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.       

Natural farming

Hi

I'm Nalin from Sri Lanka. professionally I do importing and sales of agriculture technological equipment that is related to micro irrigation and protective agriculture, academically  I studied applied Science for my basic degree and Business Administration for my masters. I enjoy bird watching and believe in Sustainable development.  I have been working with farmers for long period and I learned agriculture in field working with farmers. my very first experience regarding agriculture was sweet and precious. our grand farther harvest his rice harvest from paddy field it was a half work half cultural rituals farming was a such precious profession for them at that time. but now Agriculture is just income source people do what ever to increase profit. ultimate result is we eat agro chemical contaminated genetically modified food that causing never ending health issues.  

" Let Food be thy Medicine and Medicine be thy food" 

                                                                                             Hippocrates     

I like to share some of my knowledge and experience with you all. my main focus is promote natural farming  that is go beyond the organic practice that is learning natural cycle of life and apply its learned systems into practical farming.

I believe that we can integrate new technologies to enhance the productivity and sustainability of our natural resources.

farming is not a just food producing it  is practice that will calm your mind and sole you will enjoy nature by seeing how plant grow and how flowers bloom. it is the best medicine that heal our past phase life.

lets start with one single plant then we will change our life.

this photo was taken during a field visit to a seed farm Ludhiyana Punjab India