fighting properties occur only in rainforests, yet fewer than 1% of tropical rainforest plants have been tested for medicinal effects.

#ForestsandI #ForestsandI #BeforestFarming #Permaculture #SustainableLiving

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Forests pump out oxygen we need to live and absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale (or emit). A single mature, leafy tree is estimated to produce a day's supply of oxygen for anywhere from two to 10 people.

#ForestsandI #Environment #BeforestFarming #Permaculture #SustainableLiving

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Sometimes you are lost in the conversations, meetings, deadlines and such that the beauty and romanticism of the vision fades into the background...... until you are reminded about it in unusual ways. This is one such reminder from someone who shares the vision with us. Thank you insha for putting in colours what usually takes 20 minutes for me to put in words. #littlebeforestor #beforestfarming #simplepleasures #starrynights #woodedafternoons

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Clearly, productivity levels of ancient soils were way higher, without the need for agritech intervention or optimization, than what modern agriculture manages. Of course, they were essentially small clearings amidst large forests everywhere, and the ecosystem still functioned to provide numerous services.
It's critical we get these ecosystem services back on track, and rebuild the soil. Our food has to come from this, not at its cost.

#KnowledgeSeries #SoilProductivity #BeforestFarming #Permaculture #Environment

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Forests contribute about 1% of the global GDP through timber production and non-timber products, the latter of which alone support up to 80% of the population in many developing countries.
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