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‘Journey From Being Born in Cow Shed to Winning National Acclaim’: Farmer’s...
Prateek Sharma’s life thus far is perhaps what dreams are made of. In a Madhya Pradesh village named Dhaba Khurd, Prateek was born in a cowshed. His hometown, located in the Narmadapuram district, has...
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Class 10 Dropout’s Online Community Helps Over 7 Lakh Farmers Switch to...
Savita Dakle (38) from Phulambari district in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad begins her day at the break of dawn. She describes herself as an ‘accidental farmer’. Having spent her growing up years in...
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Techie Starts Organic Farming Despite Family Opposition, Now Earns Rs 1...
Working for a tech giant in a metro city is a dream come true for many, but it wasn’t for Roja Reddy, who grew up in Donnehalli, a rural village in Karnataka. With an undying love for agriculture,...
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Okra, Chinese Potato & Moringa: How I Grow 50 Varieties of Veggies Around My...
Lack of space is often a limitation for people, especially those living in cities, to set up a kitchen garden on their own. But for Mini Sreekumar from Thrikkakara, Kerala, lack of space has never...
View ArticleI Turned My 3-Storey Home into a Lush Hydroponics Farm That Earns Rs 70...
In 2009, while working as a full-time journalist, Ramveer Singh heard about his friend’s father, who was diagnosed with cancer. One possible reason, he heard, was the intake of chemical-laden...
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Strawberries in Water Bottles, Palak in PVC Pipes: 70-YO Grows all Veggies on...
For 70-year-old Lizy John from Bengaluru, Karnataka, nurturing a lush vegetable and fruit garden on her terrace has been highly rewarding and satisfying. Without a second thought, she credits her...
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Strawberry to Papaya: How to Grow These 4 Winter Fruits in Your Home Garden
There is a misconception that we can grow winter fruits only on farms and in cold places. But, Deepti Patel from Surat is here to clarify that they can be easily cultivated in pots on your own...
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18 Fruit Varieties, Valley of Flowers: Patna Couple Creates Organic Paradise...
Satish and Vibha Charanpahari, a couple living in Patna, are active terrace gardeners. Their day starts as early as 4 am. After taking care of the plants first, they spend some quality time amidst the...
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A Once Barren Land is Now Bengaluru Couple’s Mud Cottage & a Self-Sustaining...
In a small quarter-acre plot inside a gated community at Kodikonda in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh lies a lush green patch. It houses over 163 varieties of trees, ranging from fruit to...
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Couple Turns Empty Land to Hub of Exotic Veggies, Delivers Produce in 4 Hrs...
If you happen to pass by the quaint village of Manai in Jodhpur, there is a stop you shouldn’t miss. MharoKhet — an experiential farm — is not only a unique opportunity to experience how a real farm...
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Organic Farmer Uses Cow Dung to Make Recyclable Sculptures & Torans that Can...
Organic farmer P Ganesan from Perungamanallur village in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is well-versed in all aspects of agriculture. He turned his nine-acre farmland into a certified organic farm around five...
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Kerala Engineer Quit Job to Grow Moringa, Mango in Australia; Exports Across...
For Kottayam resident Sajan Sasi, moringa (drumstick tree) is synonymous with nostalgia. “My mother used to add moringa to all possible dishes, saying it has great health benefits. Growing up, I...
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UP Man’s Startup Shows How to Grow Organic Veggies in PVC Pipes, Save Space &...
Hailing from a village in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh, Mithilesh Kumar Singh spent most of his childhood roaming around the fields and watching his family work there. Things changed, however, when he...
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56-YO YouTube Star Reaps Rs 60K/Month From Organic Terrace Garden
It was in the late 90s that Rema Devi started organic farming around her house premises in Changanassery town in Kottayam, Kerala. It started as a small venture to meet her daily requirements. But...
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Kerala Couple Quits Jobs to Grow 7 Traditional Rice Varieties, Harvest 15...
While living in Mumbai, Pavithra A and her husband Mohammed Rinas from Kerala never enjoyed the fast-paced city life. They missed being with nature and having access to clean and healthy food. The...
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Homemaker Studies Gardening in Her 60s; Nurtures Lush Mini Farm With Organic...
In a less crowded street of Gurugram, there lies a two-storeyed house enveloped by a multitude of plants and trees. The resident Shashi Manchanda, a 68-year-old woman is a mother to all these plants....
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How to Grow Organic Broccoli at Home: Gardener Shares 6 Easy Tips
Broccoli is a highly nutritious vegetable loved by health food enthusiasts from across the world. A common ingredient in salads, it can be consumed either cooked or raw. Broccolis are cruciferous...
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To Avoid Heavy-Lifting for His Garden, Kerala Farmer Created Lightweight...
Among the challenges of terrace farming is the lifting of heavy material like soil to the rooftop. But Thodupuzha-born farmer S K Hari says his “lightweight” potting mixture could be a way to solve...
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How to Grow Organic Gourds at Home: Urban Gardener Shares Step-by-Step Guide
A retired public sector executive, Milan Kumar from Dehradun describes himself as an ‘urban gardener’. His journey began around 10 years ago when he retired at the age of 58. “Our Dehradun house has...
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From Incessant Losses to Earning Lakhs/Month: How I Transformed My Family’s...
Even while working for a multi-national car manufacturing company, Kottayam-native Mathewkutty Tom’s desire was to join his family in their farming venture. After spending three years in global car...
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Make 5 Types of Compost From Peels, Tea Leaves, Kitchen Waste: Terrace...
The right way of waste disposal is confusing for the rapidly growing urban population. Disposing of daily biodegradable waste is one of the major issues we face. But there are certain ways in which...
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Loved One’s Death Inspired 3 Engineers to Quit Jobs & Make Organic Eating a Norm
Losing his mother-in-law in 2017 impacted Delhi resident Mritunjay Dixit in more ways than one. He began questioning many life choices, he recalls, and particularly those regarding his nutrition....
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‘I Grew His Food Myself’: Son’s Heart Condition Led Woman to Start Organic...
Like any other young couple, Subhashree Santhya and her husband’s life was filled with joy when she gave birth to her second child, a son, in 2019. But soon, an emergency struck when her little baby...
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With 2.5 Lakh Followers, Bihar Man Uses Instagram to Make Organic Farming...
After completing his MTech in Agricultural Engineering from the India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), 29-year-old Satyam Jha’s life took an unconventional turn. Instead of taking up a job, he...
View Article23-YO’s Hydroponic Setup to Grow Organic Veggies Earns Him Rs 54000 a Month
Born to a farmer, Sandeep Kannan from Tirupati has always been inclined towards the profession. But after graduation, just like his peers, Sandeep began preparing for competitive examinations. It was...
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Haryana Businessman Grows 4000 Plants on Terrace, Has Over 3 Lakh YouTube...
Even though Karnal in Haryana is known for its farming, the air pollution by stubble burning constantly causes the air quality index (AQI) in this region to be of ‘unhealthy’ status. But it’s not the...
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Widowed at 20, I Started Organic Farming to Raise My Sons; Today I Help 500...
Konda Usharani, a member of a farming family from Nutakki village of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, stopped her studies after Class 10 due to poverty. Like all other girls in the locality, she was married at...
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‘Why I Stopped IIT Prep & Started Farming in Gir Forest’: 25-YO’s...
Living on a farm away from the hustle and bustle of the city and growing his own organic food on a farm is 25-year-old Siddharth Kubavat. “The sound of birds chirping is my alarm these days. Life has...
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Goa’s ‘Saladbaba’ Turned His Adoptive Parents’ Organic Farm into a Multicrore...
Ask anyone in Goa about ‘Saladbaba’ and they will direct you to 34-year-old Janardan Khorate, manager of Ambrosia Organic Farm. The farm prides itself not just on being one of India’s first organic...
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Coimbatore Engineer-Turned Farmer Quit Job to Build Seed Bank & Grow Rare...
Did you know that there are over 150 varieties of pumpkin that exist all over the world? Are you aware that there are more than 60 varieties of eggplant and over 10 varieties of okra? As amazing as...
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‘Eat What You Grow’: Homemaker Earns Rs 50 Lakh/Year Selling Native Seeds to...
After giving birth to her daughter in 2014, Chandana Gade wanted to raise her by feeding her rice and organic green leafy vegetables. But while living in the city, she doubted the vegetables available...
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MBA Grad’s Farm-to-Doorstep Startup Delivers Organic Foods Within 15 Hours of...
This article has been sponsored by Organic Tap. Hasan Chaithanya, who grew up in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, always knew he wanted to do something to benefit the environment. His first encounter with...
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Couple Transform Drought-Hit District by Helping 400 Farmers Go Organic
Against the backdrop of the Male Mahadeshwara Hill range, a biodiversity hotspot where the mighty Western and Eastern Ghats converge, Valliammal Krishnaswamy and her husband Rajan Palaniappan have...
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69-YO Kerala Farmer Earns Fame Growing Rare Wild Fruit Loved by Tribals
“Red, round and a feast for the eyes.” Such is the description of ‘Mooti Pazham’, a rare and wild fruit that grew in abundance in the forests, Baby Abraham from Thodupuzha in the Idukki, Kerala,...
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70-YO Retired Engineer’s Fitness Mantra is an Organic Farm With Over 8000 Plants
A few years before his retirement, Sureshchandra Patel started thinking of building his own house. Being a government officer, working in thermal power plants across Gujarat, he was transferred across...
View ArticlePune Brothers Quit Corporate Jobs for Organic Farming; Earn Crores
After completing their MBA from Pune University, Satyajit and Ajinka Hange climbed the corporate ladder working with top MNCs for nearly a decade. But something always felt amiss. They realised that...
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Ex-banker Turned Farmer Clocks Rs 21 Cr With Natural Farming Biz; Empowers...
Picture this — a tranquil farm where farmers sow only indigenous seeds, bulls are free on the field to plough the soil, cows graze on pollution-free open grasslands, and rural women are busy making...
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Engineer Uses Aquaponics On Terrace to Harvest 500 Kg Veggies/Month; Teaches...
Shashank Dubey was comfortable in his corporate job in Delhi. One day, he read an article about vegetables grown on the floodplain of the Yamuna river and the potential health risks associated with...
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“Bring Back The Old”: MBA Grad’s Millet Biz Earns Rs 2 Crore, Empowers 100s...
Building a multi-crore company is no easy task, but if you have an appetite for adventure, you will succeed. This is an MBA graduate Somashekar Pogula’s honest take, six years into the millet business...
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Lawyer-Turned-Entrepreneur Earns Rs 16 Crore/Year With Millet Startup, Helps...
Between 2004 and 2006, there was a concerning increase in farmer suicides, particularly in Maharashtra. According to NCRB data, in 2006, 17,060 farmers died by suicide in the country, of which 1,427...
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TN Woman Doubles Income Through Organic Farming, Builds Better Future for...
P Bindu, an organic farmer from Tamil Nadu, got married when she was barely 18 years old. She had also managed to study only till Class 10. While she resigned to her fate, she wanted to give her...
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How To Prepare Bio Enzymes From Kitchen Waste? Homemaker With 500 Plants...
As a child, Kolkata-based Nita Singh would spend all her summer vacations in her hometown Deoria in Uttar Pradesh. Away from the bustling city life, she would swim in the nearby river, pluck mangoes...
View ArticleWhy I Grow My Own Veggies? It Isn’t a Hobby; It’s A Way of Life
Feature image courtesy: Sooraj Purushothaman Have you ever nurtured a plant from scratch? Have you planted a tiny seed and watched it grow into a beautiful flower, fruit or vegetable? Have you...
View Article8 Farms Stays Across India to Experience The Perfect Staycation
For the past few days, thanks to the concept of work from home, I’ve been living in a tranquil area amidst the beautiful hills of Kalimpong, West Bengal. The sounds of birds serve as my natural alarm,...
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ISRO Scientist Returns to His Village to Grow Organic Dates, Earns Rs 15...
Born into an agricultural family in rural Karnataka, Divakar Channappa’s father always wanted him to excel in life but away from his farming roots. Hailing from a small village Begur, Divakar...
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‘They Call Me ‘Queen of Millets’: Tribal Woman Preserves 30 Types of Rare...
The recent G20 Summit saw significant participation from global delegates from across 19 countries including Australia, China, Italy, and the European Union. Among the eminent invitees was Odisha’s...
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Boosting Output by 300%, IAS Officer Turns Jharkhand District Into ‘Ragi...
In barely 18 months, Sushant Gaurav, a 2014-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), transformed the poverty-stricken district of Gumla in Jharkhand into a potential hub of economic...
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With 1000+ Plants, This Woman’s Terrace Is an Award-Winning Garden Paradise
With the sky becoming a lot closer in the glittering high-rises of modern cities, we are leaving the land behind. Our destinies are confined within cramped apartments and their four walls, making our...
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Mocked For Growing Strawberries, Tribal Farmer Goes From Earning Rs 4000 to...
Located nearly 90 km from Pune, the tribal hamlet of Kopre in Junnar is struggling with the depletion of its natural water reserves. The residents now rely on water tankers to fulfil their daily water...
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Growing Mangoes & Oranges On Terrace? Vizag Homemaker’s Rooftop Farm Wins Awards
As she stepped onto a large stage amid a round of applause, homemaker Bangaru Jhansi had never imagined standing in front of M Venkaiah Naidu, former vice president of India. But last year on 14...
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