Welcome to WagaBima
Introduction
Wagabima website is initially built to share the experiences acquired from the small coconut land situated in the remote area in Sri Lanka. The land originally comprised of old coconut trees and some other trees such as Teak, Mahogany, and breadfruit etc. Latter, new coconut plants have been planted under the existing old trees. At the second stage, Banana and Pepper were cultivated as intercrops by dividing the land into two. At present, three major cultivations are ongoing successfully in the land. Accordingly, more pages of website are to discuss the activities undertaken, problems encountered and solutions applied at each stage of purchasing of a land, preparation, choosing and purchasing of plants, cultivating, maintaining and harvesting.
Further, the website displays a selected plant with its image and brief description including value and beliefs prevailing among rural communities in Sri Lanka.It is sure that this will be useful for researchers, students, and farmers, since the availability of some information is very rare.
The cultural and social activities such as legends, games, performances and events which were common to the ancient rural agricultural communities in several decades ago are likely to disappear from the societies at present. However, a few of them are only available with elders living in villages in verbally. some contents of those activities may differ from province to province or district to district or village to village . However, several pages of this site are assigned to such information for the benefits of interested people.
Veralu (වෙරළු)
Ceylon olive is the English name for Weralu. It is a medium-sized tropical tree that grows very well in Sri Lanka. The fruits are oval-shaped, resembling real olives. According to Ayurveda, the fruits have nutritional value.
I remember that, as village children, we used to get up early in the morning and go to the trees to collect ripe fruits. We were especially keen to eat the flesh around the seed. Some people like to make juice by extracting the flesh. By peeling the flesh from the fruits, people also make a pickle called “Weralu Achcharu.”
During the Weralu season in Sri Lanka, vendors commonly sell Weralu Achcharu, especially near schools. You can also find Weralu Achcharu at some fairs in Sri Lanka. Even in urban areas, you can enjoy this traditional delicacy, which is usually prepared by adding a pinch of salt and chilli powder.