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Mumbai, Learn How to Grow Fresh Food in Your Home in Just 1 Day!
How well do you know about the origins of those vegetables you cook daily? I bet not many would be able to answer this question with a resounding, ‘I do’. Finding chemical-free fruits and veggies in...
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Want to Grow Your Own Veggies? This Rs 299 Kit Is All You Need to Get Started!
You cannot always trust the vegetables available in the market. Rarely do we know where the vegetables have been produced, the journey they have undertaken and the chemicals sprayed on them in the...
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Soil-less & Vertical, This Style of Farming Will Reduce Water Usage By 95%!
A silent but new revolution is taking place in the agricultural sector. In prehistoric days, especially in the Neolithic age, human beings started farming. Later, in the late 18th and early 19th...
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Delhi, Learn to Grow Microgreens in Just 3 Hours from a Mom Who Sells 500...
Delhi, like most parts of the country, is readying itself to grapple with the inevitable toxic air pollution with the winter months and Diwali around the corner. But what if you could grow magic plants...
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Delhi, Techie-Turned-Farmer Will Get You Growing Air-Cleaning Plants in Just...
Over 500 urban gardens and nearly 100 land projects within four years. That is the record that Edible Routes, an eco-initiative based in Delhi, proudly holds. Started as an initiative to help urban...
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Chennai, Learn Hydroponics from Techie-Turned-Farmer Who Grows 6000 Plants!
Just a few months ago, Chennai was parched bringing everything to a standstill. Such a serious calamity inspired Rahul Dhoka, an Industrial Biotechnologist to start a hydroponics farm that grows 100...
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Bengaluru, Learn Urban Farming from MBA Grad Who Has Taught 65,000 People!
Workshop Theme: Advanced Urban Farming Workshops conducted: 925 People who attended: Over 65,000 People who actively pursued what they had learnt: 35,000 Result: 5200 terrace gardens across Bengaluru...
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Bengaluru, Learn to Grow 30 Plants in Just 4 Square Feet of Space This Weekend!
Bengaluru, say goodbye to the worries of rising vegetable prices. Let Aquaponics help you out! Urban farming is easier than you think and this weekend, it is set to be an even smoother ride. Join the...
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Hydroponics vs Aquaponics: Bengaluru Expert Helps You Choose & Learn the Best
A six-member team works on a 2,000 square feet (sq ft) terrace garden just 3 KM away from HSR Layout, Bengaluru. Here, they nurture nearly 4,000 plants – most of them, medicinal herbs. With patented...
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Weekend Diary: Learn How to Compost, Grow Microgreens in Delhi & Bengaluru
Weekends are for relaxing. But they can also be super productive and used to learn to a new skill! So if you are in Bengaluru, Delhi, Auroville or Erode this weekend, here are some cool workshops you...
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Want a Perfect Weekend Outing? Spend 3 Days in Auroville Learning Permaculture!
The secret of good quality, healthy food doesn’t lie solely in its preparation. It begins miles away from your kitchen and in the fields where your vegetables, fruits and grains are grown. Lately, more...
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Have Terrace, Can Farm: Delhi, This 27-YO Will Teach You Natural Farming in 6...
Anuj Wadhwa, a Chronobiologist from Delhi, had little idea about seeds, fertilising or the watering process – even though he did have a small vegetable patch in his backyard. A gardener took care of...
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Mumbai, Build a Magical Terrarium and Take It Home with You in Just 4 Hours!
Smita Shirodkar’s journey over the past decade has been a roller coaster of changing professions. From taking over her father’s business after completing her MBA, then taking a leave to nurture a...
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Weekend Diary: Build terrariums, grow organic food in Bengaluru, Delhi & Mumbai
The weekend is tantalisingly near. While it is fine if you want to relax, in case you are looking to do something different, may we suggest some unique activities that are not only fun but also an...
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Weekend Diary: Learn Kokedama, Farming & Beeswax Making in Bengaluru, Mumbai
The festive season is upon us and we are all busy bingeing on the never-ending stream of sweets and planning for a grand party. Amidst all the festivities, let’s not forget the planet and our...
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Experts Answer: How to Start an Organic Farm at Home?
We often receive emails from our readers, asking doubts about their experiments with sustainable living. So, here’s a section dedicated to you – TBI’s ‘agony aunt’ for all things green. This week,...
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Expert Answers: Ex-Navy Commander Tells Us How to Grow a Hydroponics Farm
We often receive emails from our readers, asking doubts about their experiments with sustainable living. So, here’s a section dedicated to you – TBI’s ‘agony aunt’ for all things green. This week, we...
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Hyderabad! Learn How To Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables in Your Backyard
Knowing a little bit of urban farming, even in cities like Hyderabad, in today’s day and age comes rather handy. We could do with growing our vegetables; wholly organic and chemical-free. Manvitha...
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Expert Answers: Easy Way to Mulch Your Garden and Revive Lifeless Soil
We often receive emails from our readers, asking doubts about their experiments with sustainable living. So, here’s a section dedicated to you – TBI’s ‘agony aunt’ for all things green. Urban...
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Mint, Chilli & More: How to Grow Organic Veggies From Kitchen Scraps
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. If you grow your own...
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How A Terrace Garden Helped Me & My Mom Battle Depression Together
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. As a working...
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Basil to Cherry Tomatoes: Nagpur Lady Shows How to Grow Herbs at Home
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. What’s better than...
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70-YO Madurai Man Grows 20+ Fruits & Vegetables On His ‘Floating’ Terrace Farm!
“Few things are as satisfying as plucking fresh fruit or vegetables from your own garden to prepare a meal,” observes Madurai-based DD Rajeshvaran who started his urban farming journey in 2016, and was...
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Homemaker Shares How to Grow Your Own Fruit Trees From Seeds In Your Kitchen
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced some new words to the dictionary. Social distancing, Flattening the Curve, Lockdown, Institutional Quarantine and Self-Quarantine, among others. On the other end of...
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IISc Alumna Turns Apartment into Gardening Heaven, Earns 6.5 Lakh YouTube Fans
“Try and loosen the topsoil of your garden plants on a regular basis,” – anyone who is into gardening is probably acquainted with this advice from their gardeners or local nurseries. However, YouTuber...
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Couple Returns From the US to Become Full-Time Farmers, Grows Everything They...
How “organic” should organic be? Does “organic” automatically mean healthy and planet-loving? Should we bring in “packaging, ethical-farming, community development” into the definition of organic?...
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5 Online Places to Buy Quality Organic Seeds For Your Home Garden
One of the biggest challenges for urban gardeners and farmers during the lockdown has been the lack of options when it comes to sourcing good quality organic seeds. “Growing your own food is both a...
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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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Over 2000 Children Turn into Microgreens Farmers During the COVID-19 Lockdown
“Education is not just lessons and books. A larger part of it is learning something new and that should be more of a holistic experience. Something you can actively involve yourself in, and grow as it...
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Mother-Daughter Show How to Make Organic Fertilizer Using Waste Tea Grounds
India’s obsession with tea has been written about countless times. From saplings being grown in plantations in Assam in 1824 to the ubiquitous roadside tea stall seen everywhere today, tea has become a...
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Curry Leaves to Drumstick, Bengaluru Man Grows Vegetable Forest In 10×10 Space
It is a common belief that growing vegetables in a balcony or maintaining a terrace garden requires a large amount of space for a small amount of produce. But 37-year-old Devaraj K from Bengaluru...
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IIT-H Professor Grows 24 Veggies in 200-Yard Terrace Garden, Gets Bumper Tapioca
In 2019, Deepak John Mathew, a professor at IIT-Hyderabad planted tapioca in his home garden. Eight months later, he got a bumper harvest of 24 kg tapioca, which was four times the estimated average...
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Presenting: The Better India’s Best of 2020 – Heroes of Sustainability
This article is a part of The Better India’s ‘Best of 2020’ — A list of 60 awesome changemakers recognised and honoured by The Better India this year. This is a celebration of remarkable people who...
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Delhi Woman Shares How She Grows 40+ Varieties of Fruits & Veggies In...
In 2014, when 60-year-old Irene Gupta converted her house into an apartment complex she dedicated a portion of her terrace to a small garden. “Earlier, we had space around the house and there would be...
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Started Due to Vit-D Deficiency, 65-YO Grows 250 Plants in Refrigerators &...
“I decided to grow a few varieties of spinach on my terrace,” begins Jayanti Vaidyanathan, a resident of Chennai, who was diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency in 2013. “Apart from the medicines...
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3 Nature-Based Solutions That Are Making Low-Income Communities Resilient to...
Dr Pramila Sanjaya has lived in Jaipur for over 60 years. Through this time, she has watched the city grow and expand over existing villages. “What used to be farms have now been converted into...
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From Code to Crops: How One Techie Is Changing Farming in Thiruvananthapuram
What if someone took to a hobby so passionately that they swapped their IT office for a greenhouse, and the mouse and keyboard for hydroponic tubes and nutrient solutions? While it began as a curious...
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9 Tips for Growing Avocados Indoors: A Guide for Urban Farmers in Small Spaces
Once considered a rare delicacy, avocados have quickly become a trendy superfood worldwide. Known for their creamy texture and numerous health benefits, they are now a staple in many diets. While...
View ArticleHow This Homemaker is Cultivating 500+ Varieties of Veggies & Fruits on Her...
If you’ve put your gardening dreams on hold just because of limited space, Madhavi Guthikonda is here to show you how it’s done. Her story might just change your mind. An award-winning gardener,...
View ArticleEx-banker Grows Microgreens in 80 Sq Ft at Home & Now Earns Rs 5 Lakh/Month
Ajay Gopinath, a former Citigroup employee, now earns Rs 5 lakh a month by growing organic microgreens in a compact 80-sq ft room in his home. His entrepreneurial journey began unexpectedly when he...
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These Urban Gardeners Are Growing Pineapples at Home: Follow Their...
As spring breathes new life into our surroundings, it’s the perfect time to try something different in your garden, like growing pineapples at home. This tropical fruit, with its sweet and tangy...
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Odisha Homemaker Moved from Hydroponics to Saffron Farming, Earning Rs 32...
“Gardening is not just a hobby for me, it’s a constant journey of learning and discovering more about the flowers that surround me. The joy of watching something grow from nothing is a feeling I wish...
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How These Bengaluru Gardeners Grow Pomegranates in Tiny Urban Spaces
Growing pomegranates in small spaces is quite possible, and it can also be incredibly rewarding. Whether you have a small balcony, terrace, or tiny garden, you can follow this step-by-step guide to...
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How to Grow the World’s Most Expensive Mango at Home — Lessons from an Udupi...
The Miyazaki mango, one of the most expensive fruits in the world, is renowned for its distinct taste, smooth texture, and rich aroma. It is a rare Japanese variety that can fetch prices as high as Rs...
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How to Grow Cucumbers With Your Kids At Home: A Kerala Gardener’s Easy Guide
Padma Suresh, a 48-year-old gardener from Thiruvananthapuram, has turned her small 500-square-foot terrace into an oasis of homegrown vegetables. Originally from the lush village of Vellarada, near...
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These 4 Tamil Nadu Projects Are Turning Everyday Waste Into Something Useful...
In most cities, waste is a problem waiting to be dumped. But in parts of Tamil Nadu, it’s become the starting point for innovation. From turning old newspapers into handcrafted art to powering...
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47-YO Mother Grows Anjeer, Jamun & 200+ Trees in a Living Tribute to Her Late...
Atop her modest home in Jhansi, Afsana Parveen has nurtured a blooming tribute to love and loss — a vibrant rooftop garden with over 200 plants of various flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Her passion...
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How This Woman Transformed Her Rooftop Into a Beautiful Organic Garden in...
In Bhubaneswar, Jayanti Sahoo has turned her 350 sq ft rooftop into a blooming garden that provides a constant supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, all grown organically, without a trace of...
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Ex-Banker Turns Farmer Builds Hydroponics Farm Growing 42 Crop Varieties
Sanket Mehta once held a stable banking job, but a shocking revelation about the dangers of chemical-heavy farming changed everything. Concerned about what people were eating, he began searching for a...
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Ex-Pharma Executive Builds Rs 12 Lakh/Month Organic Microgreens Business,...
“Before I learnt about microgreens farming, we struggled with low yields on our farm,” says Kuldeep Singh, a 38-year-old farmer from Ferozepur, Punjab. “We used to grow cauliflower, wheat, and other...
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