Pooja R Bhale
The Farm is a small haven in Pune, founded by Pooja, a wildlife biologist . The founder lives close to nature by creating her own environment . Her Farm is filled with animals and people living in harmony and she doesn’t believe in keeping her doors locked. For her Sustainability is a way of life. Its not only about the big big choices but its also about the small things, Compassion to our fellow species and kindness. Not having alternatives was one major hurdle in following a Sustainable life.But for her too, it was not just a shift, it was a life philosophy. Even as a child, she said, her parents carried steel dhabhas to get extra food back home, Used minimal packaging.
Sustainability was a way traditional life systems would work. It was about respecting what we have and valuing it. It was about smiling at a person. It was about choices- the choice to not throw a waste. And the biggest obstacle for that being Convenience. The more richer we get, the more we care less about the planet.
She gave us a new way of looking at the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. What if we see the triangle upside down. Does it still make sense to us? Can a person not be happy even with all the basic needs met? Is self-actualisation and happiness more important than everything else? She says, for her the Pyramid could is inverted and it still makes sense to her. Hmm.. interesting..
After talking to her I was tempted to visit her Farm one day, and I will for sure. But a great respect dawned on me for her work and a lot of clarity too.
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https://www.instagram.com/thefarmandlove/
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You can drop her a message and visit her Farm to see the amazing work being done.
But for now, back to our work
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