Notes from the field
What is growing, what went wrong, and what to cook with eleven vegetables you did not choose. Written by the people who pack your crate.
What “certified organic” actually guarantees in India
NPOP, PGS, “natural”, “chemical-free” — four labels, wildly different meanings, and only one of them involves an auditor walking your field. Here is how to tell them apart before you pay a premium for nothing.
Harpreet Kaur · 9 min read · Certification
Recent posts
12 Aug 2026 · Cooking
Six ways to finish a box before Friday
The honest answer to the most common complaint about veg boxes: batch-roast on Tuesday and you have four dinners.
5 Aug 2026 · Farming
Why our tomatoes cost more in July
Monsoon splits the fruit and halves the yield. We could import them cheaply. Here is why we do not.
29 Jul 2026 · Behind the scenes
A morning in the pack house, hour by hour
From the 4:40 am farm calls to the last van leaving at 15:30. What actually happens to your crate.
22 Jul 2026 · Seasonality
The Punjab growing calendar, month by month
Print it and stick it inside a cupboard door. Everything that grows here, and the weeks it is actually good.
15 Jul 2026 · Sustainability
41,000 cardboard boxes we did not use
The returnable crate system, what it cost to set up, and the one thing that nearly killed it.
8 Jul 2026 · Farming
Meet Balbir Singh, the first farm
Four acres in Verka, two failed seasons, and the cauliflower nobody would buy at a fair price.
Get the harvest list every Monday
What is peaking, what is finished, and one recipe worth cooking. No promotions, ever.