A native of Haripad town of Alappuzha district, Vani always nursed an affinity for agriculture, and for what it was worth, she even fought with her folks to opt for a degree in agriculture, despite showing an aptitude for a promising future in medicine. On the other hand, Vijith…
April 2019
Following each harvest, the civil engineer-turned-organic farmer engineer-turned-organic farmer travels 32-kilometres thrice a week, she carries 100 bundles (250 grams each) of this tender ‘soppu’ (greens) straight from the thota (field) to be personally delivered…
The society has been converting wet kitchen waste into compost since the past two years. It is now growing vegetables using the kitchen compost and at least 1,500 sq ft of land in the society has been allocated for this project, where children and parents come together to learn…
A Mumbai based couple - Oshua Lewis and Sakina Rajkotwala decided to take the leap after a visit to Auroville in Puducherry in 2017 where they got inspired by Krishna Mckenzie, a native of England, who’s “honouring Mother Nature through local food.” They named it as Herbivore Farms…
When Natabar Sarangi started experimenting with ‘desi chasa’ in the mid-90s at a small paddy-growing village in Odisha, it was because of a serious practical problem rather than the growing buzz around organic farming.
Hailing from a family of farmers in Kerala, Gitanjali Rajamani quit her corporate job of seven years to go back to her roots. In 2017, she started Farmizen, a startup that allows you to rent a community farmland outside the city to grow your own produce, safely and organically. And…
Only three months back the Farmigen began supply of organic fruits. The number of customers has crossed 3000 mark in such short period. The annual turnover of the company is about Rs 8.40 crore. Gitanjali was born on June 14, 1981 in Hyderabad. Her father had died in a road accident…
Ceaseless utilization of synthetic concoctions and composts, bringing about low-quality nourishment with an unsafe effect on human wellbeing, has constrained individuals to locate an elective arrangement, which is healthy and natural. In a previous couple of years, organic products…
A number of young Doonites are quitting their well-paying corporate jobs in metropolitan cities to return home to grow organic produce in their lawns, backyards and garages.
Organically Yours has initiated a community programme where registered members will have access to fresh organic local produce grown in the expansive farms at Don Bosco College of Agriculture at Sulcorna. Registered members will be intimated about the availability of freshly…