If you're interested in fresher, nutritious and delicious fruit and vegetables, then growing your own is an imperative. Any one can learn how to grow surprising amounts of food (fruits and vegetables) even in small spaces...

1. Homegrown & Natural
Adopting natural farming principles for small-scale food production
Presented by Karan Manral of Green Essentials

2. Organic Food = Better Health
At the very least because…
★ Fewer pesticides and heavy metals
★ No antibiotics or synthetic hormones
★ More healthy fats (upto 50% more omega-3 fatty acids)
★ Likely to have higher concentrations of antioxidants
*4 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Eating Organic (TIME)

3. Organic Food production also
provides a multitude of
Environmental Benefits,
but let’s consider these just
secondary benefits for now...

4. BUT, despite a broad
acceptance that organic food
is desirable, we see that very
little chemical-free food is
accessible in Goa

5. ★ Availability
★ Affordability
★ Variety
★ Reliability
★ Nutrition

6. Fresh food is a necessity in India
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1645016_1408123,00.html

7. More so than in most western countries
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373740,00.html

8. Food freshness matters

10. APPROACH 1
APPROACH 2
Why we need to grow our own food

11. IN SHORT...
Growing your own organic
food at home is a simpler and
quicker way towards better
food quality for those willing
to make the effort

12. “But I don’t have
a green thumb…”
“But I’ve got very
little space to
grow...”
“But I can’t possibly
grow everything I
need...”
“But I’m really busy
and simply can’t
find the time...”

13. ★ Anyone can grow
★ Small growing spaces can be
extremely productive
★ Your health comes FIRST
★ Allows an unbeatable mix of
freshness, nutrition and flavour

15. But how can you
get started?

16. LET’S TRY AND
KEEP IT SIMPLE
(AND NATURAL)

17. ★ Seeds and Nurseries
★ Soil preparation
★ Transplanting or sowing
★ Growing and caring
★ Harvesting
★ Planning next cycle
Key stages in a Home garden

18. 0. Preparing nurseries for transplanting

19. 1. Land preparation

20. 2. Compost application

21. 3. Mulching layer

22. 4. Transplanting seedlings

23. 5. Early growth

25. How much can you
grow?

26. Balcony Garden
5 to 10 sq mts
Terrace Garden
10 to 50 sq mts
Kitchen Garden
30 to 100 sq mts
Homestead Garden
300 to 2,000 sq mts
Market Garden
1,000 to 4,000 sq mts
Growing food at various scales

27. Balcony Garden

28. Balcony Garden

29. Terrace Garden

30. Kitchen Garden

31. Kitchen Garden

32. Kitchen GardenKitchen Garden

33. Homestead Garden

34. Homestead Garden

35. Homestead GardenMarket Garden - 1

36. Homestead GardenMarket Garden - 2

37. 5 common mistakes
new gardeners make
★ Planting too much of one thing
★ Overwatering plants to death
★ Attempting to grow in poor or depleted soils
★ Forgetting to plan their succession crops
★ Growing things in the wrong season

38. Some principles of
natural farming (or
gardening)

39. Learn how to mimic nature

40. Begin by taking steps to
nourish your soil
★ Improve soil texture
★ Incorporate organic matter
★ Add organic nutrients - manures and composts
★ Include cycles of green manuring

42. Utilise the power of mulch

43. Planting diversity is critical

44. SWEET CORN
PUMPKIN
BRINJAL
JAMUN
SUNFLOWER
LETTUCE
BAY LEAF

45. Grow more perennial foods
★ Have been a part of traditional diets
★ Longer lifespan means greater productivity
★ Minimal disturbance to your soil and soil biology

46. Adopt preventive approaches
against pest and disease
★ Planting diversity
★ Trap crops
★ Crop rotation
★ Seasonal crop selection
★ Pheromone traps and lures

47. Be mindful of the seasons

48. Be extremely conscious of
consumption of water
★ Implement systems to minimise wastage
★ Mulching will help reduce water loss
★ Manage water and keep it on your land

49. Grow your flocks of soil microbes

50. Optimise use of shade and sunlight

51. Careful planning of your
succession plantings
★ Implement systems to minimise wastage
★ Mulching will help reduce water loss
★ Manage water and keep it on your land

52. Save your seeds

53. Want to know more
about growing your
own food?

54. Resources: Books on Natural Farming

55. Resources: Natural Farming

56. Resources: Organic World Congress India 2017
http://ofai.org/world-congress-2017/farmer-presentations/#hall-1

57. Q&A session addressing
your queries about Organic
Kitchen Gardening
Saturday, 23rd November 2019
at Green Essentials, Socorro
To Register (FREE)
Call/WhatsApp 80870-00708
OPEN
HOUSE

58. Thanks!
Karan Manral
karan@greenessentials.in
+91-9960643250