The Natural Purification System: Workshop on Water Purification by Curiouscity
Have you ever wondered how our planet provides us with pristine drinking water?
‘Tiger, Tiger, burning bright’: Workshop on Tigers by Pooja Choksi
Even though the students in the forest villages of Tikadi, Paraspani and Sarrah live around the Pench Tiger Reserve, very few of them have actually seen a tiger or know about its behaviour.
The Organic Diaries- Step 6: The Patient Tending
We’re all well aware of how good the soil and climate is in Pench. In fact, the day after we sowed, we saw that some of our seeds had sprouted! Given the terrible monsoon conditions, we knew we had to be patient and be open to some amount of failure. None the less, we hoped for the best.
Our students diligently took care of their patches and we were looking forward to a good set of vegetables! We could feel it- we were definitely going to have a good set of vegetables! After all, the students had put in such an effort!
7th Grader, Shreyansh, tending to his patch.
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 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.
Third Pole E-Base is live!
Third Pole E-Base
The third E-Base of the World, the Third Pole E-Base is now live! We would like to congratulate our friends up in Leh who managed to bring solar energy to the ‘Roof of the World‘
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.
