Tag: organic gardening
British Bangladeshi Women Want To Start Their Own Food-Growing Project
A group of Bengali women want to set up their own food-growing project after being inspired by a community garden in London.
The Moulsecoomb Bangladeshi Women’s Group visited The Coriander Club, a gardening and cookery club for older generation Bengali women at Spitalfields City Farm near Shoreditch to learn how...
This 11-Year-Old Girl Farms In Her Courtyard
A Class 6 student from Ambalavayal, Kerala, India, has turned her courtyard into a vegetable garden.
11-year-old Shikha Lubna, daughter of Abdul Basheer and Nasriya, has been active in farming since she was in Class 1.
Shikha’s garden consists of almost all major varieties of vegetables and nearly 30 types of...
In Berlin, Cultivating A Taste For Plants
On the Moritzplatz, in the popular district of Kreuzberg in Berlin, a colourful crowd drops its bicycles and rushes inside the Prinzessingartenfor an exchange of exchange and sale of nutritious plants. There are also several stands of environmental protection associations. The garden appears, behind the fences, as an oasis...
8 Reasons To Grow Your Own Fruits and Vegetables
If you think that more people around you are getting involved with growing food plants around their house, you are correct. There are some very good reasons why you should consider doing so yourself.
Most retail chains today procure fruits and vegetables from large producers. These are usually grown...
Regina Food Bank Connects People With Fresh Food
From the light crunch of lettuce to the earthy flavours of sweet basil, the Regina food bank's greenhouse is not only producing fresh food, but also putting people back in touch with where their food comes from.
"Growing our own food as a food bank is a really good way...
Indian School Auctions Organic Produce To Encourage Farming
There have been several initiatives to promote organic farming at schools, but these projects often fall short when it comes to sustainability. Naipunnya Public School, Thrikkakara (Kerala, India) has figured a way to overcome this crisis.
Here, the school auctions produce of its terrace farming among teachers and reinvest the...
Taguig (Philippines) Launches Newest Urban Farm
A new urban farm which offers a view of an array of farming setups was opened to public in Taguig City as part of the city's celebration of its Charter Day.
The Taguig government, in a statement, said the Taguig Integrated Urban Farm sits in a 2,500-hectare land beside Lakeshore...
Indian Woman Sets An Example for Neighbours With Rooftop Farm
A woman named Pushpa Sahu is setting an example with her unconventional way of farming on her home’s rooftop in Raipur, India. Ms. Sahu has converted the rooftop into a mini-farm. She is using waste from her house and recycled water to grow fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. She...
Hong Kong Finds Bliss in Rooftop Gardens
Rooftops in densely populated Hong Kong are fast turning greener and more fertile as urban farmers seek to grow crops from their homes and offices and create a more liveable community.
Some 60 rooftop farms and 1,400 farmers have emerged locally over the past decade, and a handful of farms...
Farmers in India’s First 100% Organic State Need Support
Sikkim was declared as India's first 100% organic state in 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had praised the move towards traditional farming and urged other states to emulate Sikkim's organic agriculture model.
Launched as an ambitious programme through a resolution passed by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly in 2003, and gradually implemented...