In this video, Nasira Habib shares her experience of making vermicompost in her garden. Vermicompost is a super compost. Worms turn your kitchen and other green waste into soil rich in nutrients and loaded with microorganisms that create and maintain healthy soil for us. Vermicomposting also helps us keep our environment clean. It is easy […]
SHISUK stands for Shikkha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram. SHISUK’s Education, Health, and Development Program have emerged with distinct mandates since its inception in 1996. The lifelines of the Bangladesh economy and peoples’ livelihoods are agriculture, agriculture-based entrepreneurship, and overseas migration.
This short video, In Our Hands, captures various activities of a hands-on workshop for school children on the basics of gardening on the 5th of June 2022. This workshop, to mark the International Environment Day, was organized by Khoj – Society for People’s Education, in collaboration with Organica Pakistan. The activities included a tour of […]
More than 80% of flowering plant species globally depend on insect pollinators.Thanks to them, flowers can turn into vegetable, fruit and seeds.Protecting insect pollinators & protecting biodiversity is equivalent of protecting ourselves.
Spider mites can play havoc with plants. In this video, Nasira Habib shares her experience of spider mite infestation in her garden and how she protects her summer vegetables from them, including bitter gourd, bottle gourd, sponge gourd and cucumber.
Do you have a sweet tooth? But are conscious of your health? Here is a solution! Stevia is a natural sweetener. You can easily grow stevia at home in pots or in ground and be self reliant in a natural substitute to sugar.
Saving Malabar spinach seeds is easy, says Nasira Habib. In this video, she explains step by step how to do that.
Sarson ka saag is a winter speciality of Punjab. Mustard, spinach, fenugreek and lamb’s quarters leaves are the essential ingredients for this preparation. In this video, Nasira Habib explains the importance of growing greens at home organically and protecting ourselves from pesticides which are poisons.
