Sayantani Nath

The Gurgaon Organic Farmers’ Market (GOFM) is largely a citizen’s initiative, spearheaded by permaculture designer Manas Arvind, organic enthusiast Adarsh Kanwal and around eight other residents of Gurugram. 

With a strict zero-plastic policy, you won’t find a single person litter in this village. Here’s how the magic happened.

"Fodder grown in the Kambala machine has been found to increase milk production by around 2 litres per cattle and saved around 15-20 per cent of a farmer's expense on fodder farming."

Did you know that you can grow fresh organic mint in just water? Check out other easy hacks like these to grow your own vegetables at home. #UrbanGarden

Harshita Jain believes that passion cannot be dictated by age. And it shows.

Interestingly, people believed these structures could act like lightning conductors during thunderstorms — yet another impressive feature about these eco-friendly traditional homes

"Every year, once the mangoes in our orchard started ripening, they faced recurrent attacks from pests, squirrels, birds and even monkeys."

Of course they made mistakes. Maybe that’s how they learnt how to impart such awesome life lessons every chance they get. #HappyFathersDay

"We got tired of playing the part of destroyers of the planet, so we wanted to heal, even if in a very small way.”

Anu's self-sustaining terrace garden rarely needs organic pesticides — she grows certain plants that naturally keep the pests at bay. Find out what they are!