About our location

Where Grey Hornbill Perch Organic farm located 

our farm is five acre model farm located in Dry Zone Sri Lanka. geographically we receive rain during two rainy seasons Maha (Major) season starts by September and ends by March Yala (less) Season  starts  may and ends August. we are blessed with bright Sun light and hot temperature that is common through tropical regions.

we bought this land as pieces then we merge it into single piece and made this model organic farm. this land was extensively used agriculture land then its soil was dead because of extensive use of agro chemicals  we bought is and then we left it for recovery five years it was covered by guinea grass (Megathyrsus Maximus)

and Ipil Ipil / River tamarind (Leucaena leucocephala)

both aggressive invasive plant species but with the time these plants improved soil condition and soil structure now we have good soil thanks to these plants. during this five year period we have cut this plant cover several times and then mulch the soil. Now soil is bounced back with soil organisms. 

we never cut our local small trees that left in land now these trees grown big and created nice environment and field lab to do our natural farming experiments. we have very good bird diversity our challenge is how to improve this farm co existing with this our old inhabitant plants and animals my son and daughter both are keen about their winged friends  and they want to improve the living condition of them more than the farm itself.