FAQs

1) How Old is Sumathi organic farms?
Sumathi Organic Farm is over a 100-year-old farm. Our ancestors have always been practicing organic farming in our land. We have continued traditional farming using natural methods once followed by our ancestors. 

2) Is Sumathi organic farm certified and by whom??
Yes Sumathi Organic farm is under Organic certification for npop and nop standards that is India Organic & US organic standards by Aditi organic certifications pvt ltd.
The certifications are uploaded here.

3) Are all the products sold under VIROGA from Sumathi organic farms?
Yes all the products sold under the brand name VIROGA are grown at Sumathi organic farms. It is minimally processed and hand packed at our farm. Ashwagandha is the only product that is not grown at in our farm but procured from a known organic farmer.

4) What about the livestock at Sumathi Organic farms (CRUELTY AND OTHERS)?
We practice Organic Cruelty Free farming. All the live stock in our farm like cows, goat, chicken are all desi indigenous breeds. We do not keep hybrid cows like jersey, HF etc. Our cows are all desi indigenous breeds like Gir, Kankrej, Kapila, Malnad Gidda, Hallikar and Sahiwal. All our cows are allowed to graze freely in our organic fields. We don’t believe in keeping our cows bounded by ropes, they are left to graze freely unlike commercial diaries. Since our cows are well fed and healthy, they give more nutrient rich A-2 milk.

5) What do you do for pest problems?
We don’t use any kind of chemical pesticides nor any of the organic pesticides, insecticides available in the market. We prepare our own Natural Bio insect repellent made by fermenting native cow urine, cow dung and 10 leaves known as Dashparni Ark in the farm itself which is very effective in controlling all kinds of insect pest and diseases. It is prepared using all-natural ingredients. It strengthens the plant's overall immunity; it is antiviral and antifungal. We also prepare our own plant growth promoter called Panchagavya which is made from A2 indigenous cow dung and natural ingredients. All these products are available for sale on our website.

6) What are the natural and traditional methods of farming practiced in Sumathi Organic farms?
We have adopted a mixed cropping method with 80% dicot and 20% monocot plants in a designated area as it will help each other in growing naturally. We have even gone to an extent of growing 15 crops in one area. We adopt a very natural way of farming by using farm made compost manure, Dashparni Ark, Panchagavya, Jeevamrutha, neem oil and compost manure. We only use dung and urine from indigenous A-2 cows. We don’t use weedicides, instead we mulch the entire farm land with natural materials which acts as a manure, maintains the humic content of the soil and helps in weed control. All the compost, manure, slurry, growth promoters, pesticides, fungicides etc are all made in our farm in a natural and organic way. Crop rotation is also practised in our farm.

7) Do we use chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
Strictly No, we do not use any chemical fertilizers and pesticides in fact we do not use the organic fertilizers and pesticides from the market. We use our own on farm produced Dashparni Ark and panchagavya.
We don’t use any kind of chemical pesticides nor any of the organic pesticides, insecticides available in the market. We prepare our own Natural Bio insect repellent made by fermenting native cow urine, cow dung and 10 leaves known as Dashparni Ark in the farm itself which is very effective in controlling all kinds of insect pest and diseases. It is prepared using all-natural ingredients. It strengthens the plant's overall immunity; it is antiviral and antifungal. We also prepare our own plant growth promoter called Panchagavya which is made from A2 indigenous cow dung and natural ingredients. All these products are available for sale on our website.