February 2020 – Profugo

Functional Farming: Integrated Agricultural Systems

February 19, 2020

| Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Food in India, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Natural Resource Management, Reflections, Social Fund

Integrated Agricultural Systems are a sustainable practice that has economic, environmental, and social benefits. This farming technique is a “whole system” approach that utilizes existing biological relationships (Agriculture Sustainability Institute). It builds upon the concept of agroecology, which is the application of ecological principles…

Joys and Growth: Reflections from the First Five Months in the Field

February 19, 2020

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| Center of Development, Children's Club, Education, Empowering Women, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Malayalam, Reflections, The Grand Masala

On a Saturday afternoon in January, I found myself on the balcony of the Prasanthi Cottage, my current home. I took in my surroundings – the lush hills, the distant moos of cows, the airy dance of floating clouds. I sat, alone, with a…