CATEGORY: Farm
It was the planting season in April. We also planted several seasonal vegetables such as capsicum, egg plant, green chilli, etc. in Hananoie. We used buffalo dungs for as the fertilizer. We also traditionally used herbs such as asuro, thaune and mauwa for prevention of insects and pests.
CATEGORY: Farm
Hananoie has 2 buffaloes and 5 goats and 4 baby goats. We feed them with grass and corn flour soup (Kudo in Nepali). It is a traditional style to feed them by the corn flour soup which is good for milking. We put the corn flour in boiled water with some salt. After cool down by mixing some cold water, we let them drink. After that we give them the grass, their main dish.
CATEGORY: Hiking
Dhampus is a Gurung village. It is famous for travelers because it is the gateway for Annapurna trekking. It takes 3 hours to reach there from Hananoie on foot. It was a sunny day so we could clearly see annapurna range. We passed villages on the way seeing the people doing their jobs
CATEGORY: Daily life
This time, our Staff Mr. Khemraj Dai making a basket, called “doko” from small bamboos. In countryside of Nepal, including Astam, the doko is very useful. We use it for carrying everything for our daily lives, such as fertizer, grass fro cattles, firewoods from the jungle.
CATEGORY: Hiking
Hananoie locates in Astam, a small mountain village, 17 km apart from the city of Pokhara. There are about 100 houses. Most villagers are Bahun (Brahman). This time, I went hiking with guests around Astam.