Aug 21, 2020
During this lockdown, one thing that was made abundantly clear is that global pandemics wreak havoc on supply chains. Urban farming can help residents of the city navigate shocks in the food system while simultaneously offering various health and environmental benefits. As a matter of fact some residents have been catering to all their fresh vegetable needs through their own terrace farms, and so can you!
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
This article, first published on Citizen Matters, outlines the systems that are in place today that promote fish and bird kills, and what citizens can do to prevent it.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
India alone will add 500 million more urban residents by 2050. With rapid urbanization, there is a significant increase in not only residential but also commercial/industrial complexes, where large portions of the developed land parcels are covered by landscaped surfaces that need irrigation. Yet even as India modernizes, our gardening systems seem to have be stuck in the 1960s. It is not common on a morning walk to see a sight like this. A gardener or “mali” leaving a hose pipe on to water a lawn or wash a sidewalk.
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