Our Story & Vision — Kala Namak Healing Farms
| Heritage Rice & Wetland Healing Initiative
Kala Namak Healing Farms is a wetland-linked heritage farming and wellbeing initiative
rooted in Siddharthnagar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The work revolves around original long-duration
Kala Namak rice,
ecological restoration, rural dignity and slow, honest food systems.
हर आदमी के अंदर एक गाँव होता है, जो शहर नहीं होना चाहता।
Inside every man, there lives a village — one that never wishes to become a city.
A Heritage Rice & Wetland Conservation Story
Kala Namak Healing Farms began as a return —
a return toward land, stillness and work that feels true.
Not a startup idea, not a commercial blueprint,
but a personal attempt to rebuild an honest relationship
with soil, food and daily rhythm.
The journey unfolded near the Gauri–Rapti floodplain,
a landscape of seasonal wetlands spread across
1,000+ acres,
alive with Sarus cranes, migratory birds and ancient soil systems.
Over time, the focus naturally shifted from observation
to gentle restoration and long-term care.
The work expanded into heritage farming —
especially the original long-duration Kala Namak rice,
a grain inseparable from wetlands, biodiversity
and the cultural history of this region.
Healing is not only for land and food —
it is for the generations that grow beside them.
Today, the initiative works directly with farmers —
cleaning, storing and fulfilling Kala Namak rice in small batches.
The approach is intentionally slow:
fewer shortcuts, deeper involvement,
and complete responsibility from field to household.
Around the villages of Domariyaganj, more than 20+ villages
are gradually being connected into a localised heritage-farming cluster.
Many farmers grow Kala Namak only for self-use today.
By supporting adoption, offering guidance and ensuring fair buyback,
the aim is to build an authentic supply chain rooted in the G.I. region itself.
This model strengthens rural livelihoods,
keeps purity in the grain,
and ensures that the cultural identity of Kala Namak rice remains protected.
All of this shapes
Vision 2030
—
a long-term commitment to ecological restoration,
heritage crops, farmer dignity
and a soil-based model of human wellbeing.
The intention is simple:
to build something that heals —
land, food, families and the inner pace of life.
Kala Namak Healing Farms integrates heritage rice production,
wetland care, community livelihoods,
slow food systems and mindful living.
The project grows steadily, with transparency, patience
and long-term ecological responsibility.
Learn more about global wetland efforts at
ramsar.org.