Growing Soil-less with Hydroponics

Hydroponics can play a vital role in changing the way we think about plant growth and may well be the future of gardening and farming. Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables or herbs at home but were unable to do so for lack of space? If so, hydroponic gardening could be the answer …

Rooted Truth: SAI Sanctuary

A couple has transformed 300 acres of denuded farmland in Karnataka into what is probably India's first private wildlife sanctuary. Pamela Malhotra walks through the forest, pointing out a spot where she and her husband saw a herd of 10 elephants a few days ago. She also shows off a giant tree nearby. "That tree …

Zero Budget Natural Farming

Subhash Palekar is a much-celebrated name in the agriculture sector. A proponent of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), he was in Chennai recently, after conducting workshops for farmers on natural farming on the outskirts of the city. In a chat with us, he talks about natural farming and how it can address the agrarian crisis. What is ZBNF? …

Hiware Bazar: The Water Miracle

Hiware Bazar (Ahmednagar): Amid the desperate denizens scrounging for water in the drought-affected parts of Maharashtra stands a village which has not felt the need to call a single water tanker -in fact, it hasn't called for one since 1995. While other villages in the arid Ahmednagar district are digging borewells even up to 400 …