
This Farm Was a Joke—Until It Became a Business That Heals.
- Sriranga VN

- Jan 6
- 4 min read
They Laughed at the Farm. I Was Building a Business of Love.
In the Early days, the laughter came easily.
Not the cruel kind —
the casual, dismissive, smirky kind that stings more because it sounds harmless.
“Why did you buy this land?”
“Who sold it to you?”
“Did someone cheat you?”
“Nothing will grow here.”
“What business are you planning in a village like this?”
Even the villagers shook their heads.
Some whispered that I had been scammed.
Some smiled politely and walked away.
Some said nothing at all — which, somehow, felt louder.
I stood there, on that uneven patch of land, surrounded by dry soil, half-grown weeds, and Possibilities only I could see.
And for a moment — just a moment — doubt knocked softly....but...
But I didn’t buy a Farm.
I bought a Vision.
A Farm Is Easy to Explain.
A Vision Is Not.
What people saw was land...
What I saw was Life waiting to be invited back.
A Business waiting to happen...a Love Affair of experiences, stories, .....a exciting world waiting to open in health, wealth and more...
They saw no immediate returns.
I saw long-term regeneration.
They saw effort.
I saw alignment.
They saw uncertainty.
I saw direction...
I wasn’t building a farm to harvest crops alone.
I was building something far more radical:
-A business rooted in love.
-Not sentimental love.
-Not poetic love alone.
-But love as a Business Model.
Love for soil.
Love for people.
Love for animals.
Love for health.
Love for slowness.
Love for sustainability.
Love for the future.
And of course Love for Long-term Wealth.
When You Build with Love, the Metrics Change....
In a love-based business, success isn’t measured only in yield per acre.
It shows up as:
– people sleeping better after a day on the farm
– stress melting without counselling
– food nourishing instead of inflaming
– soil holding water longer each season
– birds returning without invitation
– animals trusting without fear
– conversations slowing down
– laughter becoming frequent again
- wealth happening slowly, sustainably and growth in all dimensions...
None of this appears on a spreadsheet.
And yet, this is real wealth.
I knew from the beginning that this land had to do more than grow food..
It had to:
– heal
– educate
– inspire
– sustain
– create livelihoods
– offer experiences
– host stories
– hold silence
– and teach life
-and grow money too.
A Farm that only produces crops is vulnerable.
A Farm that produces Meaning is resilient.
People Mistook Patience for Ignorance..
When you don’t rush, people assume you don’t know what you’re doing.
When you don’t advertise loudly, they think nothing is happening.
When you don’t follow familiar models, they assume there is no model at all.
But there was a plan.
A slow one.
A layered one.
A living one....
– build soil before building structures
– build relationships before building revenue
– build trust before building scale
– build health before building wealth.
Because Ecosystems don’t grow in quarters.
They grow in Seasons.
The Turning Point No One Sees Coming...
One day, without announcement, things began to shift...
People came — not because of marketing, but curiosity...
They stayed — not because of comfort, but feeling.
They returned — not because of offers, but connection..
Someone said,
“I don’t know why, but I feel lighter here.”
Another said,
“My BP seems better when I spend time here.”
A third asked,
“Can my parents stay here for a few days?”
That’s when it became clear:
The farm had become a place of nourishment — not just production.
And nourishment of body, mind, and soul is always in demand.
Sustainability Is Not a Department.
It Is a Way of Living.
True sustainability is not solar panels alone.
Not compost pits alone.
Not organic labels alone.
It is coherence.
When what you do:
– supports your health
– supports the land
– supports the community
– supports future generations
That is sustainability.
And when that coherence is built into a business,
it doesn’t collapse easily. It grows and give bountiful fruits..
If You Love What You’re Doing, and Know Where You’re Heading…
I believe:
– clarity reduces chaos
– love sharpens decision-making
– purpose attracts the right people
– patience compounds
– alignment scales faster than aggression
If you love what you’re doing — truly love it —
and if you know why you’re doing it,
and where it is meant to go…...
-Then criticism becomes background noise.
-Doubt becomes temporary.
-And laughter loses its power.
Today, When I Walk the Same Land…
I hear different sounds.
Footsteps instead of whispers.
Questions instead of assumptions.
Curiosity instead of ridicule.
The land hasn’t changed overnight.
But the story around it has.
And that’s the quiet truth of eco-entrepreneurship:
When you build with love,
the results may arrive slowly —
but when they do,
they arrive deeply, sustainably, and with grace..
The sky was never the limit.
Clarity was.
And Love was the fuel.🌿





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