Chena Lunch Experience from Tissamaharama

Chena is a method of agriculture that makes the most of the monsoon seasons every year. This farming method dates back to the early tribal communities of the island, millennia ago. Once you get to the village you will be meeting up with a local farmer, who will be taking you around the fields. He will explain how chena plantation occurs and the seasons of planting. You will be learning more about the monsoons and the crops that are planted during chena plantation. You will also get to see how the water is collected and allocated when rain occurs, and the complications that arise with and excess or lack of rain. While speaking to the farmer, you will also be able to take some great photos with the fields as a backdrop. After walking through the fields, you will be taken to a chena hut that within the fields. Chena huts are rustic, open-sided huts used by farmers to watch over their fields, and to get some rest in the shade at the sun’s highest point. Sometimes they also use it to stay overnight in to protect the crops from damage by wildlife, such as elephants. However, this one is where you will be having lunch. You will find the food being cooked on open wood fires