Dear All,We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Organo Et School (OES) and 2getherments Infra Pvt Ltd.
We recap the first session of OES Polyhouse Program, in the words of our Farm coach Venkatesh Nallamilli B.Sc agriculture & MBA agribusiness management from Symbiosis institute
This time, it was the Launch of Organo Et School “Mandala Garden program” at OES Children's Farm campus. Here is a recap of session-1 in the words of our farm coach, Garima Goel herself.
OES is proud to associate with the earth strand of Sapthapadha this time, through a Clay rendition workshop. “Pottery Without Wheel-a clay workshop” It is on Sunday the 15 May 2022 and open to children and adults (Age 6 years & above).
The Mandala Garden designs are a popular permaculture approach. ‘Mandala’ in Sanskrit language means circle. Various art forms depicted in Buddhism and Hinduism emerge as Mandala or circular forms and patterns.
Are you interested in farming? Do you want to feel the soil? Do you want to know where and how our food is grown? Do you have a farm? Are you interested to learning natural techniques to control pest and diseases in crops?Do you want your food free of chemicals?
Would you like your children to learn about how farmers care for their cows, how they conserve their natural resources and how milk impacts the economy of the local community, all while being on a local “Desi” dairy farm?
Having a kitchen garden is like a gift we give ourselves towards well-being and self-reliance. There are many benefits of raising and harvesting plants. Most often, kitchen garden plants are easy to raise, and this gardening activity ensures that we have an inexpensive, regular, and handy supply of fresh vegetables
OES is proud to launch its first sustainability workshop of the series at KSR’s Togetherments, Miyapur Hyderabad <https://www.2getherments.com/ksrs-togetherments>.
Visiting a Goshala can be an exhilarating experience. Somewhat similar experience Nithika, Tanvi, Cheranvi and Aadhirai had when they came for a field trip to Organo Bakaram Goshala. They along with their parents visited this desi dairy in Bakaram village on 23rd Apr’22, last Saturday.
On 17th March 2022, we had lovely weather at the OES Children's Farm. It sure was a very pleasant Sunday morning, despite the summer. All the Spring Batch young farmers arrived early at 8:00am for the session. All of them were extremely excited to have a look at their respective farm patches, as they came to the farm after a gap.
On 9th April 22, Sunday morning Organo Et School conducted the Rurban Forest Workshop at Organo Antharam Site.
Want to know more about afforestation? Do you want to know why and how trees are grown? Are you someone who is not afraid to get dirty, jump in and help, learn fast and work hard? Then, be sure to enroll yourself in the Rurban Forest Workshop by Organo Et School (OES)
The Mandala Garden designs are a popular permaculture approach. ‘Mandala’ in Sanskrit language means circle. Various art forms depicted in Buddhism and Hinduism emerge as Mandala or circular forms and patterns
Dear All, We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding between Organo Et School (OES) and Sreenidhi International School(SIS) as part of OES’s initiative Organo@Schools, a drive to help progressiveeducational institutions in Hyderabad to become more earth-focused campuses.
As summer is approaching fast in Hyderabad, session 8 of BAF Spring batch started earlier than usual, on Sunday, at 8:00am. Children arrived early to commence their farm learning on 27 Mar,22 at OES Children’s Farm.
Be a Farmer, Spring batch members came in with a fresh lease of energy to attend session 5 of the program on Marh 6th 2022. It was sunny with a slight breeze to keep the air pleasant on a Sunday morning at OES Children’s Farm.
On the Occasion of Holi festival, Organo Et School along with Organo Eco-Habitats, organized Holi celebration event at Organo Antharam, on 19 Mar2022.
Organo Et School (OES) is happy to bring another interesting workshop “No-Flame Cooking workshop” where the participants will learn to make 2 traditional Indian dishes, popularly made on the occasion of Holi!
The 7th session of the Spring batch of Be a Farmer program at OES Childrens’ Farm, began on Sunday morning of 20 March 2022. All the kids were excited and prepared to tend to their farm patches.
Be a Farmer program for the Spring batch is on at Organo Et School Children’s Farm for almost one and a half months now. Last Sunday, 13 March 2022, members of Spring batch continued their journey into the second leg.
On a sunny Sunday morning of 13 Mar 2022, OES Kinder Gardeners program ended, with young Kinder Gardeners graduating after completing a monthlong farming program.
The participants of Urban Permaculture workshop collected at Organo Antharam’s Club house called God’s Own Office. The occasion was OES workshop about Urban Permaculture followed by lunch at the club house.
On 6th March 22, Sunday morning it looked like summer is here, at OES Children’s Farm. Sun was shining bright over the farm sky and all around. The Kinder gardeners walked up to their farm patches equipped with their farm tools and buckets. Sreedevi their farm coach greeted them all with smiles and cheer.
With the onset of summer in Hyderabad and around, OES Children’s farm presented a changed look this Sunday morning. On 27 February 2022 children of Spring batch collected for session 4 of Be a Farmer Program. With a couple of interesting activities planned for them during this session, they all geared up.
In the advent of Spring and Holi festival in the offing, Organo Et School (OES) organized Naturally Holi, a workshop about making natural Holi colors.
On a Sunday morning of 20 February 2022, members of BAF Spring Batch came to attend session 3 at OES Children’s farm near Chevalla. This session unfolded with very interesting activities lined up for them. Shilpa their farming coach asked all of them to first look for any weeds in the farm patches and remove them.
On 13February 2022, all Be a Farmer program kids arrived at 8:30am for session 2 of spring crop cycle. It was nice at the OES children’s farm, with a cool winter breeze and incoming summer sun, making it warm as well.
Looking for ways to incorporate Safe Food into your life? Do you hope to grow your own crops in your home? Want to become more self-reliant and have lower impact on Earth?
On occasion of festival of colors HOLI, Organo Et School this time, brings a fun workshop to make natural Holi colours!At Organo Et School (OES) celebrations are occasions of getting close to nature with each step. OES brings a wonderful DIY Workshop for ages 3 and above
Do you want to introduce farming to your child? Do you want them to know where and how their food is grown? Do you have kids who are not afraid to get dirty, jump in and help, learn fast and work hard?
We at OES Children’s farm welcomed a bunch of enthusiastic kids for the third session of the Kinder Gardener Farming program. These kids came equipped with their farming tools and buckets, all set for a fun filled farming session with their coach Sreedevi.
On a bright Sunday morning of 20 Feb 2022, kids from Hyderabad collected at Organo Et school Children’s farm to attend an exciting farming session. They all ran to their farm patches to have a look.
What a morning it was! We were invited by Sreenidhi International School as their sustainability education partners to collaborate and inspire their students on the occasion of World Pulses Day.
Organo et School along with Friends of Snakes Society organized a workshop on creating awareness about snakes on Saturday the 19 February 2022. This program was intended to bring awareness and acceptance of living in a biodiverse environment, in harmony with other creatures
On a bright February spring morning, we all collected for a quite unique experience of No-flame cooking with our expert Ms.Himanshu Kapoor. This workshop was a celebration of Indian Spring season called Basanth.
On 13 Feb 2022, OES launched its 2 batch of Kinder Gardener farming program, a-month long program, at OES Children's farm campus.
When we live in bio-diverse habitats, it is important that we understand that we share this land with other species like birds, insects, animals and reptiles. That our neighbourhoods offer habitats for other species, and not just our human neighbours.
Do you want to introduce farming to your child? Do you want them to know where and how their food is grown? Do you have kids who are not afraid to get dirty, jump in and help, learn fast and work hard?
Good to welcome a new bunch of young n enthusiastic farmers on OES Children’s farm campus. Start of a fresh batch of Be A Farmer program for this spring crop cycle was exciting for us as well as children.
The young farmers were coming close the end of the winter crop cycle with the harvest session on 6 Feb 2022. They all came to OES farm today to harvest what they had grown for almost a 2-months long crop cycle
Organo Et School (OES) launches February Month Nature Journal. OES brings this month's journal with joy and brightness of spring. We want you to look around and observe the freshness of blossoming flowers and newness of baby leaves on trees.
In 2022, we are launching our next ambitious program: Organo@Corporates! Here, our aim is simple – educate & assist progressive corporate teams to become more earth-conscious.
Having young farmers collect at the OES Children’s farm campus each Sunday is a delight for us all. And especially on a day when there are loads in store during the farming session
On a bright Sunday morning of 9 Jan 2022, OES Kinder Gardeners program came to an end, with our Kinder Gardeners Manas and Aishwarya graduating.
On 19 Dec 22, the sun was out as the farm patches being ready, with a quick clean-up of weeds done by farming support staff during the week. Our farm coaches Shilpa Teja and Venkatesh were ready with the kids for new activities.
Now, Be A Farmer Sundays are filled with energy, cheer and laughter. All young farmers arrive at the Organo Et School Children's Farm campus at 9:00 am. They are equipped with their farming tools, watering cans or buckets and lots of enthusiasm.
We are launching another ambitious program: Organo@Schools! Here, our aim is simple: 1) assist progressive educational institutions in Hyderabad to become more earth-focused campuses and 2) help instil earth-focused habits and culture amongst their staff and students
OES had organized an interesting and artistic nature related workshop on 18 Dec 21, Saturday morning. This workshop was conducted by Rashmi Agarwal, a famous Garden and horticulture expert from Delhi
On 19th December, Sunday, it was a nice sunny winter morning at OES Children’s Farm Campus. Kids started gathering around 9:00 am, for a new and enjoyable farming session
In 2022, we are launching our next ambitious program: Organo@Communities! Here, our aim is simple – educate & assist progressive gated communities to become more Earth-focused communities.
The God’s Own Office – Club house at Antharam, was a perfect venue for Organo Et School workshop on Microgreens. The morning sun in the backdrop was just perfect for this open-air program. This Do-It-Yourself, Microgreen's workshop was conducted by our Expert Ms. Sreedevi Ande. She really displays her microgreen planters very well, according to their growth stages. These were eco-friendly organic coconut-shells with beautiful wheatgrass microgreens, in various stages of growth.
Eco-anxiety is very real; It is psychological distress caused by a chronic fear of environmental doom. Generation next is fearing that they are inheriting a damaged planet with fast-depleting natural resources, melting polar caps with rising sea levels that will inundate bustling coastal cities, and air that is gradually becoming unbreathable. This presents a fearful picture to them.
OES organized a highly informative and interactive Kitchen Gardening 'Do-It-Yourself workshop' on 4th Dec 2021. The participants were an enthusiastic bunch of people from as far as Tokyo.
As I clicked on the mouse to open the document I was working on, I felt cold plastic under my hand. This made me look up and around. It seemed my workspace was drowning in plastic and other non-sustainable materia
Organo Et School (OES) is happy to bring a Pre-Christmas workshop on how to make your own terrarium this holiday season!
Organo Et School (OES) is happy to bring a Pre-Christmas workshop on how to make your own terrarium this holiday season! The workshop will cover the concept and techniques of developing a terrarium in local climate and setting
Organo Et School has organized an event on Understanding Clean and Affordable Energy at Sreenidhi International School. I, along with my colleague Vaishnavi Paturu, were happy to be invited as Subject-Matter Experts.
OES farms on Sunday morning buzzed with Tiny Tots running around, laughing and having fun. Kids of age 6 years to 8 years old came to learn basics of growing leafy vegetables, during the winter months in Hyderabad, through OES Kinder Gardener farming program.
Be a Farmer program entered into the next leg of the crop cycle as the seeds sowed by Organo Et Schools's young farmers started germinating
Winter is here and with it comes time to enjoy loads of green leafy vegetables and seasonal vegetables. To add to this if we have these home-grown vegetables to eat, freshly harvested from our home kitchen gardens, isn't that blissful!
Children are picky customers and most honest critics. Add this to their food preferences and you get the quintessential “fussy child”. Childhood is an important stage of growth and the body needs essential nutrients for growth and development
It is said, that when men get bored, they go to war and when women get bored, they go shopping. Well, of course, fortunately, no wars are happening, so both the genders have taken to shopping at a war footing. Furthermore, the boredom of staying home during a pandemic and the option of easy online shopping has unleashed the buying beast on previously retail-virgin souls.
Organo Et School (OES) launches December Month Nature Journal. OES brings this month's journal with winter joy, for festive month of December.
From Gurukuls to the modern classroom, the way humans educate their young ones has taken a giant leap; and so has their consumption, wastage, and carbon footprint.
OES new farm campus buzzed with activity on the Childrens’ Day 14 November, 21, with young farmers coming in from all over Hyderabad.
On the Childrens’ day 14 Nov '21, nothing more than welcoming children to the ‘Be a Farmer’ session, would have given us satisfaction. The children were so happy to be back at the 'Be a Farmer’ session, at a brand-new location the ‘OES Children's Farm’ near Chevalla
Having a small kitchen garden at home is a delight for every family. As they get the pleasure of nurturing their own vegetables and green leafys and having them for food too
Do you want to introduce farming to your child? Do you want them to know where and how their food is grown? Do you have kids who are not afraid to get dirty, jump in and help, learn fast and work hard? Then, be sure to enroll them in the “Kinder-gardeners” program at OES Children’s Farm.
Having a kitchen garden is like a gift we give ourselves towards well-being and self-reliance. There are many benefits to raising and harvesting plants. Most often, kitchen garden plants are easy to raise, and this gardening activity ensures that we have an inexpensive, regular and handy supply of fresh vegetables.
Organo Et School (OES) is very happy to launch November Month Nature Journal. OES is excited to launch this month's journal as festive November, is here.
Do you want to introduce farming to your child? Do you want them to know where and how their food is grown? Do you have kids who are not afraid to get dirty, jump in and help, learn fast and work hard? Then, be sure to enroll them in the “Be a Farmer Winter Crop Cycle” program at OES Children’s Farm
Kids running and chatting around in verdant greens of vegetable gardens at the Slow Down Place, the venue for Organo Et School (OES) Diwali workshop. The fresh and vibrant scene is from last Sunday morning
On 23rd Oct 2021, Saturday as the sun went down over the canopies of Slow Down Place, Aziz Nagar, Organo Et School team and Urban Gardening expert Ms.Sreedevi Ande, welcomed the participants of “Learn to Grow Your Own Microgreens" DIY workshop. As the participants started joining, they got excited looking at the beautiful Microgreen planters.
Last Saturday 23rd October 21 was time well spent by participants of the Urban Permaculture workshop, organized by Organo Et School, at Slow Down Place, a simple place with ½ acre of vegetable garden, to grow its own produce.
Deepavali is round the corner, and we all are putting our thoughts together about decoration ideas for our homes and offices. We are also looking for gifting ideas to friends and family over Diwali time.
Monsoon rains extended into October making this monsoon farm cycle quite unpredictable. But that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the children, parents or OES team members.
With rain forecasts threatening our farm again, we decided to have the long overdue session on Botanic Illustration and the importance of Plant Documentation. Our regular Creative Expert Anu Dahiya led this event and engaged the children in a step-by-step method of plant observation and documentation.
Finally, the sun was out, the farm was dry and the beds were ready. With a quick clean-up of weeds and overgrowth, our farm coaches and kids were ready for sowing...At OES, we continue to admire the enthusiasm and resilience with which the parents and children participate in the program, despite the multiple flooding. It goes to show how much we want our children to learn and navigate real world experience of reward and perseverance. It makes us want to continue to work hard to deliver a solid and natural learning experience.
The most important legacy we leave for our children is the planet with all its resources. The current situation leaves no doubt in our predicament; We are at the cross-road to make decisions that will create a lasting impact on our planet. The health and future of our children are in our hands.
In the event of October 2021 being declared as the “Cyber Security Awareness Month” by DSCI. On a bright Sunday morning of 9th October 2021, we logged in for an online Workshop lead by our Cyber Security expert Mr.Sriram. The young participants in the age bracket of 10-16 yrs were all set to join in. They logged in to an informative session on dangers of the cyber world for children. While they are either studying online or playing or chatting with friends on social media.
Microgreens are 'baby plants', that fall in a category between sprouts and baby leaf vegetables. They have a strong aromatic flavor and concentrated nutrient content and come in a variety of colors and textures. Microgreens are known to boost our immunity with their high nutritious composition and are also very easy to harvest.
Looking for ways to incorporate Safe Food into your life? Do you hope to grow your own crops in your home? Want to become more self-reliant and have lower impact on Earth?
Organo Et School organized an online Do It yourself (DIY) workshop, “Bio enzymes at home” for young children (age 7-13 year), on 30th Sept 2021.
Organo et School is delighted to present its monthly series of – PLANT THE SEED – Competition for October. This competition is inspired by Organo's core value of celebrating holistic eco-living.
Organo Et School (OES) is very happy to launch October Month Nature Journal. OES brings this month's journal with joy to add to the festive mood of October, in our country.
As children prepare for going back to school after a yearlong absence and online classes, we are looking at a fresh beginning altogether. The parents can contribute to saving the environment by helping their kids
Meena of OES and I were discussing the importance of teaching young ones about different ways to keep in touch with Nature and her ways. One thing led to another and we were actively thinking of conducting a basic introduction course to the Permaculture workshop.
Organized by Organo Et School and taught by Certified Permaculture teachers Uma Iyer and Apoorva Gautham, participants experienced an interactive and engaging learning session that gave a comprehensive overview on permaculture.
We all will agree, without doubt, that the digital revolution is here! And that our children will be learning both on-campus and online for the near future. We are also living in a world hugely different from what we grew up in.
With the rain letting up a little, the farm was drier than last week, but we also had a lot of overgrowth to deal with. So, while our team were looking at recreating the farm patches, we continued our learning online.
Organo et School is delighted to announce the – PLANT THE SEED – Monthly Competition. This competition is inspired by Organo's core value of celebrating holistic eco-living.
“Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system.” — Bill Mollison
It was another rainy morning with few sunny breaks thrown in by Rain Gods. Children logged in from their computers for an online session with our in-house expert Meena Murugappan.
For the longest time, paper napkins and paper tissues were not a part of Indian everyday living. We were content with using cloth towels for face, hand and body drying. Over the last couple of decades, these thin papers rapidly made their way into our catering services, restaurants, households and offices.
What a rainy week we saw in Hyderabad! We experienced a Cloud Burst, which was followed by days of consistent rains, and resulted in minor flooding of our Children’s farm. While our temporary drainage solution worked, the trench could not match the water-logging rate to the water-drainage rate.
A key component of Natural Farming methods is Soil Health. Beneficial micro-organisms help "Dead Soil" become"Living Soil". Micro-organisms decompose and ferment organic parts ofthe soil system, converting them into humus containing nutrients and releasinghormones facilitating plant growth. In addition, they improve soil aggregatequality and soil stability, enabling it to retain nutrients and moisture (Kengoand Hui-lian, 2000).
Happy Teacher’s Day! We wish to express our gratitude to everyone on the journey to share their learnings and teachings with the greater world – Here’s to all the teachers, parents, children, leaders and more! And most importantly, we wish to express our deepest gratitude to the most generous teacher – Nature!
Weekend began, like always, with weeding and checking for plant and soil health. The children noticed that the Cluster beans and Chilly plants needed some TLC (Tender Love and Care).
