​It was my longtime desire that I become a hobby farmer. Hobby farming is a small-scale farm that is more for pleasure than business. I was born in a village, and naturally I became familiar with farming practices. However, I was more interested in horticulture. As, I had to leave my village for my higher education, I could not pursue farming. While working for a college as a professor, ​ I tried to be a hobby farmer for a few years. But, I could not continue my hobby farming as I had to grow professionally. ​My wife and I went through the horror of COVID- 1st wave, and we just discussed why not we go back to our village and do farming, any way I will be retiring shortly. We made this decision after 47 years of leaving our village. ​ During December 2020, we bought some land, we created a farm of our own, and I became a hobby farmer. I feel that is the best way to keep myself engaged during retirement.

At the farm, we have​ a Farm House; we have Cows, Sheep, Chicken, Fish Pond and Azolla Pond; planted Teak, Silver wood, Coconut, Arecanut, Lemon, Butter Fruit (Avacado), Papaya, Plantain, Mango, Sapota, Jack Fruit, Promogrenade, Guava, Jamun-Indian Blackberry, Cherry, Strawberry, Sweet Lime, Fig, Cashew, Litchi , Wood Apple, Nutmeg, Custard Apple, Apple, Citron Lime (Heralekai), Orange, Chekotha, Coffee, Drumsticks, Curry Leaves, Flowers-Rose, Jasmine and other plants. 

My Farm Pictures

Honna Siri -Farm House 

Sheep

Cows

Fish Pond

Rabits

Chiken

Honey Bee Hive

Arecanut Plant

Coconut Plant

Butter Fruit(Avocado) Farm

Lemon  

Guava Plants

Star Fruit Plant

Papaya

Pomegranate

Ramphal 

Seetha Palam 
(Sugar Apple)

Chikoo

Mango

Wood Apple

Anjura (Fig)

Jack Fruit

Cashew

Almond

Litchy

Alachi Hannu (Jujube)

Mara Sebu (Pear)

Straw Berry

Cherry

Mangosteen

Apple

Orange

Passion Fruit

Sweet Lime

Banana Plant

Kiwi Plant

Chekke (Cinnamon)

Karibevu (Curry Leaves)

All season Spices

Ele (Betel)

Menasu (Pepper)

Elakki (Cardmom)

Lavanga (Clove Plant)

Herale Kai
(Citron Lime) 

Chakota (pomelo)

Nutmeg

Coffee

          Nelli Kai 
(Indian Goose Berry)

Nugge (Drumsticks)

Kokum

Ginger

Tulasi (Basil)

Pepper Mint  (Pudina)

Aloevera

                Vinca Plant
 (Sada Pushpa-KashiKanneri)

Lemon Grass

Narale Kudi

     Carvon 
 (Azwain Plant-       Doddipatre)

Henna Plant

Amrutha Balli

Adusogae (Vasaka)
Adumuttada Soppu

Spear Mint

Nagdali Plant 
(rue/herb of grace)

 Gotilla-1

 Table Rose

 Insulin Plant

Gulabi (Rose)

Suji Mallige (type of Jasmine) 

Mysore Mallige (Jasmine)

Kanagale (Oleander)

Gonde Hoovu

Nandibatlu (Crape Jasmine)

Plumeria Pudica

Dasavala
(Hibiscus)

Sampige (Champak)

Parijata Plant
(Night Jasmine)

Teak

Bamboo

Hebbevu

Neem

Silver Oak

Gasagase Gida
(Indian Pigeon)

Honge (Pongemia)

Nerale (Jamun) Plant

Ferns

Lakshmi -Surendra Farm-1

Hulyalu Bore Thota

Lakshmi -Surendra Farm-2

Varthi Gundi Thota

Lakshmi -Surendra Farm-3

Alada Marada Thota

My Family Members 
and 
Partners of the Farm

Leelavathi  Shankapal  (Wife)
Preetham  Shankapal  Burji (Daughter)- Right
Supreeth Burji (Son In Law)-Right
Shivansh S Burji (Grand Son)
Punith Shankapal (Son)-Left
Pooja Shankapal (Daughter in Law)-Left