Living on the edge of the Siruseri forest is a dream coated in a layer of very real frustrations. At Jacob and Klooster Farms, we’ve dedicated ourselves to a simple, albeit stubborn, philosophy: farming in harmony with nature. In the heart of an expanding Chennai, we wanted to create a sanctuary where biodiversity isn’t just […]
Why urban farming matters Every morning I wake up to the sounds of birds and the lowing of cows, before the joined calls from a nearby church and mosque, and later the distant honking of traffic enter the soundscape. That contrast pretty much defines my life at our Jacob & Klooster Farms in Thalambur. I […]
Living in a city like Chennai, surrounded by concrete, traffic, and constant noise, running Jacob & Klooster Farms sometimes feels like a quiet act of rebellion. A rebellion against forgetting. Forgetting seasons, soils, insects, and the deep relationship humans once had with plants. As a lifestyle farmer trying to live in harmony with nature, my […]
