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 […]
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 […]
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.
Nasira Habib shares several uses of Malabar spinach berries.
Nasira Habib shares the lessons she learnt from growing potatoes with corn.
Chitra steps into her field of half an acre as she readiesto entertain an interview and winds up a work-related call. She is a busy lady who wears many hats – a mother of two, wife, farmer, trainer, SHG leader, health worker – and dons them truly admirably. At 43, Chitra is brimming with energy […]
Mrs. Arul Mouzhi is a woman farmer living in Kongathiranpatti village who owns three acres of dry land and one acre of irrigated land. Arul and her family eat millet twice a week. She gets her millet and vegetable seeds from Kolunji Ecological Farm and Training Center,an IPAM Field Learning Site managed by Kudumbam. Kolunji […]
