Aiyor Bai

Aiyor Bai Aiyor Bai, is the traditional name of our ancestral farm where we are working to build soil health in turn to build our health. Saturdays work for me best.

Aiyor Bai, is the traditional given name of this piece of land. Aiyyawari (of the lord), Bai (water well)...'Well of the lord' somehow over a period of time got shortened to Aiyor Bai. Its the name which has always been associated with the land and still continues to be. Most farms in our village are named after the water well on the land. Plenty of "Mangoes and Memories" associated with this spac

e, which is where we spent many childhood summers. Organic, not just in the use of the word but to come to juncture where the farm practices sustainable agriculture rather than just chemical free farming. Organic to us means ecologically true agriculture. We started the journey couple 4 years back by cutting back on the fertilizers and since last season (2013) we have not used any chemicals . The remaining land has been left fallow for last 2 -5 years on which we will/have cultivated millets, pulses and vegetables. It a journey we hope we can take with others, who have done before us and share what we learn for those following. Thanks in advance for all your queries and also your encouragement. At this point we are not ready to have farm stays or long term volunteers. For those wanting to know more about farming please read this

https://www.facebook.com/notes/aiyor-bai/how-to-startjourney-towards-sustainable-farming/1346921955318010

Till we connect in person please check the page where I often load information on what we are doing and what we are learning as well. The farm is 60km from Hyderabad on nagarjungsagar highway. There is no charge as of now, please bring your own lunch etc and you are free to explore with your children. I will take you around the farm and share what we do and how etc. BUT you need to pre-arrange with me! Please don't land up. Absolutely no alcohol allowed on the farm and same goes with smoking which is designated to an area. You can write to us here if you have want more information or email us. [email protected]

for questions that others can answer check this group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/296006423906455/


~Madhu Reddy
Vocal-for-Local

27/08/2026

Part 3 : orchard area where we have sapota, guava and also mango. We started with loads of papaya initially here along with some Banana and as the other trees shaded out these stopped being producing.

Satish's cows eat up banana leaf so in this area they graze with their feet tied to there neck. Not for too long but it still bothers me. So if animals are grazing in your orchards know what they eat, how they rub against the trunks, how they trample on etc.

Slowly but surely here also we have managed to curb much of the parthenium but it still comes in few disturbed edges and where pipes are worked on.

To regenerate this area we mainly rely on mulch and also woody compost. Guavas now have become the sacrificial trees here as they economically not that profitable and have become a huge monkey attractor.

Looking back lot of lessons learnt from the planting of this orchard with support trees. Would do it differently today.

26/08/2026

Part 2:

Another patch of land , no till philosophy. Mulched, put nitrogen fixers, guilds around fruit trees which included pest repellers, pollinator plants, NFTs...

Satish's cows graze here too.

Parthenium is negligible here too and seen more on the edges and margins.

Can be done, but takes time , patience and effort. Where effort translates to more woman hours than machine hours.

It took me some years to ensure this patch of land in front of the house does not have too much parthenium. It used to ...
25/08/2026

It took me some years to ensure this patch of land in front of the house does not have too much parthenium. It used to come in certain patches more than others.

We just cleared with hand and put loads of hedge lucern which now has reduced too from self seed. The native grasses are slowly coming back for my neighbour Satish's cows. Of course the diversity of trees here and the mulch also has made a difference.

The key is less disturbance of soil. No till is an utopia which only can be achieved slowly or with a balance of man , machine and animals in this day and age.

Coordinating with Satish has to be done so that the blades of the grasses are not too sharp for the animals. Cows and buffaloes eat very differently. Buffaloes don't seem to mind the rough edges that much.

In pathways behind the farm, somewhere where the boulders, the sandy soil and rock meet. Nature's sonnet.
25/08/2026

In pathways behind the farm, somewhere where the boulders, the sandy soil and rock meet.

Nature's sonnet.

Like forests, the rocks and boulders are important features of our biomes. They provide shelter, help create watering po...
15/07/2026

Like forests, the rocks and boulders are important features of our biomes.

They provide shelter, help create watering pools for animals, help water stay still enough to infiltrate.

Slow, spread, sink. Some water harvesting interventions that I saw in the lands around that were done perhaps in my gran...
02/07/2026

Slow, spread, sink. Some water harvesting interventions that I saw in the lands around that were done perhaps in my grandfather's time.

They might have not had technology to know the contours but observation, experience and naked eye engineering today holds up.

Seems to be the bigger thorn variety that I got as a gift from vrindavan farm when I visited them couple years back....
27/06/2026



Seems to be the bigger thorn variety that I got as a gift from vrindavan farm when I visited them couple years back. But can't be sure as we always forget to label things.

Temporary installations I call them. Art that will be moved into boxes and trays tomorrow and day after. Each section of...
26/06/2026

Temporary installations I call them. Art that will be moved into boxes and trays tomorrow and day after.

Each section of different days harvest. Smaller piles of no name trees. We taste them too but our favourite remains Benishan.

But this year I made sure the ladies tasted the Kesar, Langda, Himayat, Amrapali, Some small Rasalu which we forgot the names.

Slowly but surely saying good bye to the season. As we finish we will let the mangoes take a short rest and then we start some pruning activity.

Work never stops on a farm.

Collection from the last few days
24/06/2026

Collection from the last few days

Last of the harvests from the trees. We hoping to end the sales by end of this month for Banginapally So if you have not...
23/06/2026

Last of the harvests from the trees. We hoping to end the sales by end of this month for Banginapally

So if you have not had mangoes yet (how can that be)....get the last of the produce

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