How to grow a half acre organic farm in Faridabad, India | Karm Marg Charitable Society

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  • Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
  • Veena Lal runs a charitable society for destitute children by the name Karm Marg. The organization is located in sector 84, Faridabad in Delhi NCR region.
    The 2-part series is about her organic farm and mud house located next to the organization and children's home. This video is about the organic farm and how it was developed over the years since it was bought by Veena Lal in 2003. According to Ms. Lal, the farm provides for her, her staff, and all the 50-60 children living in Karm Marg. She does not need to visit the market for food as the farm sustains them fully. The main produce is vegetables such as brinjal, potatoes, apple gourd, round gourd, bottle gourd, okra, cauliflower, brocolli, etc. Other than these, there are carrots, onions, garlic, and even turmeric. They also grow a wide variety of fruits, including citrus fruits which attract winged creatures such as bees, butterflies, and even some rare birds. Ms. Lal specifically focusses on plants and trees with medicinal properties (neem, aparajita, amla) that are essential for the mental and physical growth of the children coming to her campus.
    There are a lot of animal and living creatures on the farm including chameleons, squirrels, and snakes. Veena Lal believes that this is basically their land. It belongs to these creatures. Humans have come later. So, it is their right first to live here. And then ours.
    Veena Lal follows the principles of permaculture and is now growing so much produce that much of the produce is being sold as well. She also follows sustainable architecture and has built a home for herself on the farm itself. More of that will be discussed in the 2nd video.
    Down to Earth is Science and Environment fortnightly published by the Society for Environmental Communication, New Delhi. We publish news and analysis on issues that deal with sustainable development, which we scan through the eyes of science and the environment.
    0:00 - Intro
    1:14 - Karm Marg home
    2:20 - The Land and mulching
    2:56 - Vegetables and fruits
    4:56 - Ann Daata
    6:02 - Cooling areas
    6:51 - Plants, veggies and fruits
    7:45 - Flora and fauna
    9:02 - Medicinal plants and trees
    10:20 - Advantages of the farm
    11:18 - House intro
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  • @ekalagroshni7448
    @ekalagroshni7448 2 роки тому +55

    Down to earth never fails to inspire me... This is such a lovely video... Namaskaram to this strong lady 😊🙏
    Living in nature is such a bliss 😌

    • @D2E
      @D2E  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks a ton

    • @actsrv9
      @actsrv9 2 роки тому +1

      @@D2E In the beginning of the video Veenaji explains how she made the soil fertile by letting weed and crops grow and mulch into the soil. I have an idea worth considering here - Poor people in India still defecate in the open. Most of these people are healthy and most of this excreta is manure quality. So if someone in sustainability devises a structure to collect human excreta daily say with a "seat" every few square metres, one could pay poor people to poop at a farm to enrich the soil for about 3 - 6 months. Human excrete would become valuable and if planned correctly, it would generate a lot of awareness and would take on organically. Like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other social media and advertising companies monetize our attention ("eyeballs"), a sustainable ecological-economical system to pay people to poop in order to make manure would be an interesting experiment. Of course you cannot pay a lot, maybe Rs.5 - 10 per poop, which would make the resulting manure cost about Rs. 500 - 1000 per day which might be feasible for maybe a few weeks (or whatever duration the landowner can afford to pay). If nothing it is an interesting thought experiment. Of course, this being India, people will try to consume laxatives and contribute 4-5 poops a day to earn more money on the side, people who are sick would introduce infections and so on. But the concept is worth exploring in my opinion. At least for the massive awareness it could generate. This should be done as part of some study, sponsored by some research fund, so as to not cause hardship to a small sustainable enterprise.
      EDIT:
      Somebody did this: www.dw.com/en/global-ideas-haiti-poop-compost-toilets/a-18504469

    • @rohitkhare9203
      @rohitkhare9203 Рік тому

      Ganja bhi dikh raha hai 😂😂

  • @divyamacsuedon3899
    @divyamacsuedon3899 2 роки тому +54

    It's because of people like you that this World is a wonderful place.
    Thank-you.

  • @sawantraja570
    @sawantraja570 2 роки тому +61

    This stories encourage me to take action and move towards sustainable agriculture and living because it's take courage to shift from materialistic to sustainable.

    • @almightywish2205
      @almightywish2205 2 роки тому

      I've already started..u buckle up fast

    • @gitascharlu8164
      @gitascharlu8164 Рік тому

      Yes 3 yrs before i did buy one acre fsrm land fenced shed made bore well dug. Planted 100 fruut trees. But now as i was not there coukd not pay charges for permanent labour. Plants gone fence stolen. Now am thinking going there permanently

    • @sandeepkumarbouroju2405
      @sandeepkumarbouroju2405 Рік тому

      Same feeling

    • @mirshabbirali
      @mirshabbirali 10 місяців тому

      I am on it bro , getting started in HYDerabad

  • @janetruh7476
    @janetruh7476 2 роки тому +37

    Such a beautiful place to grow up for children, animals, insects, birds, flowers, plants & trees. Bless you for sharing this with us. ♥️🙏🏾🌸

  • @globalprespective44
    @globalprespective44 2 роки тому +6

    Hailing from agriculture family i have seen how our enviornment help to become a better person. Your efforts are visible to all of us . Remarkable ..

  • @lataravichandran1768
    @lataravichandran1768 2 роки тому +14

    So close to nature and sharing this with children,kudos to you and your team, for hard work and beautiful life and living 🙏❤️⭐

  • @crieff1sand2s
    @crieff1sand2s 2 роки тому +8

    a fantastic lady who lives in a fantastic environment......👍

  • @LuffyDsan
    @LuffyDsan 2 роки тому +10

    I'm jealous of Meena Ji. God bless you! 🙏❤

    • @kushtomar7288
      @kushtomar7288 2 роки тому +2

      Bhai wo Veena ji hai

    • @LuffyDsan
      @LuffyDsan 2 роки тому

      @@kushtomar7288 Sorry autocorrect 🥲

  • @believer930
    @believer930 2 роки тому +2

    Dekh kr itni shanti mehsus huyi... good efforts.. keep it up mam 👍

  • @mallikabarmanM
    @mallikabarmanM 2 роки тому +5

    Healing the nature with permaculture and healing the children with love , support and empathy ❤ 💖 one day I'll definitely be a part of this ❤ 💖

  • @ninadsbhatt100
    @ninadsbhatt100 2 роки тому +5

    Waah. Bahot acha kam kar rhe he aap. 👍 Ese aur ecosysytems hame banane chahiye. ☘️🌱🌿🍀🌲🌳🌴

  • @shiv4319
    @shiv4319 2 роки тому +2

    This is the wonderful example of local ecosystem .

  • @minakshipandey2569
    @minakshipandey2569 2 роки тому +6

    So inspiring Veena!! Feel so proud of you and everyone in Karm Marg!! Thank you Down to Earth for this great coverage ❤️

  • @Imran52Feb
    @Imran52Feb 2 роки тому +3

    Wonder woman ! Her care and affection for the deprived and neglected children and also for birds and squirrels ( whose natural habitat is such surroundings) is commendable and so is her careful planning for the farm. It's a complete guide to the techniques of farming too.Hats off .

  • @geetanjalikr
    @geetanjalikr 2 роки тому +4

    A beautiful, inspiring story! Wish there were more people like her in this world!!

  • @pakgardeningplus
    @pakgardeningplus 2 роки тому +4

    It’s really a heart touching video and being a gardener we can feel the joy of happiness from heart in such environment thanks mam for inspiring us by such amazing video.

  • @jeweltilak767
    @jeweltilak767 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful garden beautiful person

  • @prithvipalreddy
    @prithvipalreddy 2 роки тому +5

    Very inspiring Madam , proud of u.

  • @sushmitayadav2228
    @sushmitayadav2228 2 роки тому +2

    Wow! Amazing video bta nhi sakte kitna mza aaya dekh ke.

  • @Acheithing
    @Acheithing 2 роки тому +6

    Every kind act of your team is just so so Beautiful. Tremendously spearheading with great energy, to restore to our original creation.

  • @ManishKumar-qg3rr
    @ManishKumar-qg3rr 2 роки тому +5

    she's brilliant also DTE team- your editing is so amazing, audio /visuals and that Music at the ending 👌👌👌keep on going 👍

  • @nellies.2211
    @nellies.2211 2 роки тому +4

    Beautiful people create a beautiful world. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @aamirahmed5897
    @aamirahmed5897 Рік тому +1

    Down to Earth is hands-down my favorite channel in india!

  • @julzrouge369
    @julzrouge369 Рік тому +3

    We need more wonderful humans like this amazing lady 🥰 Healing the earth is healing us too. 💓

  • @harrinibajaj5583
    @harrinibajaj5583 2 роки тому +3

    What an inspiring human being. Thank you for the everything ❤️

  • @bazookahmeditates1073
    @bazookahmeditates1073 2 роки тому +5

    It's my dream mam. In Sha Allah one day I'll do these things .. I'm going to setup a food forest purely organic..
    You are doing a great job. Appreciating 👏👏

  • @ogathingo8885
    @ogathingo8885 2 роки тому +4

    Greetings from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So glad to watch this video! I was looking for information on eco-friendly building . What a wonderful approaches to the living space, especially in an urban settings!

  • @Selflesshuman
    @Selflesshuman 2 роки тому +2

    You are an asset to this great nation, Veena ma'am. Learned a lot and would share this video as much as possible. Apart from that, this is the most amazing video related to sustainable farming, where you harmoniously co-exist with your surrounding.

  • @feisty_jali
    @feisty_jali 2 роки тому +10

    This is so beautiful ❤

  • @amay9870
    @amay9870 2 роки тому +3

    So inspiring. Down to earth we need more of such stories.😊

    • @D2E
      @D2E  2 роки тому +1

      More to come!

  • @renujagasia5031
    @renujagasia5031 Рік тому

    What a compassionate person you are. You live in Harmony with all animals , humans and birds. I’m inspired

  • @shaikusman536
    @shaikusman536 2 роки тому +1

    Wow...Hats off...huge respect for mam and Team......hope Mooodi learns from veterans like you mam.....Jai Hind, jai karnataka.

  • @ajay-arunaarora5737
    @ajay-arunaarora5737 2 роки тому

    Vow ! I am awed by Veena Lall. Very encouraging to see this brave lady

  • @sustainablelivingschool12
    @sustainablelivingschool12 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing what a great story and so inspiring.....it takes a lot of patience and vision to build up soil and to see the benefits for the children and the appearance of bees, butterflies and birds is so heartwarming! 💚

  • @lairenlakpammotilalsingh5199

    This is the kind of humanity we desperately need .....may god bless you ..🙏🙏

  • @shailendrasemwal1783
    @shailendrasemwal1783 2 роки тому

    Thanks to share the wonderful efforts of Veena Lal Ji & team!.🌳🌿🌾🐦😊
    आपके प्रयास सभी राष्ट्रपतियों के लिए प्रेरणादायक हैं l
    वंदे #अखंड_भारत🙏🚩🇮🇳🚩🙏

  • @IrfanShaikh-nu1bp
    @IrfanShaikh-nu1bp Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful, thoughtful, and put-together woman❤️ inspiring!!!

  • @AmThucMeLamCountryLifeVlog
    @AmThucMeLamCountryLifeVlog Рік тому

    This is such an inspiring and educational video. You have done an amazing job of growing a half acre organic farm in Faridabad. You are making a positive impact on the environment and the society. 👏

  • @NamanToSupreme
    @NamanToSupreme 2 роки тому

    “We’ll live with other life around us” - Wow! What a divine & noble thought!!! 💐
    Gratitude from bottom of our hearts ♥️ 🙏

  • @saurabhsingh1981
    @saurabhsingh1981 2 роки тому +1

    Salute to you. My life is incomplete till I do something like this as you showing the path

  • @madhavigunnala3479
    @madhavigunnala3479 2 роки тому +2

    She is doing some amazing work especially with kids!!

  • @RajeevBAgarwal
    @RajeevBAgarwal 2 роки тому +5

    Dear Veenaji - congratulations on your this charitable home for kids - karm Marg, and the beautiful organic-farm you have developed over the years.. in a city.. - with so much love and care. Kudos to you and your team. Waiting to see the video on your mud house too. The children who have lived and grown under your care will surely be few of the best citizens of this world! Jai ho!!
    Hi DTE - thanks for bringing this story to us!

    • @D2E
      @D2E  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for appreciating our work.

    • @veenachandu1
      @veenachandu1 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks a lot

  • @kirank3951
    @kirank3951 Рік тому

    I m so grateful to know u through this site… we all must reduce human population & live like u … incredible

  • @tolykozin
    @tolykozin 2 роки тому

    Wonderful to see a few people make such a big impact on our society, God bless you all, JSK

  • @rahulmagdum8441
    @rahulmagdum8441 6 місяців тому

    Excellent mam..it’s really Time demanding..and above all our mental satisfaction with lot of sukun..I’m inspired..

  • @abhikmajumder7631
    @abhikmajumder7631 Рік тому

    After subscribing this channel, am started thinking like this. Its scientific. Thanks for this life studies.

  • @cryptoworld797
    @cryptoworld797 8 місяців тому

    Mam ji aapko salute hai aap itna sab kuch socha sabke bare me plus you are so much humble
    I really want to visit once to your house ❤🎉

  • @kavitapal8838
    @kavitapal8838 2 роки тому

    I ve liked your house so very much, it has always been a dream to restore a house like this.....Truly sustainable..Hugely inspired 🙏🙏

  • @SKhan-qi3xz
    @SKhan-qi3xz 2 роки тому

    Fascinating...very inspiring too and ,.God bless you madam for the noble work of taking care of those children coming from problem past ..

  • @lovepeaceandkarma7923
    @lovepeaceandkarma7923 2 роки тому +1

    Salute you Ma'am. You are indeed an angelic soul !!!

  • @chandrikaroy1060
    @chandrikaroy1060 2 роки тому

    Such an inspiration in this materialistic world. Thanks.

  • @funeditz585
    @funeditz585 2 роки тому +3

    Wowwww.. madam u r truly inspiration ....

  • @mansoorahmed7188
    @mansoorahmed7188 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot mam for supporting the nature & innocent kids 🙂

  • @harkishanroy2757
    @harkishanroy2757 2 роки тому +5

    Everyone should do it .. BIODIVERSITY 🙏

  • @psjain126
    @psjain126 2 роки тому +4

    Goosebumps

  • @rajmfh
    @rajmfh 2 роки тому

    Good bless you. What a beautiful farm and house!

  • @crypton_8l87
    @crypton_8l87 2 роки тому +3

    wonderful work by ghanshyamji!

  • @tanweeralam6409
    @tanweeralam6409 2 роки тому

    आप ख़ुदा के एक बेहतरीन सेवक है आपको बहूत बहूत बधाई

  • @vineetsharma6526
    @vineetsharma6526 2 роки тому +4

    Inspiring and so beautiful 😍

  • @ArunSingh-wg1zi
    @ArunSingh-wg1zi 2 роки тому +1

    Very Very Very good work and inspired video, thanks mam.apse bahut prerna mili.

  • @pg19882
    @pg19882 2 роки тому +1

    Very Impressive , Salute to you Mam.

  • @saktimaankafan9053
    @saktimaankafan9053 3 дні тому +1

    Love 💕 from india jharkhand jamshedpur jugsalai chaprahiya mohallah home town Bihar Chapra jila gram khanpur ekma ❤

  • @kiney0713
    @kiney0713 Рік тому

    🧡💛💚❤
    May your tribe increase. 🙏🏽

  • @paromita.mukhopadhyay6057
    @paromita.mukhopadhyay6057 2 роки тому

    Such an inspiration.
    Wish to visit this place.

  • @vinishamainkar6843
    @vinishamainkar6843 2 роки тому

    Salute to u mam ❤️ such an inspiring story 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @raghurampamarthi2858
    @raghurampamarthi2858 Рік тому

    Such a gratifying life you are leading !

  • @hussain2870
    @hussain2870 Рік тому

    Mash'Allah the best amongst dozens of videos
    closest to nature
    I have saved for future reference

  • @NBaria-ne9nm
    @NBaria-ne9nm 2 роки тому +2

    You are such a great ma'm

  • @testemail2155
    @testemail2155 6 місяців тому

    May god give this strong will power to every one of us...Ohh wait we already have that....

  • @krishnapokharel3410
    @krishnapokharel3410 2 роки тому +2

    Wow so beautiful and really impressive I am inspire

  • @jyoti2k10
    @jyoti2k10 Рік тому

    Paisa rahene se sab kuch ho pata hey. Sab kuch ho payega. Lekin khusi laga one rich person Mother Nature ko pasand karte hain. Nyc

  • @anoopmaheshwari2823
    @anoopmaheshwari2823 2 роки тому

    Super awesome, unbelievable. Kudos!

  • @roopa4950
    @roopa4950 2 роки тому +1

    What an interesting
    & inspiring living!

  • @growallorganic
    @growallorganic Рік тому

    Mam you are very lucky to live such a life....

  • @minugoyal9897
    @minugoyal9897 2 роки тому

    Beautiful….Saw your first video,very inspiring.

  • @RiGD01
    @RiGD01 2 роки тому +4

    Luckily I got a 10acre farm on lease and i am doing all organic farming. It is such a great experience but it does comes with a lot of challenges.

  • @vikrantrajput8211
    @vikrantrajput8211 2 роки тому +3

    Amazing documentary!!

    • @D2E
      @D2E  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @BehenJi
    @BehenJi 2 роки тому +1

    What an amazing woman Veena is

  • @winstonsequeira4654
    @winstonsequeira4654 2 роки тому

    wow mam you are an inspiration to me

  • @alkakulshrestha4993
    @alkakulshrestha4993 2 роки тому +1

    Very good nice inspiring way to boost up our work also

  • @twaritasingh1875
    @twaritasingh1875 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing this .

  • @harishjoshi8818
    @harishjoshi8818 2 роки тому +1

    Great, great video👌💐

  • @Gabbarsingh18888
    @Gabbarsingh18888 2 роки тому +1

    Thats d life m dreaming for 😍😍😍

  • @srmchinni3
    @srmchinni3 2 роки тому

    Great share, DTE.

  • @amitpagare5946
    @amitpagare5946 2 місяці тому

    Naman hai aapko aapke karya ko 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @usharanijs
    @usharanijs 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful...

  • @pawannarang743
    @pawannarang743 2 роки тому

    Excellent work done wonderful

  • @perpetualprosperity2963
    @perpetualprosperity2963 2 роки тому

    Real Woman Real World 👏👏

  • @fauziasajid
    @fauziasajid 2 роки тому

    Strong lady 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @chombeurgyen1762
    @chombeurgyen1762 2 роки тому

    Namastey Madame 🙏wonderful job 👍I like your way of life,respecting every living sentiments n Mother Earth 🌎 🙏🙏🙏jai Hind jai Tibet ✌️✌️✌️save Earth 🌍

  • @dr.madhurendranarain7576
    @dr.madhurendranarain7576 2 роки тому +1

    Really a great job !

  • @harindersingh3990
    @harindersingh3990 8 місяців тому

    THANK YOU THANK YOU. AWESOME

  • @surekag3844
    @surekag3844 2 роки тому

    Excellent video with good messages in between.god bless u madam,keep it up

    • @D2E
      @D2E  2 роки тому

      So nice of you

  • @MrVirkMedia
    @MrVirkMedia 2 роки тому

    love her she is inspirational

  • @NewNormalDigital
    @NewNormalDigital 2 роки тому +2

    Wish you happiness and health...very good work

  • @shanthimnp6593
    @shanthimnp6593 2 роки тому +1

    Wow great great 👍 like this type of life. Please make one more video. It means only one video is not sufficient

  • @PankajDoharey
    @PankajDoharey 2 роки тому +3

    Did anyone notice the scene at 4:17 , Weed is also growing on the property naturally.

  • @swapnilupadhyay2612
    @swapnilupadhyay2612 2 роки тому +1

    we need more people like that

  • @PapunBhattacharya
    @PapunBhattacharya 2 роки тому

    Nice sharing.

  • @creative_psyche8046
    @creative_psyche8046 2 роки тому +1

    This what I want to see how our children grow if anybody support them