Save Your Seeds for the Next Season's Harvest
By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.
By Anjana Khadia, Farmer · Sundargarh
Responds to — Food insecurity, loss of traditional farming knowledge, reliance on external seed sources
Here in Sundargarh, we live by the seasons and the land. After our first harvest, we don't just stop. We look ahead, cultivating a second crop. We grow things like moong and urad beans, chickpeas, lentils, and mustard. The key is in saving our own seeds. We personally collect them, ensuring we have them ready for the next year.
This way, we keep our traditional farming methods alive, applying manure and nurturing our fields. It’s how we ensure our bodies are nourished with good vitamins, and how we continue to thrive, just as our tribe has always worshipped and conserved nature.
The recipe
Collect and save seeds from your first crop to cultivate a second crop using traditional methods.
Seed savingTraditional farmingFood securityCrop resilienceLocal knowledge
