Subash Palekar

This retired teacher from Kerala is helping farmers from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala by sourcing organic veggies from them for his shop.

Apart from producing 100 per cent naturally-grown and ripened mangoes that have found patrons across Hyderabad, they have also been using Subash Palekar’s Zero Budget Natural Farming Method to grow an array of crops.

What started as a couple of plants in his kitchen garden has now grown into a 5.5 acre chemical-free farm where 22-year-old Sooraj CS encourages organic cultivation among other farmers in Wayanad! #LiveGreen #GrowOrganic

After witnessing the harmful effects of chemical farming, Subash Palekar, a B.Sc in Agriculture, developed the Zero Budget Natural Farming model.