After Friend’s Son Gets Cancer, Mumbai Lady Grows Food Forest in 3×6 Ft Balcony!

Despite a space crunch, Saraswati Kuwalekar has managed to grow chemical-free food in her balcony. Here’s how you can borrow a leaf from her book!  [View this email in your browser]( Should everyone grow their own food? This question struck Saraswati Kuwalekar, a Deputy Director at Doordarshan on a visit to a hospital, where she was meeting her friend’s son. “He was 28 and had been diagnosed with cancer. I started reading up on it and found out that there is a rise in the number of people below 30 being susceptible to the disease. While factors such as genetics and environment increase the risk, the food you eat is equally important. What is the point of giving the best of everything to our children, if we fail to give them chemical-free food?” [she exclaims](. Alarming facts about the life cycle of food⁠—from agricultural production through to eventual consumption⁠—prompted Saraswati to turn her gardening hobby into an opportunity to bring a change in her family’s lifestyle. “I had no clue about growing food; my knowledge was limited to growing basic flowers. But I was ready to invest my time and efforts if it meant giving a healthy life to my kids and family,” says Saraswati. “Thanks to my profession, I travel quite often. I was in a village in Maharashtra when I spent time with a farmer was growing food meant for the consumption of others, using pesticides. The ideal amount is 3 per cent, but he used nearly 30 per cent. Meanwhile, on a different patch of land, he was using organic methods to cultivate food⁠—but this was for his family!” And how did that realisation change things? [Read on to find out!]( - Gopi Karelia [Read More]( [‘Bite On This’ Episode 11: Skip that Ice-Cream, Have a Kulfi Instead]( [Kids Refusing Veggies? This Tasty and Fun Way Ensures They Never Say ‘No’ Again!]( [How a Remote Bihar Village Ushered in an Organic Farming Revolution in Just 4 Yrs]( Secrets of Salad Workshop Krishna, born in England has lived the last 26 years in the International township of Auroville, Tamilnadu, South India. He started and runs Solitude Farm & Organic farm cafe and is widely recognised for his work in permaculture, natural farming, local food and 'Nutritional Cultural Identity'. [This workshop]( is an exploration of the values of local food which is at the very heart of permaculture. Local foods are easy to grow thus are found in abundance. They use less water, have high nutritional & medicinal values, are non-exclusive and have no ecological cost. All in all, exploring & eating local foods is the most simple and direct action we can have to undermine the vast exploitation and pollution caused by industrialised agriculture. [Book Now]( Our Best Of The Day - [The Better India Quiz 3: Indians Who Scripted History, Unique Places & More!]( - [Top 10 Sustainable Personal Care Product Trends in 2019 That Should Never Go Away!]( - [Meet The Man Whose ‘KisanRaja’ Smart Irrigation Device Helps Over 34,200 Farmers!]( Do share this newsletter with all your friends and family on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( WhatsApp. And if you wish others to subscribe to The Better India's daily dose of positivity, do share [this URL]( with them. Thanks for reading! [Follow Us On: Facebook]( [Follow Us On: Twitter]( [Follow Us On: Instagram]( [Latest Updates: The Better India]( Copyright © 2019 The Better India, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted for it at our website. Our mailing address is: The Better India The Better India Office 402, 4th Floor, Prestige Feroze 74, Cunningham RoadBangalore 560052 India [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing]( [TBI Shop on Facebook]( [TBI Shop on Instagram]( [TBI Shop Website](