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Śaila–Shāstra Stone Heritage
Village Tourism and the Relevance of Shail Shaastra (Śail-Shāstra) What if your hotel room had walls older than your grandparents?What if the place you stayed
March 2, 2026
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GDT X Ecoselva Volunteer’25-26
From Gram Disha to Germany: Learning Botanical Science in Practice Hi, I’m Cheshta. If you’ve been reading Gram Disha Trust’s blogs, you may remember that
February 18, 2026
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MoolyaSHIKHAR – Impact Case Study
MoolyaSHIKHAR True Price AccountingCase Study 2025–26 A Ground Level Transformation in How Farmers Understand the ‘True’ Price of Their Agroecological Produce – Apples through Natural
January 8, 2026
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Apple Juice VC 2025
Agroecological Apple Juice Value Chain 2025 SDG Indicator 2.4.1 and SDG 12 Impact Case Study Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 Target 12.3 – Indicator 12.3.1 –
December 27, 2025
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Shail Shaastra – Stonemasons of Himalayas – 3 month Internship
Śaila-Shāstra (शैल शास्त्र) – Living Craft Knowledge Stone Masonry & Craftsman Internship Traditional Rock-Wood (Kath-Kuhni) Temple at Village Jhungi Introduction Get ready for dusty hands
November 2, 2025
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From Kinnaur to Spiti: Learning from Natural Farming Champions in the High Himalayas
The primary objective of the visit to Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts was to assess on-ground progress of Natural Farming-based apple production under the (Sustainable Food
October 27, 2025
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Residual Effect – 3 star Rated Farms
When Good Apples Face Hidden Challenges: A Story of Trust and Transparency On 22nd August 2025, a fresh lot of apples arrived at our facility.
September 28, 2025
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SLM–IoT Integration for Natural Farming
“If the technology decreases the operational (input) cost and complexity of the smallholder – consider it – else send it back to the drawing board”
September 24, 2025
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Understanding Apple Varieties
Understanding Apple Varieties India’s apple-growing regions from the mid-hills of Uttarakhand to the high reaches of Himachal and Kashmir are undergoing a quiet but important
September 6, 2025
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Apples-Mountain-Mudslides
Apples, Mountains, and Mudslides: A Journey Through Kinnaur’s Orchards When you think of apples from Himachal, you probably imagine crisp red fruit in crdboard boxes
September 6, 2025
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Which Blueberry Variety to Grow?
Natural Blueberries: A Backstory: Kalasan Nursery Farm (KNF) has been actively engaged in a variety of agricultural projects, with one of the noteworthy initiatives being
September 5, 2025
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Orchard Development at Baag
Cetara Certificate – 2 Star – Gram Bhawan CETARA – QR – Gram Bhawan The orchard development project at Gram Bhawan, Village Baag, is more
August 12, 2025
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Apples to Apples – Supporting Natural Farming
Connecting Producers to Consumers – CETARA-NF No Farmers No Food Know Farmers Know Food You need a farmer at least two or three times a
August 12, 2025
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IoT and AgriTech – Primary Field Survey with Smallholders
Helping Farmers with Smart Tools – AgriTech Survey on IoT Solution for Smallholders Since the mid-1990s, the internet has connected people across the world. A
August 10, 2025
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The (Im)Perfect Apple
Beyond the Perfect Apple: A Natural Farming Success Story from Himachal High up in the remote Spiti Valley, life runs at a different rhythm. The
August 4, 2025
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Seed Bank Initiative at Kalasan
Germination Report Gram Disha Trust (GDT) with the collaboration with Kalasan Nursery Farm has its first round of germination trials as part of a broader
August 4, 2025
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Innovation in Practice – BioDegradable Bags and All season plantation of Dormant Season-Restricted Plants
Kalasan Nursery’s Eco-Friendly Shift to Biodegradable Grow Bags In the face of climate change and increasing plastic pollution, sustainability in agriculture is no longer optional,
July 9, 2025
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Identifying Wild Plants as Biocontrollers-3
Wild-Local Species for Insect-Pest Control – 3rd Edition The Himalayan region holds a vast repository of wild flora with untapped potential for agricultural innovation. Among
July 1, 2025
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