In five years, he has managed to set up a beautiful terrace garden where he grows most vegetables, fruits and leafy greens. From chikoo, strawberry, papaya, guava, pomegranate and figs to vegetables – cauliflower, basil, cabbage, celery, parsley, chives, brinjal, radish and carrot – he grows them all without using any chemical pesticides or fertilizers, in a 1,200 sq. ft. space.

Rappai Poothokaren, SJ

The author is a former Director of Gurjarvani centre for communication and currently an environmental activist at Sevasi, Vadodara.