Eggplant Farming

Fabled French fare

The gastronomic pleasures of a restored medieval village in provincial France are many and luscious. I am always enchanted by these old stone houses and the subtle colours of their shutters: dove grey, sage green, old rose and...

Down On The (Urban) Farm

Inner City Agriculture Brings Produce Closer To Consumers, And Nourishes More Than Just Appetites Growing Home, an urban farm on the South Side of Chicago. Rita Braver has been down on the urban farm: Mary Seton Corboy loves...

‘Big B’ at lab technician’s kitchen garden

KHAMMAM: The kitchen garden of a lab assistant at Kallur has an attraction for all. A brinjal tree has grown 6.6 feet high and turned to be a continuous fruit bearer. The minimum size of brinjals from the plant is one feet....

Consider these new easy-care plants for next year's garden

Blue eyed Daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis 'Asti White') 2008 AAS Bedding Plant Award Winner (Photo courtesy All-America Selections) Now, after we have put most of our gardens to bed, is a good time to start thinking about next...

Yes We Can ... Eat Fake Food

“That organic eggplant hummus sandwich may be good for you, but it’s bad for our books” — warns a small sign sitting on the desk clusters in Mann library. My “ooh, yum” reaction might not be echoed by the person next to me, but...

Coming to the vegetable shop: genetically modified brinjals

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Within the next one year, the Indian market may open its doors to Bt brinjal, a genetically modified (GM) version of the common vegetable. India is one of the six top countries for cultivation of GM crops.

Latha Jishnu: Playing with fire in Orissa's farmland

The unchecked spread of illegal Bt cotton cultivation is a serious threat to the state’s agriculture, warns Latha Jishnu Orissa’s farmlands have become the battleground for several conflicting interests. Cotton is the focus of...

“I Am No Lab Rat”, Campaign Against Genetically Modified Foods Spreads Across India

Launched by the Coalition for a GM-Free India and Hamara Beej Abhiyaan (’Our Seeds’ Movement), “I am no Lab Rat” is a unique consumer awareness campaign aiming to sensitize the citizens on the impacts of producing and consuming...