RABI / LONG CYCLE
Sugarcane
Our longest-standing crop, planted for its long growing cycle and harvested for sugar processing.
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
Sarkate
Farm
4+CROPS GROWN
4COWS & CALVES
1FARM DOG
2BOREWELLS
ABOUT US
A family farm rooted in Maharashtra soil
Sarkate Farm is a family farm in Maharashtra, tended season after season. Alongside the crops, we care for cows and calves, a farm dog, flowering plants and fruit trees around the farmhouse.
Two borewells help keep the fields and garden watered through the dry months. This site is a small window into everyday life — the crops, the animals, and the land we work.
GROWING CALENDAR
What grows, and when
Soyabean follows the monsoon; sugarcane stays in the ground for longer, working through nearly every season before it is cut.
Soyabean — Kharif crop~100–110 days · June to October
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Sugarcane — year-round crop~12–14 months in the ground
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SowingGrowingHarvest
THE CROPS
Sugarcane, soyabean,
wheat & watermelon
Four crops across the seasons, each with its own rhythm in the fields.
KHARIF CROP
Soyabean
Sown with the monsoon and harvested before winter — a shorter cycle that rotates through the fields each year.
RABI CROP
Wheat
Grown in a past season on the farm — a winter Rabi crop, sown after the monsoon and harvested in spring.
KHARIF CROP
Watermelon
Grown in the warmer months, sprawling low across the field until it is ready to pick.
OUR ANIMALS
Cows, calves & the farm dog
Part of the family, cared for every day alongside the fields.
COW
Girja
One of our two cows on the farm.
COW
Aishwarya
The other of our two cows on the farm.
CALF
Girja's Calf
One of the two calves on the farm.
CALF
Aishwarya's Calf
One of the two calves on the farm.
GUARD DOG
Baccha
Our farm dog, watching over the fields and homestead.
GARDEN & ORCHARD
Flowers & fruit trees
Beyond the fields, the farmhouse is surrounded by flowers, fruit trees and familiar corners of home.
GARDEN
Flower Plants
White & pink roses, oleander, hibiscus, and orange jasmine — swipe through.
ORCHARD
Fruit Trees
Coconut, mango, aavala, chincha, jamun, guava, papaya, and custard apple — swipe through.
HOMESTEAD
Around the House
General views of the garden and homestead area — swipe through.
HARVEST
Sowing to harvest,
in photos
A small visual record of the work that begins in the field and ends with the harvest.
WATER & LAND
Keeping the fields watered
Water, irrigation and the land itself are part of the everyday work behind every crop.
Borewells
Two borewells help provide water for the farm and garden.
Irrigation
Water is carried to the fields so crops can keep growing through the seasons.
Land
The fields, trees and farmhouse together make up the landscape we call home.
GALLERY
Around the farm
A few glimpses — six photographs from around Sarkate Farm.
CONTACT
Reach the farm
If you'd like to get in touch, you can reach Sarkate Farm by email or follow along on Instagram.