farming in Himachal Pradesh

Bharati didn’t wait for perfect conditions or acres of land — she began with a small shed, a few grow lights, and the courage to experiment. Soon, strawberries, basil, and lettuce were thriving in stacked layers, growing her income and a high-tech farming model she now teaches to others.

For the past six years, Jaswinder Kaur and Ranjit Singh from Himachal have been using zero-budget natural farming to cultivate at least 25 kinds of crops. Here's how they made farming profitable and train others around them.