The Messenger - Issue #4: Natural Farming
Once upon a time, food in India was grown without artificial fertilizers or chemical pesticides. Depending on whom you ask, that was the worst thing ever (typical challenge: how can you grow food for a 1.5 billion people without using chemicals?) or it's the way of the future: good for farmers, good for consumers and good for climate.
You can guess which side of that debate appeals to us, but instead of us telling you what we feel, we are going to let Prakriti tell the story of natural farming.
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The Messenger Glossary
Prakriti is one my many messengers - we have already introduced HyperNarad, The Incidental Star, The Stone and Turing Pass.
The Messenger
The first of two episodes on Natural Farming
What will Prakriti and her colleagues do to address these crises?
The Video Version
The video version of the same story from a few months ago. Spoiler alert: it has a happy ending 👇🏾
Afterword
We hope Indian farmers won't have to move from the countryside into cities, but it looks like that's going to happen. Better housing is going to be key:
How can Indian cities shield vulnerable migrants from climate change? With better affordable housing Climate change is stalking migrants from villages to cities. More open spaces can help.