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With 300 Millennial Farmers, This Assam Man’s ‘Green Army’ Is Changing How NE...
Samir Bordoloi, a graduate in agricultural studies secured a well-paying job in the food industry almost immediately after his graduation. This cushy job, in a well known MNC, would teach him many...
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Award-Winning Kerala Farmer’s Food Forest Helps Him Reap Gold From Black Pepper!
At 2,230 feet above sea level, there is little chance that you will come across an organic farm, let alone a thriving food forest. Which is why the 5-acre patch of self-sustaining farmland, inside the...
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Karnataka Tribal Woman Turns Into Organic ‘Super Farmer’, Now Earns In Lakhs!
In 2007, when the Karnataka state government offered a voluntary relocation package to the 60 families of the Jenu Kuruba tribe, they all signed up and moved from Nagarahole National Park to start a...
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Zero Waste to Organic Food: Ahmedabad Lady’s Toxin-Free Home Will Inspire You!
For many, home is where the heart is. But, for this 62-year-old woman, home is where just not the heart but also health resides. Meet Bhavna Shah, who is setting a positive example for generations to...
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Wind Energy, Organic Veggies & Steel Water Cans: Bengaluru Firm Shows The Way!
Adopting eco-friendly practices does not have to be limited to individuals or communities; even companies and organisations can tap into their organisational strength to do their bit for the...
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5 Engineers Who Became Organic Farmers to Earn Better & Live Healthier!
Engineering was once, and perhaps still is, the most sought after career lines in India, but you’ll all agree that in recent times, more and more people are bidding goodbye to their respectable jobs...
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Owning No Land Couldn’t Stop This Couple From Starting an Organic Revolution!
KP Illias from Kerala and Shamika Mone from Maharashtra are perhaps the best example for the fact that a shared passion is the recipe for lifelong happiness. Together, they have been silently driving...
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Retd Mysuru Techie Spends Lakhs to Create 14,000 Sq Ft Organic Garden For All!
Editor’s Note: The article originally indicated that Harish Mysore worked on 14,000 acres of land. This was a misprint and has been corrected. I apologise to our readers for the error. For Harish...
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Woman Challenges Conventional Norms of Work, Quits US Job to Build Organic Farm!
It is not easy to leave a well-paying profession and start something of your own, but ten years ago, Gaytri Bhatia, an environmental analyst with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in...
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This Monsoon, Try Your Hand at Indoor Farming & Grow These 5 Veggies at Home!
Monsoons are all set to make an entry and if you think any of your gardening plans are going to be dampened, fret not! Of course, gardening in the backyard might not be a feasible idea, but hey, this...
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Bengaluru Man’s Venture Lets You Rent a Farm for Rs 2/Sq Ft & Grow Your Own...
Over the past few months, I have been closely following the stories of farmers and people who gave up their city jobs to take up farming. Each story inspires me as it revolves around the narrative of...
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50K+ Assam Kids Grow Organic Veggies In School Backyards, Earn Neat Profits!
Being forced to eat and appreciate vegetables, especially the dreaded Karela (bitter gourd), is an extremely painful memory from my childhood. My grandmother would come up with myriad ways of...
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Mom’s Cancer Makes Farmer Go Organic; Grows Chemical-Free Food & Saves 60% Water
Ravdeep Singh was raised on a farm in the village of Farwahi, a stone’s throw from Barnala in Punjab. Although his parents worked in different professions, they were always connected with the soil and...
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Karnataka Tribal Woman Turns Into Organic ‘Super Farmer’, Now Earns In Lakhs!
In 2007, when the Karnataka state government offered a voluntary relocation package to the 60 families of the Jenu Kuruba tribe, they all signed up and moved from Nagarahole National Park to start a...
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Engineering Dropout to Organic Farmer Growing 300+ Native Veggies: TN Man’s...
In the village of Kuttiyagoundanpudur, close to the arid region of Oddanchatram in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district, lies Aadhiyagai Parameswaran’s six-acre farm. Want to grow your own food? Here are...
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Sailing to Farming: Himachal Man Leaves Rs 2.5L/Month to Grow Chemical-Free Food
Sailing on unpredictable seas and working 24×7, Pankaj Pathak earned a lucrative monthly pay package of Rs 2.5 lakh. Yes, the money was flowing in. From 2002 until 2013, the merchant navy officer’s...
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Organic: 2 Close Calls Turn Man To Natural...
Gummalla Venkata Krishna Bapineedu recalls the day when he escaped the jaws of death in the nick of time. “11 years ago, when I was working in the field, a snake bit me. For more than an hour, the bite...
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Punjab Techie Quits High-Paying Job to Take up Natural Farming, Grows Organic...
As a kid, Rahul Sharma’s summer vacations were spent in Mustafabad, a tiny village in Kapurthala district, about three hours away from Chandigarh. Speaking to The Better India (TBI), Rahul says, “We...
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Why Buy Mushrooms When You Can Grow Them? This Kodai Man Is Teaching...
When Vinay Parade visited Kodaikanal in 2016, he knew that the next time he comes back, it would be to stay permanently. Vinay was visiting Karuna Farm, and he loved the off-the-grid life of the...
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5 Engineers Who Became Organic Farmers to Earn Better & Live Healthier!
Engineering was once, and perhaps still is, the most sought after career lines in India, but you’ll all agree that in recent times, more and more people are bidding goodbye to their respectable jobs...
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