About a friend of the earth

Worm wonder

Vermicompost has changed fortunes of farmers in a drought-prone Karnataka district

Small farms can be profitable

Ramesh Chander Dagar, an organic farmer from Akbarpur Barota village, Sonipat, Haryana demonstrates how

With help from worms

Shekhawati farmers in Rajasthan go organic

Recycled paper-based compost may fight plant diseases

No hair-raising experience this

Profit from an acre

Innovative farming system revives a farmer's fortune in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu

Of algae, worms and cash flow

Continuing the series on organic farming, Down To Earth's reporter found that both the scientific community and farmers are showing interest in …

Fertilizer subsidy fuelling food shortage

NO GARBAGE ZONE

Grow food anywhere

With innovative use of space, people in cities are reclaiming their right to safe food

No pesticides no debts

Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet)

We focus on large, charismatic animals at the expense of these crucial "lowly creatures"

The town farmers built

Reaping organic

Karnataka was the first state to adopt a policy on organic farming in 2004. Since then, several initiatives have helped farmers fight drought, …

Lessons from two cities

Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …