Agriculture

After working for 17 years in the aviation industry, Ann Vinya Thomas decided to set forth on a revolutionary path by becoming a small-scale urban farmer.

Organic food is a holistic approach in the Indian environment which starts at the farm and ends at the fork of the consumer.

In 1978, Naik was a labourer on a farm where areca palm and coconut trees were grown. That time, Naik did not even have a house of his own and he was gifted the land by his land owner.

From Mangal Pande to Chandrashekhar Azad to the lesser known Pritilata Waddedar and Birsa Munda, each freedom fighter is resting in peace in the Kranti Van in Maharashtra.

A multidisciplinary designer and illustrator, Maithili Panikar’s first tryst with gardening began after being inspired by a project she was working on which included designing play stations for children using natural elements.

Here are some common Indian plants and herbs that have healing and medicinal properties and can be easily grown in a garden or even a terrace.

Through this initiative, the school aims to not just spread the concept of fair trade but also enlighten the children and their parents in the hope that they will take the message forward and adopt these practices in their own lives.

According to the regulations by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), organic foods produced in India from July 1, 2018, must be certified. The unified logo and tagline aim to make it easier for consumers to identify organic products.

After three years of running from pillar to post, the girls decided to do the spadework themselves to help their farmer father!

"My father was a farmer and I used to attend an arts college wearing dhoti... So all this is not new to me."