Sai Farms - Hampapura

Sai Farms

Sai Farms - Hampapura is located amidst the paddy fields of KR Nagar and on the bank of river Cauvery in the vicinity of the village Hampapura. A five minute drive from KR Nagar and a km off the Mysore Hassan NH. 

Sai Farms is a one hectare farm in which Natural farming techniques are practiced.  Minimum tilling is done only to grow Paddy and Ragi for self sustenance. Companion planting techniques have been practiced.  Intercropping of Silver Oak with Toor plants as both a wind break and as a nitrogen provider is practiced.  Alley or row planting from East to West is done for optimum usage of Sun light and warmth.

Within this beautiful environ a Shirdi Sai Baba temple is erected.  The temple was constructed keeping in mind the need for meditation and research in many areas like Astrology, Philosophy, Science, Mathematics, Pranayama and so on.

We in Sai Farms believe in simple living.  The farm hosts a Desi Cow (Amrit Mahal) and two desi heifers (a Malnad Gidda and a Hallikar) and two German Shepherds as of now.  The natural manure generated from the Cows goes into the farm and the naturally grown grass is fed to the Cows (not hybrid grass).

In this way the farm is already self sufficient with regard to growing grass for the Cows and gets back the manure needed.

Adjacent to the farm a 14 acre evergreen lake bustles with activity. There are many species of birds in and around this lake.

Talking about the wildlife around Sai Farms, we get to see about a 100 species of birds and a few mammals.  Few common birds are : Peafowls, Phesant Tailed Jacanas, Bronze Winged Jacanas, Coots, Moor Hens, Red Wattled Lapwings, King Fishers, Whistling Ducks, Cotton Pygmy Gooses, Spot Billed Ducks, Painted Snipes, Jack Snipes, Partridges, Quails, Red Rumped Swallows, Stints, River Terns, Ibises, Fan Tails, Ioras, Munias, Weaver Birds, Eagles, Harriers, Kites, Shrikes, Coucals, Water Hens and many more.  Mangooses, Jungle Cats, Snakes and other animals are also around.

Exotic birds like the Glossy Ibis, Spot Billed Pelicans,  Amandava Amandava (Lal Munia), Greater Spotted Eagles, Montagu’s Harriers, Ringed Plovers, Black Winged Stilts are visitors in the Monsoon.

River cauvery flows in its magnificience.