Summer Vacations in Bangalore? Do Something Different With Your Kids &...
Looking for interesting getaways to take your child to when the schools break up for the summer vacations? From hidden-away historic buildings to unique farms in the lap of nature, Bengaluru has many...
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Almost 20 years ago, when a young Swiss student made her way to the Tibetan Buddhism Centre in San Francisco, little did she know that her life was going to be altered forever. Helen Kamph, then in her...
View ArticleThis Kerala Residents’ Association Transformed a Dump Yard Into an Organic Farm!
Vacant plots often end up becoming dump yards for people. Though they are an easy way out for those fumbling about to dispose of domestic waste, these mounds of decomposing garbage end up becoming...
View ArticleGo Organic While Helping Abused and Abandoned Animals in This Himachal Farm
Pine-fresh mountain air, stunning views of the majestic Dhauladhar range and a laid-back little town brimming with warmth — just a few things that make Dharamshala so special. Nestled in the verdant...
View ArticleEarning in Lakhs, This 23-YO Engineer is UP’s Sole Certified Organic Mango...
Meerut resident Rohan Prakash is like any other enterprising youngster in India who aims to make it big and also drive a social change in the process. But what sets the 23-year-old apart from the rest...
View ArticleHarvesting Rainwater & Organic Food, This Green Lakeside Home Is a Labour of...
When Bandra-based Anabelle Ferro and Clement DeSylva married in 1991, the couple nurtured a dream to build a home in Goa away from the chaos of city life and in tune with nature. Unlike today, it was...
View ArticleWind 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...
View ArticleWoman 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...
View ArticleKerala Cop Turns Seized Lorry Into Fish Pond, Turns Station Into Organic Farm!
How often do you hear a police station become a space of inspiration for an entire community? Or a place of beauty, frequented by locals for its charm? Well, almost never. But the Changaramkulam police...
View ArticleCouple Leaves US Tech Jobs, Battles Cancer to Start an Organic Farm in Hyderabad
The decision to move from Silicon Valley to Hyderabad was not a difficult one to make for Madhavi and Venugopal Vippulancha. The shift happened to help their kids immerse themselves in the Indian...
View ArticleHomemaker Turns Organic Farmer, Earns Lakhs Through Her ‘No Shopkeeper’ Stall
For the last 10 years, Hema Anant’s daily routine has remained unaltered. At the break of dawn, while her husband is sound asleep, she travels 11 kilometres to her farm in Gowripura village, near...
View ArticleMBA Grad Turns 7.5 Acres of Barren Land Fertile; Grows Tonnes of Turmeric, Wheat
In 2015, Chintan Shah purchased a 10-acre land for organic farming in Deva Pura village in Gujarat. The only problem was that the land was barren, and Chintan had no agricultural experience. However,...
View ArticleWomen-Led Startup Take Handmade Pesto, Buckwheat Tea From Ladakh to India &...
In September 2018, Rigzin Angmo met three friends who would a year later join her as co-founders of Kangla-Nyishar, which means sunflower in Ladakhi. The Leh-based startup makes artisanal food with...
View ArticleMumbai Society Converts Waste Into Fertilizer, Grows 90 Kgs Organic Veggies...
A society in Mumbai’s Wadala area has not had a visit from the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) waste collection truck for over two years. Instead, Emgee Greens society has been turning its...
View ArticleLeaving Cushy Life In Amsterdam, Couple Return To Roots To Build Organic...
Shammy Jacob, his wife Charlotte Van’t Klooster and their two kids have been living in Thalambur, Tamil Nadu, on Jacob’s ancestral farm since 2013. This, however, was not always the family’s way of...
View ArticleWhen 250 Farmers Were Shown the Organic Way, They Earned up to Rs 1.5 Lakh/Month
Nimble Growth, a Bengaluru-based startup, was founded by Rahul Saria and Nagendra Kalkuli in 2017 with a vision to ensure their customers eat healthy organic foods while securing farmers a sustainable...
View ArticleNutritionist Helps You Rent Farms & Grow 12 Varieties of Organic Food For Rs...
For Sudharani, growing leafy vegetables at home during the lockdown was not enough to meet the needs of her family of six. When sourcing organic food became a challenge due to strict physical...
View Article‘I Started a Community Garden in Chennai to Grow Vegetables & Fruits...
In 2016, Samyuktha Kannan, a resident of Chennai, Tamil Nadu moved to London to pursue her higher education at Cornell University. During that time, she came across a unique activity for students on...
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