For the first time, we are set to have a substantial fruit harvest at the eco-village. This is the first year that the fruit trees are bearing a lot of fruit. Most of the trees are three years old. Guavas in particular have started to grow on our trees in large numbers, and we can see that there will be quite a bumper crop. Our orchard has four different varieties of guavas, and all are bearing fruit now.
There will also be some mangoes again this year and, for the first time, a few lemons and perhaps pomegranates. The papaya trees also have plenty of fruit already. Shikha founder Sibaji Panda has harvested a huge papaya, weighing over 4kg!