An engineer's mission to farm without removing the forest

Shivakumar CR, a civil engineer cum organic farmer from Madikeri, practices a unique method of farming which combines traditional agricultural methods with the forest. "Forest farming", as Shivakumar terms it, strives to maintain ecological diversity while also ensuring that farming is viable. Shivakumar's land has over 50+ edible plant species alongside traditional crops such as bananas, berries and oranges. Shivakumar ensures that his diet is as diverse as it gets. His farm-forest is completely rain-fed and not irrigated. "It is a mixed form of agriculture; I've ensured that I get crops every three months".
#forestfarming #organicfarmer #goodfoodmovement

[@sanjeevkulkarni6835]

ಶಿವಣ್ಣ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ತೋಟ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುಖ ನೋಡಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದನಿ ಕೇಳಿ ಬಹಳ ಬಹಳ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಯಿತು.

[@KalPanthu]

We need more farmers like shivkumar

[@stalwardstallion]

Great Job sir ..Love from TN

[@coorgboy]

Wow Super Sir ❤

[@ranjansharma5410]

Sustainable farming... Very inspiring 🎉🎉

[@goodfoodmovement]

It really was!

[@alokhegde6292]

Hats off to you sir, for having been courageous enough to think differently than the crowd and pursuing it to fruition

[@goodfoodmovement]

A true Good Food champion!

[@sandhyakumarpadar8151]

Very nice...excellent photography and editing...all the best for the team

[@__CHIKX__]

Wow super uncle 🔥🔥☇

[@tigerchakrapani6021]

❤❤❤❤❤........very nice interview

[@naveen2055]

great job you are doing

[@CaptainRajiv]

I too have some forested land in the northern Karnataka western ghats and would love to follow this example, can someone help me get in touch with Shree Shivakumar? It's an example worth emulating.

[@goodfoodmovement]

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