Organic Farming

After losing her father to cancer, Rajasthan's Rubi Pareek switched to growing organic vegetables and doubled her family farm's profits.

Business school graduate Sudhanshu Sharma returned from London and turned a barren land into a beautiful organic farm with his wife Susmita Roy. They run Jaivik Jeevan to deliver organic supplies across India, as well as help farmers earn.

Dr Srinivasa Rao Madhavaram from Hyderabad decided to grow dragon fruits after realising that it’s mostly imported to India.

Kerala resident Roopa Jos grows organic and exotic vegetables on her terrace using a hydroponics unit. She shares all about the cost of setting it up and how she grows veggies for her kitchen.

A journey through Chempotty Estate, a vast organic farm in Mysuru, through the eyes of Thankachan Chempotty, a retired corporate official who grows many varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, and sells them as value-added products to earn lakhs.

Renowned agricultural scientist, the founder of the Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF), Late Dr Y L Nene rediscovered the ingredients to the ‘natural pesticide’, Herbal Kunapajala that helps farmers even today.

Bindu CK, a chemistry teacher from Kerala, shares how she grew different varieties of organic vegetables and fruits on her terrace, and how she maintains her home garden.

Leena’s Mushroom Farm, started by Kerala natives Jithu Thomas and his mother Leena Thomas, is reaping huge success within four years of incorporation.

Deepak Kushwaha, a terrace garden expert from Madhya Pradesh, shares a step-by-step procedure to put together compost using waste potato peels.

Kashmir botany teacher Dr Rouf Hamza Boda has spent decades documenting 100 mushroom varieties in the valley. From Gucci to oyster, here are five varieties of the fungi which have a host of health benefits to offer.