Blogging with Velammalians

Students of VNGS Madipakkam visited the  Farm Guru  on 7.3.2020. It was a day of  opportunity to experience the farm in all its rustic glory and to live the farm life, albeit for a day.  The open expanse, fresh air with the smell of the soil, the beauty of lush green paddy fields and the songs from the birds in the trees was an experience of its kind to the students. They spent chasing butterflies and watching tadpoles, fishing, experiencing the warmth of the  sun  and the cool splash of the water from the well. As they walked through the paddy fields and the plantation, the smell of hay and of flowers that bloomed that day amazed them. They loved  the taste of the tomatoes  they  plucked from  the plant and the smell of the radish with it leaves. Apart from the hands on experience, students also learnt about the stages of farming, starting from ploughing, drip irrigation, sowing, transplanting,weeding, harvesting and...