<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aanandaa Permaculture Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aanandaa]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:58:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[5 Ways to reduce Weeds in your Permaculture Garden?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have not understood why weeds appear in your garden in the first place, please read my blog on Why do you get Weeds in your...]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/5-ways-to-reduce-weeds-in-your-permaculture-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60866c997c41170015de0ad2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:09:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_c1f0abeb86224e5d921e7161578cb87a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do you get Weeds in your Permaculture Garden?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone who gardens, has a garden or has seen other people garden, will tell you that weeds are very painful and unwanted! A gardener...]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/why-do-you-get-weeds-in-your-permaculture-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607c60b44bb2a70015722532</guid><category><![CDATA[Plantation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Crops]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_2f24a8f80177408db4fc45586c6abc00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_622,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Ways to beat the Summer Heat in your Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer is here, and temperatures are beginning to rise. The hot winds that blow in the summer are good for the cereal crops (like wheat)...]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/5-ways-to-beat-the-summer-heat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6073235ca93ed60015fed975</guid><category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Land Design]]></category><category><![CDATA[Plantation]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:37:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_1cb12835c50742c1b6102a89b4cfe013~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preserve Tomatoes with this Homemade Ketchup recipe! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any gardener or permaculturist has experienced this. They have too much of one thing in their garden suddenly, and soon after it is gone....]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/preserve-your-tomatoes-with-this-homemade-ketchup-recipe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6065617ec304cf002c13f945</guid><category><![CDATA[Processing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 05:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_558e85a245fb497ab4725576dd54f190~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crops in Permaculture: Potatoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing potatoes in raised beds is easy, and highly productive. No digging, no mounds and no de-weeding. Just bury the seed and harvest! ]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/growing-potatoes-in-raised-beds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ff464638d9cfc0017e737b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Crops]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vegetables]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:17:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_65e9f241feb7482b936d43dc478e34ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Managing Snakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are often asked the question, "What about snakes on the farm? How do you deal with them? " A farm is a habitat for all species, and...]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/dealing-with-snakes-on-a-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ff5b0dd339bc7001701daa0</guid><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Forest]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:23:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_a14b5fdd98a145d480b32f361552a55a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegetables in Permaculture: Demystifying the Pumpkin flower!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have a pumpkin vine growing in your garden, you may have asked the same questions that we have asked ourselves many times.]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/demystifying-the-pumpkin-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f292b12a3c2210017f2de82</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:55:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_fb28f7ca22cc454d8726faaabcfa8fcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_729,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Fields in a Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[In permaculture, there is a lot of emphasis on planting trees. In fact, we have planted 300-500 trees per acre at Aanandaa. So the main...]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/making-fields-in-a-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f292957ddde760017aef373</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:45:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_5bc4ea282bc14beab304c0aeaa911c77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soil Management in Permaculture: Wood Chip mulch]]></title><description><![CDATA[We love to keep our soils mulched at all times, and force this we primarily use woodchips. Read to know how we make them!]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/making-woodchips</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2939dcd0af1c0017baf938</guid><category><![CDATA[Mulch]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_c2d142c8d10943cea837ab52f55ef187~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Nursery in the Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 9 years into setting up the farm, I felt it was time to have a nursery of our own. Read on to learn how we got started!]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/setting-up-a-nursery-at-aanandaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f293d54b5a5e800175bebe3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:18:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_701740c3f24b4ad2b2a1228a105fddc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seed Saving in Permaculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Different seeds are saved by different methods. In this blog, we take you through a variety of seeds that we save at Aanandaa. Are you self ]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2019/05/15/saving-seeds-for-the-next-season-at-aanandaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c65</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 17:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_7e30c8aa026f4689b492b20f677a3382~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_809,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Banana/Papaya Circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how to make a banana circle or a papaya circle in your garden or farm.]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2019/05/15/making-a-bananapapaya-circle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c66</guid><category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Land Design]]></category><category><![CDATA[Plantation]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_50391b2f1aba4e39ba6e42e7df07dbe6~mv2_d_1960_4032_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Making an Herb Spiral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how to make an herb spiral in your garden through the experiences at Aanandaa.]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2019/05/15/making-a-herb-spiral</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c67</guid><category><![CDATA[Land Design]]></category><category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_9aaa7075b26747e18b48c284fb896312~mv2_d_1458_2403_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit Trees in Permaculture: Pruning Pears]]></title><description><![CDATA[After doing much reading, we believe we have finally figured out how to prune our pear trees. In this blog, we share the technique with you.]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2018/12/14/pruning-the-pear-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c68</guid><category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fruits]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:08:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_8949a9cc0ffb4381858baeb7593c31fb~mv2_d_1960_4032_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water Management in Permaculture: After 7 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the monsoon of 2018, we had a good spell of rain. In this post, you can see how the water flows through the land, slows down in the chann]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2018/09/16/water-management-at-aanandaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c69</guid><category><![CDATA[Water Management]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_9307c0555cfd4677b34d669278a0fd31~mv2_d_4032_1960_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permaculture Design: Making Raised Beds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we started out designing and building the raised bed vegetable garden, we didn't know it would look so beautiful and be so convenie]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2017/11/19/making-a-raised-bed-vegetable-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c6a</guid><category><![CDATA[Vegetables]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:42:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_8597074f06f64b6aabf8e3ce008053a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_844,h_920,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit Trees in Permaculture: Pomegranate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pomegranate tree is actually a shrub. And it needs to be cut back &#38; pruned annually to maintain that shape. The fruit appears on new]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2017/07/14/lessons-in-fruit-growing-pomegranate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c6b</guid><category><![CDATA[Fruits]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 04:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_8709d72fc8324cb5a176f893eff4a516~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_844,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 6 year Old Permaculture Food Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever so often, we like to do a photoshoot of Aanandaa and see the progress we have made. On its 6th anniversary, we go around with a camera ]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2017/08/19/a-portrait-of-aanandaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c6c</guid><category><![CDATA[Land Design]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_6d210aa995964d77bd5857a3fa182da0~mv2_d_2992_2000_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit Trees in Permaculture: Mango Trimming]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Mango season is over, one must get down to pruning &#38; trimming the trees. See a video of how we do it, cutting back branches sh]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2017/08/19/lessons-in-fruit-growing-mango</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fruits]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_5e2b7cf75e654ca6b8e3eec9ab641791~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_958,h_958,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water Management in Permaculture: Swales - II]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coming of monsoon is always a good to time to reassess the flow of water on your land, and make sure you are slowing down, soaking and s]]></description><link>https://aanandaa.wixsite.com/aanandaa/post/2017/07/15/raining-its-time-to-build-swales</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6c16867f492100174d1c6e</guid><category><![CDATA[Water Management]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 07:06:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531f61_094ec9094fef48e5bc6b914cbf4470e4~mv2_d_4608_2592_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Manisha Lath Gupta</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>