I grew three varieties of paddy at Aanandaa—and came away questioning the entire system. From migrant workers who could distinguish rice seedlings from almost identical grasses, to flooded fields that needed water again and again, growing paddy became a fascinating lesson in crops, culture, water and traditional knowledge. Why do we flood rice fields? Does rice actually need to stand in water? Where does all that water go? What happens to the soil under anaerobic conditions? And most importantly, should a water-intensive crop be grown in a landscape where it depends heavily on irrigation? In this episode of Permaculture Living with MLG, I explore paddy through a permaculture lens and ask a deceptively simple question: just because we can grow a crop somewhere, does it mean we should? . . . For more information on permaculture, visit www.aanandaa.com. You can contact us at [email protected] and +91 62838 99456. To take courses on permaculture visit www.permaculture.co.in Follow us on our social media handles FB: https://www.facebook.com/farmaanandaa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/farmaanandaa/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@farmaanandaa LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aanandaapermacultureproject/

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