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Award-Winning TN Farmer Helps Hundreds Go Organic, Earns Huge Profits!
Organic farming is often perceived as a fairly novel concept, gaining prominence only in the past few years with the widespread rise in awareness among Indian farmers. But SR Sundararaman, a farmer...
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From Rare Fruits To Cows & Fish, Kerala Duo’s 18 Acre Farmland Is A...
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Student Brings Quinoa To Ladakh, Can Help Farmers Earn up to Rs 1000 Per Kg
About four years ago, a conversation with his cousin sister, left Tsewang Nurbu, a resident of Leh, baffled. She had asked him if he knew about quinoa, an ancient plant from the amaranth family,...
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Mysuru Woman Grows 100+ Crops Using Different Organic Fertilisers, Earns Lakhs
I remember the first time I tried to grow something. Sitting on the floor with a newspaper laid out, on top of which lay fresh soil. Touching the moist soil with my bare hands was therapeutic, calming...
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MP Farmer Grows ‘Soil-less’ Strawberries In 3,000 Sq Ft, Profits Rise By 70%
Life took a new turn for Ratlam-based farmer, Arvind Dhakad, in 2015 after a visit to Israel through a private agro-tour comprising farmers. He was stunned to see native farmers growing traditional...
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One Man’s Effort is Helping Farmers of 3 States Sell Organic Veggies to 3,800...
“The entire goal of the ‘Thakkali’ shop was to ensure that everyone could access chemical-free, locally-sourced organic veggies. Many vegetable stores have popped up in recent years with the ‘organic’...
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In 4 Years, Kerala Village Turns 100 Acres of Barren Land into Lush Organic Farm
Nedumangad, a village in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, with a population of just about 60,000 people, is famous for its suburban beauty and its 16th-century Koyikkal Palace. But take a closer look, and...
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Rajasthan Man’s Zero-Budget Terrace Garden Helps Him Save Rs 4,000/Month!
I do not have any farmland or a garden, how do I grow my own food? This question bothered Ajay Sharma, a medical officer in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, after learning about how vegetables are grown...
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Here’s How This Meerut Dentist is Growing Watermelons In Cloth Bags On Her...
A couple of years ago, people did not believe Dr Shivani Kalra, a dental surgeon from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, when she said she wanted to grow watermelons in containers on her terrace that measures...
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Kerala Couple Grow 34 Varieties of Bougainvillaea, Earn Rs 2 Lakh/Month
If you pass by Bindu’s and Jojo’s and Bindu’s house in Perampra, Kozhikode, you’re sure to be awestruck by the brilliant colours of the bougainvillaea flowers their garden is brimming with. Yellow,...
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Delhi Family Sets Up Terrace Garden With Rs 500, Grows Gem Corn & 35 Rare Plants
Corn in regal blue, round bottle gourd, a not-so-spicy chilly, Italian basil with an exotic fragrance, an off-season but naturally sweet watermelon, and more — welcome to Indra and Malvika Singh’s...
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This ‘Open Jail’ in Kerala Is Generating A Revenue Of Rs 2 Crore Through...
While every prison is a chance for countless convicts to rehabilitate and reform, an open jail in Nettukaltheri, Kerala, is bringing out the true essence of reformation through their programmes....
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How to Grow Nutritious Microgreens At Home Using A Simple Kitchen Ingredient
Microgreens are the first true leaves produced from the seedling of a vegetable or herb. These tiny leaves are imitations of their mature counterparts and are packed with intense flavour and nutrition....
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My Garden Gives Me 5 Kilos of Organic Veggies & Cool Air Every Day. Here’s How
Green, blissful and uplifting are the words that come to my mind when I hear about a terrace garden in Delhi’s Moti Bagh area. It was created by homemaker Sumathi Chelliah in 2014 to improve the health...
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17 Acres Of Barren Land Now Flourishes With Rice & Apples, Thanks to 66-YO...
Gudivada Nagaratnam Naidu and his wife, Satyavathy hailing from Hyderabad were comfortable with their well-paying stable jobs in an electronic goods firm but were struggling to find a sense of purpose...
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I Grew an Urban Forest at Home. Now It Gives Me 17 Kg of Veggies in a Day
Laxmi Nadendla, a 60-year-old retired nutritionist from Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad began gardening in 2014 when she was introduced to the concept of permaculture. “My house has an expansive area for...
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From Aerial Potatoes to Israel Oranges, Retired Teacher Grows 200 Plants On...
It is the 127th day of lockdown, and the sun is just about to set in Hyderabad’s Kalyan Nagar. 67-year-old Tarakam Chaturvedula walks into his luscious garden to harvest half a kilo of tinde (apple...
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How I Grew a Fruit Forest on My Terrace in Goa’s Hot Tropical Weather
Gurudatt Naik is the proud owner of a luscious rooftop garden located in Borda, a bustling suburb in Margao, Goa. He has converted his small balcony, the adjoining sloping roof, and a portion of the...
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Blue Corn & Purple Carrots: IT Couple Return From US to Farm Rare Organic...
Amrita Chaudhury and Sanmitra Pandharpur quit their respective jobs in the US at the peak of their careers and returned to India in the early 2000s to pursue organic farming. They embarked on their...
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IT Grad Earns Rs 1.52 Crore a Year Growing Organic Turmeric & Ginger
It often takes a while for most of us to discover our true calling. But some are so certain about their chosen path that they pursue it with determination and attain fulfilment. Devesh Patel always...
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