This episode features Nital Vadalia-Kakadia. Originally from the state of Gujarat in Western India, Nital has been fascinated by farming and food since she was a child on her family’s farm in India. These days, she tends to beautiful gardens filled with her ancestral Indian vegetables and herbs, as well as lush native pollinator plants, fruit trees, and cut flowers at her family’s home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, not too far from our home in Philadelphia. She has introduced us and our community to many Indian seeds and so it was great to have this chance to visit her home and speak with her about her life, her beloved food plants, and even get a chance to share a delicious meal featuring bindhi, guar, curry leaves, amba, and so much more.
You will also hear a couple voice recordings from Truelove Seeds apprentice Tika Jagad and her father Mr. Krutarth Jagad. And at the end, our son Bryan asks Nital and Dinesh’s son Soham a couple questions about his favorite traditional foods.
 
SEED STORIES TOLD IN THIS EPISODE:

Bindhi, Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus


Guar, Cluster Bean, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba


Curry Tree, Murraya koenigii


Ratalu, Purple Yam, Dioscorea alata


Lablab, Hyacinth Bean, Lablab purpureus


White Eggplant, Solanum melongena


Transkutukú Peanuts from the Shuar people of Ecuador, Arachis hypogaea


Chana, Chickpeas, Cicer arietinum


Pigeon Pea, Cajanus cajan


Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum


Surti Papri, Lablab purpureus


Karela, Bitter Melon, Momordica charantia


Lauki, Bottle Gourd, Lagenaria siceraria


Luffa


Jewels of Opar, Talinum paniculatum and Waterleaf, Talinum triangulare 


Red Amaranth, Amaranthus spp.


Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum


Mango, Mangifera indica


Amla, Indian Gooseberry, Emblica officinalis


Falsa, Sherbet Berry, Grewia asiatica


Papaya, Carica papaya


MORE INFO FROM THIS EPISODE:
Nital's Instagram
Amirah Mitchell's Sistah Seeds
Tika's garden, Rabbit Hole Farm, Newark, NJ
Kula Nursery, Oakland

ABOUT:
Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden.
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THANKS TO:
Nital, Dinesh, and their son Soham
Tika and her father, Mr. Krutarth Jagad
Zee Husain
Amirah Mitchell
Our son Bryan
Ruth Kaaserer
Cecilia Sweet-Coll

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