Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

Ayurvedic way of curing migraine

Against the grain

Pots of wisdom

Earthenware is staging a comeback in our kitchens with a new fervour

Taste the Himalayas

The leaves of faran have a distinct fragrance and are of high medicinal value

From Bowels of Lebanon

Taste of sting

Shalini Dhyani shares the many virtues of Himalayan giant nettle, called bichhu ghas

Power packed green

Leafy vegetable that is a great substitute for spinach

Good catch, bad catch

What do efficient fishing gears mean to traditional fisherfolk?

The many-straw revolution

Gut factor

Why people in the West are more prone to allergies?

Mangoes lost 150 years ago

A Karnataka farmer conserves mangoes lost 150 years ago

A way out of drought

Despite the government sinking crores, plight of the drought-affected people remains unchanged

Liquid asset

What exactly is this US patent on the cow urine-antibiotic combination?

No dropping anchor

Mired in misery, Chilika's fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights

20 hectares of millet

Prickly, delicious

Stars dont foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years

Foodwise

Farmers in Maharashtra revive 120 varieties of local crops

Go foraging for edible plants

One person's weed can be another person's green

Look back at the decade: Food

The second decade of the millenium saw the spread of permaculture in India

Simply Put: Weapons of mass destruction

Climate change and water: Wise old ways

We need to tweak traditional methods to tackle climate change

Taste in our DNA

That's what will dominate our food choices. But will we choose wisely?

High on green

Moringa leaves are packed with nutrients, but very few know about it