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📍 WILD FOOD FESTIVAL 2026
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23 August (Sunday) | 1 PM – 10 PM
RPH College, Mumbai

🌱 Book your seat at the forest’s table:
🔗 Register: Link in bio or visit www.ooofarms.com
📱 WhatsApp: +91 7208002008

The menu no chef wrote. The cuisine no cookbook carries. The dinner the monsoon cooks. 🌿

For centuries, Adivasi communities across the Western Ghats ..... Kokni, Warli, Katkari, Mahadeo Koli, Bhil ..... have cooked with 200+ wild vegetables most of us have never heard of.

Roots. Tubers. Berries. Mushrooms. Leafy greens. All foraged from monsoon forests. Zero farming. Zero supply chain.

Last year, 600+ people gathered to taste what the forest grows. This year, it happens again ..... bigger, wilder, and with stories that gave a 92-year-old Tarpa maestro a Padma Shri.

🎵 DHINDA BABA ..... PADMA SHRI 2026
He played the Tarpa at Wild Food Festival. The world listened. India honoured him. This year, experience live Tarpa music, tribal art & a Tribal Farmers Market.

🍽️ WILD HIGH TEA
An entire course crafted from foraged wild foods ..... curated by @cheftzac from @thelocavorein, cooked by students of Bunts Sangha’s RPH College under the guidance of Chef Yogesh & Chef Zaid.

What you’ll experience:
→ 150+ foraged wild vegetables on display
→ 40+ wild vegetables to taste
→ 100+ wild dishes by 30+ tribal cooks
→ 1,000+ native seed varieties from OOO Farms Community Seed Bank
→ Wild Dinner foraged & cooked by tribal farmers
→ World-class speakers ..... ecologists, anthropologists, policy makers, researchers
→ Cultural tribal programmes
→ Live Tarpa music & tribal art
→ Tribal Farmers Market

India’s first Wild Food Festival ..... pioneered by @ooofarms in 2017. Now in its 8th year.

With gratitude to Bunts Sangha’s RPH College for hosting.

Save this post. Tag someone who needs to taste the wild. 🌿

#wildfoodfestival #ooofarms #tribalfood #westernghats #wildvegetables taken in Ramanath Payyade College of Hospitality Management by @ooofarms

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OOO Farms
A Living Biodiversity Movement
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For nearly 10,000 years, Wheat fed civilizations across climates, cultures and communities.

Not through one uniform seed

But through thousands of diverse native varieties adapted to different soils, rainfall patterns, temperatures and ecosystems.

Today, much of that biodiversity has disappeared.

Modern industrial agriculture replaced diversity with uniformity.

Yield became the priority.
Resilience was forgotten.

At OOO Farms, tribal farming communities are working to conserve what still survives.

557 native wheat varieties.
Protected through living cultivation.
Not stored as museum objects.
But grown season after season in real farms.

Some withstand drought.
Some survive floods.
Some resist pests.
Some adapt to poor soils.
Some carry deeply diverse nutritional structures shaped over centuries.

Each seed carries ecological memory.

Our conservation work includes:
• community-led seed preservation
• revival of native wheat at cultivation scale
• documentation of 60+ morphological characteristics
• maintaining genetic purity through field observation
• open-source community seed access

Because once a seed disappears,
an entire genetic history disappears with it.

The future of food security cannot depend on genetic uniformity alone.

Biodiversity is resilience.
Biodiversity is adaptation.
Biodiversity is food security.

And maybe the question is not:
“What is wrong with wheat?”

Maybe the question is:
“What happened to wheat diversity?”

Every meal can protect biodiversity.

#NativeWheat
#SeedConservation
#Biodiversity
#regenerativeagriculture taken in Jashvantpur by @ooofarms

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Wheat Diversity
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A 5000-year-old wheat variety was excavated from the Harappa Indus Valley Civilization.

And this story didn’t end underground.

Across India, a few ancient native wheat varieties quietly survived — preserved by generations of farmers who kept saving seeds while the world moved toward industrial monocultures.

Paigambari.
Khapli.
Kali Baal.
Bansi.

These are not just grains.

They are living agricultural history.

Long before modern hybrid wheat replaced biodiversity with uniformity, India cultivated thousands of native grain varieties adapted to different soils, climates, and cultures.

Many disappeared.

Some survived.

Today, OOO Farms is conserving 557 native wheat varieties — keeping alive a legacy carried through centuries of cultivation.

Because extinction begins when cultivation ends.

And every time someone chooses native grains, biodiversity survives a little longer.

Explore India’s ancient wheat varieties at ooofarms.com

#AncientGrains #Harappa #IndusValleyCivilization #NativeWheat #OOOFarms Khapli Bansi RegenerativeAgriculture Biodiversity IndianHeritage AncientIndia SlowFood DesiWheat SeedConservation EatNative SustainableFarming taken in Jashvantpur by @ooofarms

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For most of us, the everyday grain rotation is pretty small: rice, wheat, maybe a millet or two.

India’s agricultural diversity includes 20,000+ native varieties, many of which rarely make it into our kitchens.

Different regions, different grains, different flavours, there’s a much bigger pantry to discover closer to home. OOO Farms is helping bring some of that diversity back to our kitchens, while working to conserve 8,500+ native varieties.

Consider this your reminder to shop a little closer to home.

Shop the OOO Farms range at Food Square. by @ooofarms

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Wild Food Festival Documentary - Broken Season
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The climate is broken. The forest noticed first. 🌧️🌵

The rains no longer come when they used to. Sowing has shifted. Harvests have shifted. And in a single stretch of seasons, the communities of the forested mountains have lived through two famines back to back .... a wet famine and a dry famine.

But the people of the forest have something the rest of us have forgotten: knowledge older than farming itself.

This film premiered at the Wild Food Festival 2026 .... and today we’re sharing the teaser with you. 🎬

▶️ Watch the full film on YouTube .... link in bio.

Watch it. Share it. The forest is speaking .... this is your invitation to listen.

📹Direction & Production by @square_frame_picture @sherinsam27 @mansi1154

#WildFoodFestival2026 #ClimateChange #WildFood #IndigenousKnowledge #WesternGhats

ForestCommunities Documentary ClimateCrisis FoodSecurity taken in Sahyadri Mountain Range by @ooofarms

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DPFLI director Naim Edwards visited urban farms in Mumbai and partnered with @sirac.svu to design food forests and edible landscapes.

Pictures include a rooftop garden visit @forestgardenmicrofarmsindia . Indigenous foods from the @ooofarms wild food festival and other agriculture locations. @agro_cbd taken in Mumbai, Maharashtra by @ooofarms

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Forest has come to the city! Made my way to Kurla this morning to catch behind the scene preps for Wild Food Festival by @ooofarms & @thelocavore.in This is eight year of them sharing what grows around wild in western ghats.
Some hundreds of foraged wild foods are on display, you will also get to taste many of them cooked by tribal communities + young chef students are putting together a hi tea. When I first time attended the festival, my mind was blown (also overwhelmed) with the sheer variety of foods I hadn’t known anything abt. Take your time to soak it all. They have wild wiki page on their website listing all the wild foods and their health benefits, culinary usage etc

Extra shoutout to team @groundup.in for the brilliance they have packed in jars! I am
Obsessed with the white miso, but the ambadi kimchi, marinated tetu and vaaste (bamboo shoots) pickle are just out of the world! More power to you Gayatri (@gdesai89)

While festival is only happening today, the wild foods are growing all around edges of the city, do take a moment to question why hass avocados gets delivered home in 5 min while we’re missing out on the incredible biodiversity!
Let’s learn to notice! 🫶🏻 taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @ooofarms

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Last year, with the help of @ooofarms , we brought wild Akkarghoda back from the forests of Palghar to our fermentary.

We pickled it, left it for a year, and this monsoon, took it all the way back to the families who had harvested it for us.

There was Akkarghoda, Bamboo, Ambada, Terda, Khurasni, Mahua and a lot of conversations about how wild food is changing, how it's eaten, and how we might preserve it for longer.

This year, 400 jars of pickled wild food are coming to you.

Old wild food. A year's worth of fermentation. A little touch of our own.

Find us this Sunday, 23rd August, at the Wild Food Festival. by @ooofarms

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The Wild Food Festival 2026 is officially SOLD OUT! 🌿

Thank you for showing up for wild foods, indigenous food systems, and the farmers, foragers, cooks, and communities whose knowledge has sustained these traditions for generations.

Conceived by @OOOFarms and powered by @TheLocavore.in, the Wild Food Festival is now in its eighth edition, brings together tribal farmers, foragers, community knowledge-holders, chefs, hospitality students, researchers, and food lovers to discover, taste, and learn from the wild foods of the Western Ghats.

We’re so grateful to everyone who’s chosen to be part of this! This one’s going to be special. See you there!

🗓️ Sunday, 23 August 2026 | 2–9 PM
📍 Bunts Sangha’s Ramanath Payyade College of Hospitality Management Studies, Kurla, Mumbai @rph_instituteofficial taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @ooofarms

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Wild Food Festival 2026
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🌿 GUESS & WIN WILD FOOD FESTIVAL TICKET.... the wildest quiz on your feed.

Your great-grandmother could name all 8 of these vegetables. Can you name even ONE?

Swipe → 8 wild vegetables, foraged this monsoon from the Western Ghats. No barcodes. No supermarket aisles. Just food your family ate for a thousand years.

Only The First Person & Last Person to Guess will be Awarded

🎁 THE PRIZES
✅ 1 right → 20% OFF your Wild Food Festival ticket + 500 g Ajara Ghansal Rice FREE
✅ 2 right → 40% OFF + 250 g Mahua Flowers FREE
✅ 5 right → 75% OFF + 150 g Ragi Ladoos FREE
🏆 ALL 8 → FREE TICKET + 1 kg Ambemohar Rice

HOW TO PLAY 👇
Comment your guesses below (number + name .... e.g. “3. …”), or DM us, or WhatsApp 7208002008. Answers in Marathi, Hindi, English .... all count. First correct answers win, in order. One entry per person.

⏰ Entries close 15 August, 12:00 PM.
🇮🇳 Winners announced 15 August .... Independence Day. Because knowing your own food is also a kind of freedom.

No idea? Tag the friend who drags you on treks .... they might just win you a ticket. 😉

📅 Wild Food Festival 2026 · Sunday, 23 August · 2 PM - 9 PM
📍 Bunts Sangha’s RPH College, Mumbai
🎟️ Tickets: link in bio · www.ooofarms.com

With @thelocavorein & @cheftzac taken in Ramanath Payyade College of Hospitality Management by @ooofarms

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🌿 THE WILD FOOD FESTIVAL IS BACK! 🌿
It is a matter of immense pride for RPH College to host the Wild Food Festival for the second time, in collaboration with OOO Farms and Chef Thomas Zacharias, Founder of The Locavore.
👨‍🍳 A unique learning experience for our students!
Our students are being trained under the guidance of Chef Thomas Zacharias, exploring the incredible potential of indigenous ingredients and innovating dishes for an elaborate High Tea menu featuring a diverse range of indigenous vegetables.
🌱 The tasting menu and dinner will be prepared by members of the tribal community, supported by dedicated culinary volunteers, bringing together traditional knowledge, indigenous ingredients, and contemporary culinary techniques.
✨ This festival is a true collective effort. Under the guidance of the faculty of RPH College, every department plays a vital role in bringing this extraordinary event to life, with contributions extending far beyond the Culinary Department.
👨‍🍳 Chef Zaid Shaikh, Overall Coordinator and Event Head, is leading the team for this prestigious celebration of food, culture, community, and sustainability.
📅 23rd August 2026
📍 RPH College, Kurla
🌿 Come and witness India’s largest Wild Food Festival of the year!
Join us as we celebrate India’s indigenous ingredients, tribal culinary traditions, sustainability, and the future of responsible gastronomy.
One festival. One incredible culinary journey. A celebration of India’s wild and indigenous food heritage. 🌱✨

🏫 Bunts Sangha's Ramanath Payyade College of Hospitality Management Studies, Mumbai
📜 B.Sc Hospitality Studies | B.A. Culinary Arts (Chef's Program)

⏳ 3-Year Full-Time Degree · 2-Year Diploma · 1-Year Certificate

💡 Affiliated to University of Mumbai · NAAC B++ · 100% Job Assistance
📞 93727 71011 / 93727 71012
#wildfoodfestival #rphcollege #ooofarms #chefthomaszacharias #wildvegetables taken in Ramanath Payyade College of Hospitality Management by @ooofarms

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The Wild Food Festival by @ooofarms celebrates India’s incredible biodiversity through the ingredients, communities and traditions that have kept wild food alive for generations.

For this year’s festival, we’ve created our own interpretation.

Our Wild Focaccia is made with Kala Gehu flour and Kharshinga folded into the dough, served with house-made stracciatella, Kurdu relish, brine-pickled Pendhra, and finished with aged Parmesan and Kurdu herb oil.

Experience it at LoveFools until 22nd August and dont forget to come say hi at the Wild Food Festival on 23rd August.
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#thelovefools #wildfoodfestival #ooofarms #locavore #focaccia by @ooofarms

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