AAV (An Authentic Village Farm) is a working model of sustainable livelihood and its economics is based on Cow. We try to showcase here how a Cow can bring considerable changes and prosperity in one’s life. If all agriculture land holders follow the practice of keeping desi cow, how the health, wealth and environment improves significantly. We feel this change in our lives and hence propagate this message.
At AAV we not only use cow and cow urine for producing organic manures and pesticides but also use it to produce fossil free bio gas and hence contribute in CO2 control. To understand how cow based economy model works :-
We have grown around 55 varieties of fruit bearing, ornamental, ayurvedic plants and shrubs and have 900 such trees in our premises. We are also conserving Buchanania lanzan (Chiraunji) which in on the verge of extintion.
Fresh cooked food and Chulha roti is our specialty. we serve desi food on earthernwares and recycleble leaves plates (pattal) to encourage water conservation and leaf moulds. The farm fresh fruits, veggies, flowers, grains, pulses grown here are hand processed by the local tribal and other underprivileged women under strict hygienic conditions to products like, pickles, murabba, candies, bari, rose water, gulkhand etc. Usage of plastic is discouraged as much as possible and old techniques are used for making the products. Haldi, chillies, dhaniya powder, mustard oili etc. used for making food and pickles and other products are also organically home grown. No chemical preservatives are used for making the products and only Dadi Maan ke Nuskhe are practiced in making these stuffs.