Category: Backyard Forest Tips

  • Starting a Backyard Forest in my Apartment Complex

    While I’ve been growing vegetables for an year in the house, there’s been an itch to really grow the operations. So, as I wait for the opportunity to start ‘real’ farming, I’ve taken to setting up a kitchen garden in my apartment complex! I like calling it a backyard forest 🙂 It all started with […]

  • What is Zero Budget Natural Farming?

    ZBNF or Zero budget natural farming is an all natural way to grow crops without chemical pesticides, fertilisers, and requires no additional money for other inputs. This was popularised by Subhash Palekar in India. ZBNF is very similar to the natural farming concepts of Masanobu Fukuoka who in his book, the one straw revolution, talked […]

  • Subhash Palekar’s website archive

    While I was going through the web, I found a ton of information on zero budget natural farming, or zero budget spiritual farming, which was conceptualised and popularised by Padma Shri Subhash Palekar. He has a wealth of insight into this farming method and had written some amazing content on his website. As of today, […]

  • How I water my plants when I’m away

    Leaving your plants when you have to travel for a while can be heart wrenching for true green lovers. While plants survive even summers for a couple of days without water; any longer can lead to deterioration in health. Jump to The old Bottle-In-The-Pot Trick (Recommended for 1-3 days watering)The Rope Trick (Recommended for 1-3 […]