Urban farming today is nurtured on the principle of ‘Grow what you Eat and Eat what you Grow’.
‘Grow food, not Lawns’ has to come as a movement. Beyond food security, the awareness for
safe and nutritious food is driving urban residents to think at ways and means of cultivating fruits and vegetables what they eat. This can encourage the urban green cover, which is getting depleted to satisfy the growing needs at towns and cities.
The need is being felt by the policy makers, economists, nutritionists, land developers. The guidelines are scarce and are being looked upon to promote urban crop cultivation.
Terrace garden/ing is a simple but definite step towards increasing our green cover irrespective of
space restriction. This is an achievable activity for many urban dwellers to grow the food crops of their choice.
This felt need can be a real movement by sharing and spreading know-how amongst us.
However, the learning has to happen experientially because of diverse needs and other growth situations.
Urban farming has the potential to ensure the consumers the safe and nutritious food. Cultivating
fruits and vegetables, medicinal plants in urban areas would enhance the urban green cover, which is getting depleted to satisfy the growing needs at towns and cities.
When it comes to real practice, all those who are inclined/interested in growing vegetables/fruit crops on their Terrace/kitchen garden following safe crop production practices, look for different types gardening inputs in one place.
If they are to be searched and organized, there will be a big delay and is a major disadvantage. Organizing the display and know-how on organic urban farming/terrace gardening inputs (containers, seeds/planting materials, organic compost and plant protection materials) will provide an impetus to urban farming.
Garden City Farmers started organizing the quarterly event ‘Oota from your Thota’ for this cause since August 2011 at different parts of Bengaluru with a purpose to promote organic urban farming/ terrace
gardening arranging demonstrations/discussions and exhibitions on inputs and products/foods. The film shows on urban farming and terrace gardening are also organized in some of the events make the participants internalize the benefits.
Urban farming has the potential to ensure the consumers the safe and nutritious food. Cultivating
fruits and vegetables, medicinal plants in urban areas would enhance the urban green cover, which is getting depleted to satisfy the growing needs at towns and cities.
‘Oota from your Thota’, is a one-day event to promote Organic Urban Farming/Organic Terrace Gardening. The main purpose of the Publicity and Outreach The OFYT is being popularized among urban public using Facebook, whatshappbangalore, and other social media. The Bangalore Mirror Earth Warriors joined hands with GCF since Aug 2012 and effectively publicized in the Bangalore Mirror since then.
CITIZEN MATTERS cover the event and make the news available to the public. More and more options are being looked at to showcase the event further.Event partners and Sponsors Garden City Farmers thankfully acknowledge the support of many partners and sponsors in organizing the quarterly events in last two years.
1. Indian Overseas Bank
2. BCIL–Biodiversity Conservation India Limited,
Bangalore
3. Keltech Energies Limited, Bangalore
4. Karntaka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited, Bangalore whole event is to promote gardening among urban dwellers, making available all gardening related materials in one place along with knowhow. The event is also to expose the urbanites to different enterprises related to organic urban farming.
5. UAS Alumni Association, Bengaluru
6. B.M.English School, Bangalore
7. Veteran Agricos for Rural Development, Bangalore
8. Malleswaram Swabhiman Initiative
9. Lioness Club of Bangalore North Gardens
10. M.E.W.S . Ladies Club
11. WELL BEING, Sahakar Nagar, Bengaluru
12. Vaswani Group, Bangalore
13. Devatha Builders, Bangalore
14. Shanti Sagar Group Hotels, Bengaluru
15. Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation, Bengaluru
16. JaiHealth, Bengaluru
17. Karnataka Television Association, Bangalore
18. Small Steps, Auroville
19. Whitefield Rising, Bangalore
20. The Whitefield Farmer’s Market, Bangalore
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