They dedicate all Saturdays for vegetable cultivation
Environmentalist C.P. Roy travels to Valiyakandam in Idukki every Saturday from Kottayam with the excitement of a budding farmer. He is part of a group of 21 families who came together to produce organic vegetables for their own consumption. They also sell the vegetables at a higher market price. “There is good demand for organic vegetables,” says C.P. Roy.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/families-unite-reap-success-organic-farming-idukki
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/giji-kraman
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/idukki
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kottayam-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture