A Winter Day at Our Farm in India | Fresh Sugarcane, Peas & Village Life

One of our favourite spots at the farm, sitting quietly under the trees and watching the fields.

Welcome to our family farm. Since childhood, our parents have always brought us here for small picnics and quiet afternoons in the fields. It was their way of keeping us connected to our roots and the simple life they grew up with.

In this blog, I wanted to share a little part of one winter afternoon at the farm. Fresh peas straight from the plants, sugarcane in our hands, muddy paths, winter sun, and unplanned conversations that somehow become the best memories.

A small muddy path between the corn plants and vegetables — this is what most of our farm walks look like.
Winter afternoons at our farm usually end like this, walking through the fields, picking fresh greens, and talking about random things.
The tiny saunf flowers had completely taken over one corner of the farm. Couldn’t stop looking at them.
Fresh sugarcane straight from the field. Sticky hands, cold weather, and the sweetest snack ever.
Coriander flowers are so underrated. They are prettier than most garden flowers.
Fresh amla from the farm, impossible to eat just one.


The palak looked too fresh not to photograph.
Winter sun, fresh peas, and conversations that go nowhere.
Picked these peas and finished half of them before they even reached home.

As children, we came here to play. Now we come here to pause for a while.

By evening, the sunlight becomes golden and softer than before. The fields look quieter, the air colder. Someone reminds us it is time to leave, though nobody really wants to. We carry vegetables back home, a little mud on our shoes, and the feeling that some places continue to hold parts of us no matter how much life changes outside them.

Published by Shilpa Mandara

Exploring heavenly earth :)

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