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Want more mangoes grown the organic way? Head to The Shandy.
The Shandy on Luz Church Road offers Alphonso, Banganapalli and Imam Pasand. And fresh mango pulp.
Sourced from Chengalpattu, Madurantakam and Ennore, these mangoes are not subjected to chemicals of any kind. Some of them are also packed and sent off to other retail customers.
When P. B. Murali and Hari Sethuraman started off, they were people who provided space for farmers who followed the traditional methods of farming to come to Chennai and sell their produce every Sunday. Today, owning 70 acres of land near Madhurantakam, they are known in the area for their flavoursome mangoes.
The fruit market is open throughout the week. However, the vegetables section is open only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
“Our focus,” says Hari Sethuraman, “is on the quality of the crops. That is what we are trying to improve. Our methods of farming involve all the changes taking place in nature, so there’s no room for failure. We have also influenced farmers around our land to do the same. We buy their yield for us to sell it here, at The Shandy.”
The Shandy provides free home delivery to all orders above Rs. 1500, provided it is within 5km radius from the store.
At 77/177, Luz Church Road, Mylapore. Ph: 7708612348/48538742
The Shandy, is the first Organic Store in Chennai, founded by Organic Farmers, Hari Sethuraman and P.B.Murali. The need for authentic organic produce to reach the market directly from the farmers, and their experience of working closely with farmers, motivated them to start Sunday Shandy in 1998. This was initially a weekly market for fresh organic produce brought directly by the farmers.
Today, The Shandy is a bustling marketplace that sells a range of organic produce sourced from farmers and artisans, from all over India, making them available for customers and retail outlets on a daily basis. The products include fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, spices, fresh milk, fresh paneer, freshly ground flours, dry fruits, and much more. Over the years, the store has earned a formidable reputation as a preferred supplier of farm-fresh organic produce to even the most reputed retailers, owing to the quality and high level of safety, of their produce. The Shandy continues to be a wholesale supplier of Organic produce to many institutions and stores across the country.
The Shandy’s flagship product, is their award winning Organic Mangoes (PGS certified) cultivated at their Orchard, at Punnamai Village, Cheyyur Taluk, Tamil Nadu. The farm, started 28 years ago by the duo, has over 6000 mango trees. It also has fruit trees & other cash crops including sapota, coconut, banana, paddy, chillies, sesame, groundnuts, lime and some vegetables. The entire farm is pesticide and chemical free, which has a telling effect on the produce. Today, it is a model farm for many organic farmers across India. It has been developed like a forest and the verdant surroundings play host to various species of birds and small animals.
At The Shandy, there are rigorous standards in place to ensure that all the products are natural and of high quality. All the farms that we source from are inspected on a regular basis by our team. The farmers who send their produce to The Shandy are people who have been working with us on this mission for over 2 decades now.
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