About Us
Welcome to Ilavanam
Ilavanam actually started by accident.
Our founder, Banumathi, is a farmer in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. One season, we could not get a fair price for the bananas we worked so hard to grow. Instead of letting them go to waste, we decided to turn our harvest into something useful. We created our very first product: raw Nendran banana powder, a natural traditional food that helps in healthy weight gain for babies.
Parents loved it, so we started adding more traditional baby foods to our list, like sprouted ragi, thooyamalli moong mix, and sweet potato powder, one by one.
Where Our Food Comes From
Today, Ilavanam’s specialty is our own PGS-India Certified Organic farm. Because our little brand has grown, we now pair our own farm’s harvest with naturally grown crops from our community. We hand-pick these ingredients from trusted local farmers who strictly follow traditional, pesticide-free practices.
Our Promise to You
Our motto is simple. Ilavanam is not about making a lot of money from farming. It is about living sustainably, staying healthy, and sharing nature’s safest, most traditional foods with your family. 😊🍃
Journey Start (Farming)
Ilavanam is locally known as Velliyan Thottam and started its farming journey in Dec 2017.Ilavanam is a one-acre farm located in Tiruppur,Tamilnadu. We people of ilavanam grown in city without farming background.
Moved Organic(nammalvar)
We learned from nammalvar the importance of organic farming and have made the switch to this sustainable practice. We also follow his principles of Poison Free Food, Traditional Medicine, Education beyond the norm, and supporting rainfed agriculture farmers.
Uzhavodu Vilayadu(Youtube)
In Oct,2020 Monisaanth from Ilavanam initiated a YouTube channel called “Uzhavodu Vilayadu” and began sharing videos on organic farming and embracing a natural way of life. 
Business Started(Ilavanam)
In July, we officially named our farm Ilavanam. We planted Nendran bananas on our farm, but when we sold them in the market, we received very low prices. So, we decided to add value to the Nendran bananas by turning them into Nendran Banana powder. We did a lot of research with the technical support of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK). Starting from September, we began selling the product under the same name as our farm, Ilavanam.
Velanmai Semmal Award(2022)
Banumathi, founder of Ilavanam, received the Velanmai Semmal Award from the Honourable Agricultural Minister of Tamil Nadu for her achievement as an entrepreneur in organic cultivation and value addition of Nendran Banana using solar dehydrators.
Website Launch(2023)
Monisaanth, Banumathi's son, is a web developer who works at an IT firm. In his free time, he created Ilavanam's website to assist his mom.