organic farming

“The main motivation for me to start organic farming was to provide fresh food on the table for people around me,” says founder Rajneesh.

"Every expert we met discouraged us to take up this mission. No one believed that we could revive such a wasteland through organic methods. But, we made the impossible eventually possible."

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“The problem was that the grow bags that I used started decaying in just a few months. I wanted to create something that could last for years," explains Eyo, a fourth-generation farmer.

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While he cannot perform manual labour, Singh takes care of pretty much everything else—from deciding cropping patterns, monitoring the sowing, maintenance and harvest activities, overlooking the preparation of Jeevamrut and other biopesticides, and travelling to market his produce and training other farmers!

Pauline Shyama, whose house is completely zero waste and Vijaya Kala, whose farm gives her a Rs 20,000/month profit, answer this query by a reader. Send your questions to [email protected]

The students are also involved in waste management activities in the village - maintaining bamboo waste bins by the roadside.

Now growing a 118 rare varieties of rice, Jayakrishnan, along with his friend Leneesh, also sells organic ‘superfoods’, made from their fresh farm produce.

Resolved to eat healthy this new year? Grow your own organic garden and make sure you succeed!