Organic food

Usha Raju from Visakhapatnam has come up with a rent-a-farm model that lets families grow organic food on a 600 sq ft farmland for three months, with the harvest being delivered on their doorsteps every weekend!

Organic farmers struggling to sell their harvest during the lockdown found their hero in Rinoob Bhaskaran from Kerala. His initiative ‘Support A Farmer’ helps them sell directly to consumers via Facebook and WhatsApp.

Nimble Growth, a Bengaluru-based startup, claims to have cultivated more than 150 tonnes of authentic organic produce a month and is engaged with farmers cultivating organic produce spread across 500 acres at Haveri, Gundlupet, rural Bengaluru and other areas of Karnataka.

Manju Nath and his wife Geeta built their dream eco-friendly home in Bengaluru with solar panels, rainwater harvesting pits while growing their own organic food.

Raj Seelam from Hyderabad founded Sresta Natural Bioproducts to encourage farmers to grow organic food, which he sells under the brand 24 Mantra to help customers lead more sustainable lives

Kerala architect, Elizabeth Cherian, filled her 10 cent terrace garden with leafy vegetables, tapioca and pumpkin during the lockdown due to COVID-19

Multiple fragrances, colours, and of course the quality of food prepared from the fresh produce of their own garden has had a direct impact on the health of the Reddy couple.

Joshy Mathew grows 80 varieties of organic fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants, does pond fishing and beekeeping - all on a meagre 25 cents of land

After a devastating turn of events in his life, Akash K Sajith started Living Food Company, a firm that follows a ‘farm to fork’ policy to help people eat healthier.

Mona Chopra from Ludhiana explains step-by-step how to grow Bell Peppers in your balcony