terrace farm

After losing his job, Lucknow-based engineer Saurabh Tripathi set up a terrace garden nursery. Today, he sells several varieties of flowers, vegetables, fruits, and plants.

Bengaluru-based urban gardeners Vijay Narasimha and his wife Vasundra Narasimha grow 26 varieties of vegetables on their terrace, under a canopy of gourds.

This potting mix is lighter compared to regular soil, and it is ideal for urban gardeners who are growing plants on their terrace

One fine day in 1989, the municipality decided to transform Ghulam’s dream garden into a commercial market. Trees were cut ruthlessly, and plants were laid down by bulldozers.