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This wheat will revolutionize the world
Sometimes things seem almost too good to be true. But, pinches aside, they truly are! A determination to bring grass-roots level transformation amongst farmers in Punjab led to an astonishing discovery. Let’s start at the beginning. Once a fertile land o ... -
Small-time farmers are making windfall profits in drought-hit Kurnool
In 2016, more than 8,000 farmers in India killed themselves. It was yet another year of despair in the agriculture sector, resulting in the same unfortunate loss of lives. Debt, crop failure, illnesses, and social pressures have plagued the farmers of our ... -
Seed bank to promote rare quality indigenous seeds in natural farming
India has traditionally been an economy that believes in sustainable development. Thanks to our self-reliance, we have always had systems that fueled themselves and led the whole country to prosperity. However, somewhere down the line, as we grew distant ... -
Sri Sri Natural Farming: Reviving ancient method for a healthy tomorrow
The Sri Sri Institute of Agriculture (SSIAST), which has spearheaded the Sri Sri Natural Farming project borrows from the ancient technologies when India was primarily agrarian. Natural farming methods weave farming into pre-existing symbiotic relationshi ... -
Going green in Canada
Deepening Roots was created in 2005 by the volunteers of The Art of Living to offer youth a unique, experience-based approach to sustainable agriculture and leadership. Deepening Roots brings together educators in the fields of permaculture, health and we ... -
A life-changing decision for this farmer
A much-hyped issue in India is revolving around food – the modifications in it, the injecting of plants, the organic and the chemically-grown. The perplexing debate around food requires a better understanding of the food we consume and feed our families. ... -
Natural farming: A way back home for farmers
This year, under the roof of a small hut in a remote village in Maharashtra, there were big smiles on the faces of little children. After a long time, their father had bought them new clothes on Diwali. A farmer by profession, the father was pleased with ... -
Rich Land, Rich Crops, Rich Hands
Click to enlarge infographic Farmers in India, who feed the whole country, don't have much for themselves. India is losing more than 2,000 farmers every single day, as villagers migrate to cities in search of better jobs. Nearly a quarter of a mill ... -
Permaculture farming transforms degraded 7-acre land in Bangalore
Anything in excess is not good, not even farming. It has been observed that prolonged farming does more bad to the soil than good. Here’s how. Of the five factors needed for farming – air, water, soil, sunlight and nutrients in the soil – a farmer is heav ... -
Farmers switch to older farming methods, a win-win for all
They are poor- an unfortunate outcome of adopting chemical usage in farming practices. Yet, they went back to their roots and adopted older methods of farmings- with surprising results. “I don't have easy availability of water and I am not financiall ...
