Nutrition from Wild Vegetables
Published: Jul 31, 2008
Photo: Aparna Pallavi
In the Vasari, Anusuyabai Meshram, 35, who lives outside the village with her family, has preserved a lot of information simply by not following the mainstream. A wide variety of wild vegetables figure on her table. She rattles off their names: 'kukuda', 'sheo', 'phetra', 'umbar', 'ghodkakdi', 'ghusran', 'gophan', 'vasan', 'chuchu'... "Most of these vegetables grow wild on our land. And I go into the forest regularly on alternate days during the rains and in winter to get various 'bhaji'."
Abstract: Even thirty years ago the staple food in Yavatmal, Maharashtra was not grains but vegetables. The complete resurrection of lost wild vegetables is perhaps not possible, but documenting traditional knowhow and reintroducing them into daily meals will help build healthier generations.
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