‘Farmer’s Share’ is also a centre for learning, where children and adults can learn practical life skills like farming, weaving, construction, pottery and associated crafts.
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W hen you step into Farmer’s Share, Ambrose Kooliyath’s organic farm and craft centre on the outskirts of Shornur, you immediately feel a sense of calm. A few women are occupied with working the looms at the Khadi weaving unit, while the heady aroma of butter emanates from the kitchen and warehouse.
Here, cookies are being baked – unconventional flavours like curry leaf and moringa leaf, which taste heavenly.
The centre’s pottery unit’s talents are displayed via terracotta pots with different kinds of hanging and flowering plants. Hibiscus bushes surround the area, with carpets of red flowers laid out in the sun to dry. A worker gathers a batch of colourful sun-dried leaves and flowers, which will be used to make dye. Adorable indie dogs run around – their occasional barking and…