5:30am. Before the sun fully rises over the fields outside Nagpur, our day has already begun. The cows need milking. The spice plots need checking. And somewhere across the farm, the stone mills will soon start turning.
The Morning Milk
Our Gir cows are milked by hand, not machine. It takes longer. But the gentle process maintains the natural fat globule structure of the milk in a way that industrial milking cannot. The milk goes directly to curd preparation — the first step in our bilona ghee process.
"Every animal on our farm has a name. We believe the quality of care we give our cows directly shows up in the quality of the ghee they help us make."
The Spice Fields
Our turmeric and chili plots are managed entirely without synthetic inputs. Soil health is maintained through compost made from farm waste and cover cropping. Pest management relies on neem-based solutions and companion planting — the same methods Indian farmers used for centuries.
Stone Milling
Our chakki (stone mill) runs cool and slow. Industrial roller milling generates heat that destroys enzymes and volatile oils. Stone milling at low RPM preserves these compounds, delivering flour that not only tastes better but retains its full nutritional profile.
- Zero synthetic pesticides on any crop
- Compost-only soil fertility management
- Hand-milking for all dairy processing
- Traditional stone milling at low temperature
- Sun drying for all spice processing
