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Asakho Chase, a fitness trainer from Nagaland, was just looking to build a home for himself in the forest. What he did instead was recreate a cozy 'hobbit home', and it could very well be your next holiday home or escape from your hectic work life.

Growing organic spring onions in your own backyard is easier than you think. All you need is a bottle full of water and an onion.

Concerned about the harsh chemicals in store-bought versions, teacher-turned-entrepreneur Deepti Bhandari launched 'Doh Dough' to make and sell non-toxic organic play dough.

One of the best, tried and tested ways of gardening, this 10-step process is eco-friendly and a lot of fun.

Nuklu Phom is an environmentalist from Nagaland's Longleng district who runs Lemsachenlok, an organisation aimed at increasing the population of the Amur falcon, planting thousands of trees, preventing poaching, and executing the concept of community-owned forests.

Farmer Nekram Sharma from Himachal Pradesh has switched from chemical-based farming to a 9-crop intercropping method that increases land fertility.

A resident of Thumbur village in Thrissur district of Kerala, Tom Kiron Davis quit his job in Dubai to change the perception towards farming. He now helps several farmers earn in lakhs annually.

Udupi's changemaker-headmaster Murali Kadekar found a unique way of celebrating his school's golden jubilee anniversary — reviving over 70 acres of defunct paddy fields.

An urban gardener and entrepreneur, former ISRO scientist Poornima Savargaonkar grows 70 varieties of food at her Gurugram home by making her own soil from stubble.

“My buildings should outlive me and future generations. That's why I choose natural materials on the outside and inside."