From one E-Base to another
The third E-Base in the world is incidentally set up, once again, in India. It’s time we connect the two! Thank you so much Robert Swan for this very personal message all the way from Ladakh to us, here at Conservation Wildlands.
There’s a whole lot of work to be done and we’re right behind you!
Source: www.2041.com
The Organic Diaries- Step 5: The Final Touches
The day of heavy rains and our sowing had passed. We were all now patiently waiting for the kali mitti and the seeds to do their job. Given the weather, we were very skeptical about the flowering of the seeds, but we had our fingers crossed (yes, literally, and we made our students cross them too).
Till then, we decided to give our garden the final touches. Every class had their own boards on which they were to write their class details and the vegetables seeds they had sown to put in the organic patch.
8A writing on their board.
How to Eat Your Greens: Workshop on Nutrition by Ankit Pogula
With an organic garden up and running, we decided it was time to give the students an introduction to nutrition. With our fast paced lives and change in lifestyles, wholesome foods are slowly being nudged out of the picture.
Collarwali: An Insight Into The Secret Family Life Of A Remarkable Pench Tigress
This tigress from Pench Tiger Reserve, captured by Aniruddha Majumder, also known as Collarwali littered for the first time in May 2008. The inexperienced mother was unable to protect her cubs from the harsh monsoon rains and her newborns died of pneumonia within three months. Her subsequent three litters have fared much better, with cubs from two litters having independently established territories. The fourth litter of three cubs are currently with Collarwalli.
Read about her amazing journey here: http://bit.ly/Collarwali
Source: Courtesy Sanctuary Asia Magazine
The Organic Diaries- Step 4: The Sowing
Pulkita giving the students a quick do’s and don’ts session before the sowing.
We were a team on a mission and the students’ determination was at another high. Perhaps, that’s why the rain finally decided to stop and let us get on with our big task at hand. With a relatively clear morning and noon, we got a good amount of time to sow our seeds.
The Organic Diaries- Step 3: The Learning of Lessons
We spoke too soon.
The entire shed had come down like a line of dominoes because of the culprit branch!
The next morning, one weak branch had gotten most of our shed down! (We just knew we shouldn’t have used that one!) The rains had lashed out at our shed all through the night and been a real test for it. And, in the end, the shed gave way.
The Organic Diaries- Step 2: The Shed
Only taking a break for lunch, we headed back to set up a shed over the organic patch as the only solution to keep the unexpected and unpredictable incessant rains from damaging our patch.
Our organic experts Pulkita Parsai and Ankit Pogua and our program coordinator Pooja Choksi gathering materials for the shed come rain or sunshine!
The Organic Diaries- How, What, Why?
As a part of our program for the second year, we have taken it upon ourselves to go organic! In our principal attempt with a small Kitchen Garden for Turia Middle School, experts at the organic affair, Ms. Pulkita Parsai and Mr. Ankit Pogula, guide us through the entire process.
The small patch in Turia Middle School that we took upon ourselves to convert into an organic garden.
From a small overgrown unkempt spot in the school to a flourishing organic kitchen garden- Join us on our fun- filled, amusing and sincere endeavor to encourage our students to embrace organic foods and improve their daily nutrition.
What goes in and what comes out!: Workshop on our digestive system by Leaps and Bounds
To kick off our second year at the E-Base, we commenced with our Food and Nutrition Module.
Smelling and then biting into the chocolate to understand how the digestive process starts at the point of salivation.
As an introduction to the module we went to the basics- our digestion process.
Feeling the food going down their esophagus.
Children to the Rescue!: Sir Robert Swan
We do not inherit our planet from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. The way we live our lives will profoundly impact the lives of our children and decisions made today will influence the future of life on Earth. Therefore, it is our mission to build on this by informing, engaging and inspiring the next generation of leaders to take responsibility, be sustainable, and know that the time for action is NOW.
Inspiring students at the E-Base.
