Grow Your Own Food

What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “grow your own food”? It will be one of the following reactions

- Sisir

a. Why should I do that when everything is available in the market?

b. Wow! That’s going to be very exciting.

So, let me start with some answers for the ones who think that it is absolutely illogical to cultivate food yourself. If you like to follow the news, you would probably know that some time back, Guwahati, the biggest city of northeast India was put under curfew suddenly. It caused a very large array of problems for the citizens and one of the most important being an acute shortage of fresh food. Rice, dal, flour, etc. were available but vegetables, meat, fish etc became very scarce and hence costly. But during this time, my family and a few more families like mine did not have to worry at all, because we had our stock of fresh vegetables growing in our homes.

What exactly is grow your own food?

A lot of people believe that a large open field with lots of equipments and materials and labour is necessary to grow your food, but let me tell you that it is a wrong concept. You can start small and grow part of your food while the rest can be procured from outside. The easiest way to do that is to grow your own vegetables and fruits while you buy the rice or flour from outside. Small scale animal rearing like quails, chicken or even fish can be done at your own home without much investment.

Why Grow Your Own Food?

1. Fresh and healthy food every meal, everyday.