by Alexander | Apr 1, 2022 | blog
These videos were taken on a dairy farm (in Jabalpur, Central India) which cultivates about 25 acres of berseem clover. A substantial amount of berseem is cut daily to feed their dairy animals. Traditionally, this work is done by women with sickles....
by Alexander | Dec 4, 2021 | blog
Another unique inquiry from Nepal. ……. Hello Alex sir, Namaste from Solukhumbu region. I am a yak herder and I have some grass field. We used to harvest the grass with the sickle, as an old tradition in Khumbu. Some people have brought the grass cutter machine but...
by Alexander | Dec 2, 2021 | blog
When I received a scythe inquiry from Namgyal, I replied as usual — with more questions. Asking for pictures of the terrain, the type of the crops the scythes would be used for, and the existing means of cutting. What I received the next day was totally unexpected,...
by Alexander | Nov 29, 2021 | blog
Scythe Project in Nepal — rekindled After a few years of dormancy, the Scythe Project in Nepal (SPIN) is making further progress. The video from the 2012 SPIN trip can be viewed here: Scythe Project in Nepal 2012 (SPIN) It was this SPIN video which inspired Anant...
by Alexander | Dec 13, 2020 | blog
In this video Swapnil demonstrates that with a proper technique, the Vikalp Scythe can be as easily operated by women as by men. She invites all women taking part in wheat and paddy harvesting to pick up a scythe and become users or trainers themselves! At many scythe...
by Alexander | Dec 2, 2019 | blog
A short video by Alexander Vido. The intention of this video is to acknowledge the people working on the production lines wherever they might be. Often, these jobs are perceived as menial and therefore are undervalued. Yet, without these workers the wheels would stop...
