The Journal
Farmer stories, kitchen recipes, and quiet essays on growing food in India.
Farmer story · Featured
Each summer, the Hunza valley turns gold. We followed Ramesh Singh for a week as his family brings in the year's harvest.
Aanya Iyer · 6 min read
Recipe
A spice this fragrant deserves more than dal. Five quick ideas from our test kitchen, each ready in 15 minutes.
Meera Bhatt · 4 min
Journal
A small string of letters and numbers, but it is the most important thing on the label. Here is what it means.
Karan Mehra · 3 min
Farmer story
Three generations of pickle recipes, one steel kitchen in a small town in Gujarat, and one rule that has never broken.
Aanya Iyer · 5 min
Field notes
An early monsoon, a late retreat, and a strange story of mangoes. Notes from twelve states.
Karan Mehra · 7 min
Smaller, paler, and far sweeter than its American cousin. A short essay on a fruit you might not have met.
We unpack the four most common claims on Indian food packs and what each one is actually promising you.
Karan Mehra · 5 min
Margins, middlemen, and the maths that decides whether a farmer's child stays in the village.
Aanya Iyer · 6 min
