Anyone can be a hobby farmer - from full-time employees living in cities to part-time workers who are farming for some benefits. In this article we talk about some of the crucial things you should know about/expect from hobby farming before you decide to start your own. Hobby...

Managed farmlands are farms run by organizations in collaboration with people who aspire to own a farm, but are unable to for various reasons. This article talks about the benefits of such managed farmlands. There is a farmer in all of us. From wanting to grow our own little v...

What is a Food Forest? Food forests are agricultural systems where numerous diverse food crops are grown within any given patch. They’re called food ‘forests’ and not food ‘farms’ because they are designed to look, function and feel like forests. Why forests? For the simple re...

We are inherently all farmers at heart. Farming and agriculture have been the backbones of our society. Without farmers, we would not have access to food, one of the most essential elements to survive. Some scientists believe that farming started about 12,000 years ago, making...

We live in trying times! Modern industrialized farming has created unbalanced monocultures with the relentless use of chemicals, resulting in not only poisoning nature, but also ourselves in the process. These have resulted in large tracts of land being destroyed through soil...

There has been an increasing concern and awareness amongst consumers about the quality of food produce, the distance it travels and its ability to retain its nutritional value. The use of chemical fertilizers and the uncertainty of hygienic growing conditions and transporting...

Like with the rest of India, farming has historically been one of the major economic activities in Telangana. The region mainly depends on rain-fed water sources for the irrigation system with crops ranging from rice to others like cotton, sugar cane, mango, and tobacco. Recen...

Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is regarded as one of the greenest cities in India. It is also known as the ‘City of lakes’ due to its various natural and artificial lakes. The city offers a perfect combination of old-world charm, scenic nature’s beauty, modern lif...

Residents of metropolitan cities like Mumbai or Delhi or Bengaluru often find city life very stressful with long commute times, small home sizes, lack of green spaces and the deteriorating quality of air, water and food produce. These problems were further accentuated during t...

How often have you been a part of a social conversation where someone has very casually remarked “I wish I could give this all up and move to a farm”? The continuing viability of city life has been increasingly questioned because of the rapidly decreasing quality of essentials...