Farm

"We should work with our hands once again. Feel what it’s like to touch the soil, grow a plant, prepare your bread, or even walk with your dog for that matter."

“We have taken this decision as we think it works best for our child. No two sets of parents are the same, and hence it is essential that parents do what they believe is best for their child,” she says.

While 2018 is on the brink of wishing us goodbye, the year has shed light on many such stories and innovative ideas. Here’s a quick look at ten such sustainable farming techniques.

As Harvard scientists and even school children are developing new, innovative methods to utilise this wonder grass, farmers in Tamil Nadu have started its cultivation for large profit margins.

Originating from the Kannada terms ‘hosa’ which means ‘new’ and ‘chiguru’ which means ‘sprout’, Hosachiguru is a leading agricultural asset management startup that is running over 30 sustainable green projects on 800 acres of land.

In Goa, organic farming has caught people’s attention, who want to experience the satisfaction of growing their own food organically.

“We are not the waking up at the crack-of-dawn sort of people. Unless of course, we have vegetables to send out or have elephants visiting the farm, in which case we pretty much stay up the entire night.”

They're learning farming practices from scratch on their mini farm in Whitefield, and growing pest-free vegetables which they later consume.