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I Grow Figs, Grapes, Passion Fruits, Pineapples & 5 Types of Mangoes on My...
Elizabeth Kota and her family moved to their residence in Hyderabad amid the first lockdown in 2020. For the gardening enthusiast Elizabeth, it was the perfect time to commence her farming activities...
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Kerala Man Turns Plantation into Organic Farm, Reaps 11000 Kg of Tapioca In...
A farming enthusiast from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Vinod Venugopal was not ready to compromise his love for agriculture by owning just a rubber plantation. Despite receiving a good yield and...
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‘Mother’ to 225 Bonsai Shares Tips on How to Grow Miniature Trees in Pot
Around 34 years ago, when Anita Peter visited her sister-in-law’s house for the first time, she was astounded by her bonsai garden. The gorgeous little trees inside adorable pots fascinated Anita and...
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Have a Slanted Terrace? You Can Still Set Up a Garden With This Engineer’s Idea
Ten years ago, Vypin (Kochi) born T K Sajeevan noted that the quantity of produce from his organic vegetable garden had drastically reduced. This, he realised, was because the trees he had planted...
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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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How to Grow Mango Trees at Home in Just 6 Easy Steps
As a child, I fancied having a huge garden to myself and despite several attempts, I faced tough luck in growing mango plants at home. After extracting the juicy pulp, for years we have been discarding...
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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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