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# Urban Thottam

Revitalizing Urban Food Systems

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- [Assessing the Impact of Terrace Gardens in Mitigating Heat](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/assessing-the-impact-of-terrace-gardens-in-mitigating-heat/) - This study assesses the heat-mitigating impact of a 1000 sq ft terrace garden at the Anbagam homeless shelter in Chennai, utilising temperature and humidity sensors over an 11-week period. Findings indicate that such gardens significantly lower internal building temperatures, by up to 11°C in current setups and potentially 14°C in ideal scenarios, compared to fully exposed roofs
- [Stories from the Field: CUFI Focus Group Discussions Report](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/stories-from-the-field-cufi-focus-group-discussions-report/) - The Chennai Urban Farming Initiative (CUFI) aims to improve access to nutritious food, provide gardening training, and increase urban green spaces through distributed garden kits and support. The project has successfully enhanced access to organic produce and medicinal plants, fostering communal learning spaces and sustainable practices like composting. While facing challenges with garden maintenance and pests, future iterations focus on self-reliance and building a community network.
- [Chennai Resilience Centre - 2024-2025 Year End Report](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/crc-2024-2025-year-end-report/) - The Chennai Resilience Centre (CRC) has made significant advancements in 2024-2025 across its core programmes. The Chennai Urban Farming Initiative (CUFI) expanded its urban gardens to 168 locations, including 10 new schools/Anganwadis, demonstrating substantial urban cooling (2-3°C cooler on average, up to 7°C maximum difference). This initiative also provided green livelihood skills to 245 women, with 16 women collectively earning approximately INR 60,000. The Urban Ocean Programme's "We Segregate" project in Kasturba Nagar notably improved waste segregation behaviour, reducing "not segregating" buildings from 48% to 31% and increasing "segregating well" from 37% to 54%. This diverted 5920 kg of organic waste and 364 kg of food packaging plastic from landfills, and Chennai successfully hosted the first in-person Urban Ocean Summit in June 2024. The Water as Leverage (WaL) Water Balance Pilot Project at Little Flower Convent, operational since August 2023, successfully treats 27,000 litres of grey and black water daily, eliminating sewage back-flow and improving water quality well above discharge standards. CRC also conducted capacity-building for 29 Greater Chennai Corporation Storm Water Drain Engineers and signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company to further these flagship programmes.
- [Chennai Resilience Centre - 2023-2024 Year End Report](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/chennai-resilience-centre-2023-2024-year-end-report/) - In 2023-2024, the Chennai Urban Farming Initiative (CUFI) established 169 new farms across Chennai and trained 951 people in urban gardening, including 245 women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to become professional gardeners (Madras Malis). These efforts significantly improved access to nutritious food and medicinal plants for vulnerable communities, created livelihood opportunities for women, and contributed to urban cooling, with rooms below gardens being 2-3°C cooler on average, up to 7°C. The initiative also fostered sustainable behaviours like composting, producing 780 kg of compost, and is now focusing on building self-reliant gardens, expanding community engagement, and scaling the Madras Mali program into a social enterprise.
- [Tomato Chutney](https://urbanthottam.com/thottam-recipes/tomato-chutney/) - Tomato chutney is a great accompaniment to idli, dosa, uttapam or vadai. You can even eat it with bread and butter, or layer it into a grilled cheese sandwich for an extra kick of summery flavour.
- [Green Livelihoods Program - Draft Project Framework](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/green-livelihoods-program/) - As Chennai Resilience Centre enters into the implementation phase of the city's Resilience Strategy, it recognizes the immense potential of fostering a Green Livelihoods Program centred around urban horticulture/farming that will allow Chennai to directly address multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
- [Exploring the Potential of an Urban Horticulture Initiative for Vulnerable Communities (Perumbakkam Case Study)](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/perumbakkam-feasibility-study/) - This scoping study is undertaken to understand the viability of introducing an urban horticulture initiative in Perumbakkam, one of Chennai’s largest resettlement colonies located in neighboring Chengalpattu District. Learnings from the Perumbakkam case can be useful in assessing some of the common limitations as well as opportunities that other low-income neighbourhoods in Chennai are likely to present.
- [The Future of Food Security and Livelihoods for the Urban Poor](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/the-future-of-food-security-and-livelihoods-for-the-urban-poor/) - A brief presentation on the Chennai Urban Farming Initiative's Mobile Vegetable Garden Kit Program and its current status.
- [Skills Training Report for Integrated Child Development Service Centres (ICDS)](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/skills-training-for-integrated-child-development-service-centres-icds-teachers-and-coordinators/) - In collaboration with Sempulam Sustainable Solutions, Chennai Resilience Centre (CRC) distributed kitchen garden kits to homeless shelters and Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) centres within the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), as a part of the Chennai Urban Farming Initiative (CUFI). A skill-based training session was organised for 66 Anganwadi workers and 15 ICDS block coordinators at the Anbagam shelter for mentally challenged on 9th March 2022 and the Madras Seva Sadan on 10th March 2022 and 11th March 2022, and between 2 pm and 5 pm.
- [Skills Training Report for Homeless Shelter Coordinators (2021)](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/skills-training-for-homeless-shelter-coordinators-at-sempulam-farms-sukkankollai-kanchipuram-district/) - A skills training cum exposure visit was organised by CRC for shelter coordinators from the homeless shelters administered by GCC and Assistant Coordinators of the SUH initiative on Aug 30th, 2021 and Sept 5th, 2021. Participants were taken to an organic farm, owned and maintained by Sempulam Sustainable Solutions, at Sukkankollai, Kancheepuram district.
- [Mobile Vegetable Garden Kit - Monitoring & Evaluation Report for Shelters & ICDS (2021)](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/mobile-vegetable-garden-kit-monitoring-evaluation-report-for-shelters-icds-2021/) - Organic Mobile Vegetable Garden Kits were distributed in three batches (March, April and August 2021) to 151 ICDS centres. All the centres initially received 5 kits and some well-performing centres were provided with additional kits later. In Jann 2022, 75 newly identified ICDS centres will receive 5 kits each. Similarly, 55 homeless shelters were initially provided with 5 kits each beteen April 2021 and August 2021 following which some well performing shelters received additional kits.
- [Urban Farming: COVID-19 Resilience Building Program, Chennai](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/urban-farming-covid-19/) - Early in 2020, when the lockdown in Chennai came into effect as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable communities across the city were the hardest hit. Adrienne Arsht - Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Centre came forward to fund food relief distribution to daily-wagers, women-led households, scheduled caste and tribal communities, and other vulnerable groups that two NGOs, Pudiyador and Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC), were working with in Chennai.
- [Workshop: Composting Technology - TNAU](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-composting-technology-tnau/)
- [Workshop: Roof Gardening - TNAU](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-roof-gardening-tnau/)
- [Workshop: Organic Farming - TNAU](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-organic-farming-tnau/)
- [Workshop: Mushroom Cultivation - TNAU](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-mushroom-cultivation-tnau/)
- [Kalpana Manivannan - Kalpavriksha Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/thottakara-champions/kalpana-manivannan-kalpavriksha-farm/) - Kalpana Manivannan, quit her full-time job as a high school biology teacher and an academic coordinator to become an organic farmer. Her passion to grow food was born out of the desire to provide her family with clean, nutritious, toxin-free food. Her aim was to try and completely cut out the harmful chemicals that are regularly ingested through food, cosmetics, cleaning equipment and other household products.
- [Sumithra Srikanth - Aapti Gardening Solutions](https://urbanthottam.com/thottakara-champions/sumithra-srikanth-aapti-gardening-solutions/) - Sumithra said, "Whether it was the Tsunami or Cyclone Vardah or this lockdown, while people around me panicked about procuring vegetables. I was calm and enjoyed harvesting from my terrace and cooking without a hassle. I decide the menu based on what I harvested each day. It is a joy to see that the seed you have sown has sprouted, flowered and is giving you vegetables for your consumption."
- [Cook From Scratch E-Course  - Kalpavriksha Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-cook-from-scratch-e-course-kalpavriksha-farms/)
- [Workshop: Farming Fact & Fiction - The Organic Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-farming-fact-fiction-the-organic-farm/)
- [Farm Visit for Schools - The Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/farm-visit-for-schools-the-farm/)
- [Spirulina Cultivation - SK Organic Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/spirulina-cultivation-sk-organic-farms/)
- [Terrace Garden Training - SK Organic Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/terrace-garden-training-sk-organic-farms/)
- [Join a Community Farm - MyHarvest](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/join-a-community-farm-myharvest/)
- [Organic Farming Training - Sempulam Sustainable Solutions](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/organic-farming-training-sempulam-sustainable-solutions/)
- [Workshop: Chemical Free Living  - Kalpavriksha Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-chemical-free-living-kalpavriksha-farms/)
- [Workshop: Organic Gardening for Beginners  - Kalpavriksha Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/workshop-gardening-for-beginners-kalpavriksha-farms/)
- [Day at a Farm - Farm Guru](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/day-at-a-farm-farm-guru/)
- [Terrace Garden Training - Atri Herbal Plants](https://urbanthottam.com/activities/terrace-garden-training-atri-herbal-plants/)
- [Great Growing - Patchaimadi Challenge Winners](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/great-growing-patchaimadi-challenge-winners/) - Earlier this year, we ran a contest - the Patchaimadi Thottam Challenge - inviting people to submit creative ideas on how to inspire 300 RWAs to take up rooftop vegetable gardens in their localities within the next 12 months. We followed up with some of the Patchaimadi Thottam Challenge Winners and were so pleased to receive photographs of their gardens! Here are some of the images we received from Hemavathi G, Seetha Gopalakrishnan, Oinam Devi & Rob Peck, and S Raghu.
- [Green Goddess Smoothie - Two Ways](https://urbanthottam.com/thottam-recipes/green-goddess-smoothie-two-ways/) - A green smoothie is a great way to pack in leafy greens into your diet. You can improve the nutritional value of any smoothie recipe by blending in a handful or two of your favourite greens.
- [Stuffed Eggplant Curry](https://urbanthottam.com/thottam-recipes/stuffed-eggplant-curry/) - With a long list of ingredients, this may seem like a complicated recipe, but it isn't! A delicious way to prepare small eggplants / brinjal and great eaten with rice or rotis.
- [Alladi Mahadevan - The Organic Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/thottakara-champions/alladi-mahadevan-the-organic-farm/) - Alladi Mahadevan founded his farm, The Organic Farm, in 1995. Not willing to lose his roots, and inspired by his father, he decided to start this farm in the Chennai area. With a background in agricultural economics, he travelled the world to understand how to set up an organic farm and to learn about sustainability. Through his travels, he learnt how to be sustainable and realised that profitability would come as an added benefit and should not be prioritised.
- [NM Mythreyan - Indra Gardens](https://urbanthottam.com/thottakara-champions/nm-mythreyan-indra-gardens/) - NM Mythreyan, who works at a car factory, was inspired to set up a garden after attending a kitchen garden workshop in 2013. The workshop he attended helped him reconnect with gardening almost 40 years after he was introduced to it by his mother who had a beautiful flower garden at home. Mythreyan says that he always had a passion for gardening but was not trained in it. The 2013 workshop re-kindled his passion for it and drove him to set up an organic garden of his own on the terrace of his independent house.
- [Gayatri Ramachandran](https://urbanthottam.com/thottakara-champions/gayatri-ramachandran/) - Gayatri Ramachandran began gardening under her mother’s guidance when she was 11 years old. They planted many trees and shrubs together in their home but over the years, her mother took sole responsibility for the garden. Then, 2016 onwards, Gayatri started paying more serious attention to the garden when she began implementing a permaculture design approach for her garden.
- [I Grew 90% of my Veggies on my Roof During Lockdown. Here’s How.](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-farming-news/i-grew-90-of-my-veggies-on-my-roof-during-lockdown-heres-how/) - On a 500 square feet terrace, Muthu grows 25 varieties of vegetables and has more than 100 grow bags.
- [How to Make Potting Mix for Home Garden? Gardening Expert Shares Secrets](https://urbanthottam.com/thottam-tips/how-to-make-potting-mix-for-home-garden-gardening-expert-shares-secrets/) - SS Radhakrishnan, a 72-year-old Chennai-based home gardener, has been making a soil substitute for his plants for the past 11 years. He says this potting mix is lighter compared to regular soil, and it is ideal for urban gardeners who are growing plants on their terrace or balcony.
- [The renewed focus on kitchen gardens when lockdown strikes](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-farming-news/the-renewed-focus-on-kitchen-gardens-when-lockdown-strikes/) - A final sprinkle of green garnish makes a dish complete. That said, many across the country are finding themselves hunting for such greens during the ongoing 21-day lockdown.
- [Lockdown garden notes from a terrace and a balcony in Chennai](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-farming-news/lockdown-garden-notes-from-a-terrace-and-a-balcony-in-chennai/) - Here are two stories, both rooted in the lockdown – one from a terrace in Jafferkhanpet and the other from a balcony in Nungambakkam – that prove home gardening is an environmental, social and civic intervention.
- [My rooftop garden came to my rescue during lockdown](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-farming-news/my-rooftop-garden-came-to-my-rescue-during-lockdown/) - I started my rooftop garden exactly a year ago with almost no knowledge on what it takes to grow a vegetable plant at home. Today, I have evolved to a point where I can share my harvest with neighbours even during these times.
- [Produce of the city](https://urbanthottam.com/urban-thottam-updates/produce-of-the-city/) - As the pandemic disrupts food supply, cities worldwide are thinking of urban farming as a solution. Access to healthy and affordable food is an age-old challenge for urban residents, especially the poor, from Mumbai to New York. The COVID-19 outbreak has further highlighted the fault lines in urban food systems.

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- [Madras Mali - Vegetable Garden Setup & Maintenance in Chennai](https://urbanthottam.com/madras-mali-veg-garden-kit/) - Set up your own organic terrace garden in Chennai with Urban Thottam. DIY kits, expert Mali visits, and organic kitchen garden solutions.
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- [Sempulam Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd.](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/sempulam-sustainable-solutions/) - Sempulam brings with its passion and commitment to sustainable farming and over 30 years of experience. Scientists, researchers and farmers come together to give you expertise that ties in with our vision to create rich earth through eco-friendly, sustainable technologies. From offering solutions for established farms to creating custom-made plans for smaller units, Sempulam's consultants
- [Home Crop](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/home-crop/) - Homecrop (Frescogreens Private Limited) wants to bring sustainable and healthy production of organic fruits and vegetables back to our cities. We’ve overcome lack of space by introducing modular kitchen gardens that can be easily installed on rooftops, balconies and other free areas. With our urban farming expertise, growing your own vegetables has never been this
- [Organic Farmers Market](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/organic-farmers-market/) - OFM is a collective initiative by a group of organic farming enthusiasts with the aim to: Guarantee consistent, continuous availability of safe food, Ensure fair pricing of organic products for both, the farmers and the consumers, Protect the livelihoods of organic farmers and Spread awareness on safe food and current agricultural practices/malpractices. The group has
- [Chennai Solar Energy Systems](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/chennai-solar-energy-systems/) - Chennai Solar Energy Systems is the only manufacture of ETC Pressurized Solar Water Heater In Chennai. Their fully automatized system of solar water heater can be adopted for industrial and domestic purpose. Their Journey in solar thermal solution had led them to conduct various workshops in collages and industries. Services: Solar Power
- [Green Plan Irrigation Systems](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/green-plan-irrigation-systems/) - Green Plan Irrigation Systems conduct Trading and Supplying of Irrigation System, Drip Irrigation, Water Body, Swimming Pool, Fountain, Vertical Garden Drip Irrigation, Interactive Fountain, Rain Dance Sprinkler, and more. The offered range of products is manufactured using high quality raw material and latest technology in compliance with set industry standards at the vendors’ end. The
- [The Magic Bean](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/the-magic-bean/) - The Magic Bean is an organization dedicated to environmental sustainability through urban organic gardens. They connect people, learning, food and the environment and are passionate about growing safe and healthy organic food through sustainable methods. Services: Farming Training Programmes for Schools Organic Gardening Workshops Landscaping / Garden Setup
- [Chennai Rainwater Harvesting Services](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/chennai-rainwater-harvesting-services/) - Chennai Rainwater Harvesting Services is engaged in providing Home Rainwater Collection Systems and Rainwater Collection systems installed in Offices and other Commercial Establishments. Simple yet efficient rainwater harvesting devices and storage tanks can be installed to harvest rain water. They not only provide and install comprehensive rainwater harvesting solutions in buildings but also with water
- [Skynet Waterproofing](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/skynet-waterproofing/) - Skynet Waterproofing was established in 2009, in Chennai, and is one of the registered leading specialist agencies in waterproofing treatment to structures, particularly in cement based integral waterproofing. They have highly technically qualified Engineers, Experienced and dedicated technicians to carry out the treatment. Skynet Waterproofing personally explains to each customer the various processes, providing numerous
- [Navdanya](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/navdanya/) - Navdanya is an Earth Centric, Women centric and Farmer led movement for the protection of Biological and cultural Diversity. Navdanya means “nine seeds” (symbolising protection of biological and cultural diversity). The gift or “dana” of Navdanya is the ultimate gift – it is a gift of life, of heritage and continuity that they bring to
- [Akash Ganga Trust Rain Centre](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/akash-ganga-trust-rain-centre/) - Akash Ganga Trust Rain Centre is a not-for-profit service organization registered both with the Registrar of Cooperative Societies of the Tamil Nadu Government, as well as with the Income Tax department of the Government of India. On August 21, 2002, the trust launched Chennai's Rain Centre, inaugurated by the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- [Vanastree](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/vanastree/) - Vanastree germinated in 2001, having been the seed of a dream for years. It has grown from one person and one village to about 150 persons in 15 villages. Vanastree maintains a modest seed collection in Sirsi town, Karnataka and a registered trust. We currently staff two persons at our office in Sirsi town. We
- [Sri-Vi Tech and Systems](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/sri-vi-tech-and-systems/) - SRI-VI TECH & SYSTEMS is one of the most experienced companies in the Electronics Industry in Chennai and is one of the Green Solar Energy suppliers for Home / Industry Applications. They specialize in Hardware Design / Installation & Service and Project Management. They produce high quality electricity through Solar energy for Home and Industry
- [Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/jain-irrigation-systems-ltd/) - Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd is the second largest Micro-Irrigation company in the world. The Micro-Irrigation Division manufactures a full range of precision-irrigation products. Jain Irrigation provides services from soil survey, engineering design to agronomic support. It nurtures a sprawling 2300 acre Hi-Tech Agri Institute; a Farm Resource R&D, Demo, Training & Extension Centre. Jain Irrigation
- [Asian Paints](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/asian-paints/) - Over the course of 25 years, Asian Paints has become a corporate force and India's leading paints company. Driven by its strong consumer-focus and innovative spirit, the company has been the market leader in paints since 1967. Today, it is double the size of any other paint company in India. Asian Paints DampProof is a
- [The Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/the-farm/) - The Farm is an oasis in the midst of the IT corridor of Chennai city. Cows, Buffaloes, Chicken, Goats, Horses, and other animals enjoy this place they call home. With organic vegetable gardens, fields & plantations and an extensive list of flora, the farm attracts an abundance of birds and insects. In the midst of
- [Tamil Nadu State Horticulture Department](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/tamil-nadu-state-horticulture-department/) - Recognizing the vast scope for development of Horticulture in the state, a Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops was created on September 26, 1979. The Directorate was shifted to Chennai, LLA Building on Anna Salai in 1992. The Government of Tamil Nadu converted the post of Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops into a cadre
- [My Green Organic Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/my-green-organic-farm/) - My Green Organic Farm was started with the aim of growing healthy organic food. Over the years they have tried and tested various modern agricultural practices and with the experience gained from these ventures, they were able to design and develop a modern Hi-Tech solution for farming. This new product is named Hi-Tech Drip Box.
- [Atri Herbal Plants](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/atri-herbal-plants/) - Atri Herbal Plants nursery is home to one of the largest collections of medicinal plants that are endemic to our Southern India region. We have about 350 types of medicinal plants, some of them are used extensively in Ayurveda and Siddha systems to treat diseases such as Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Dental Problems, problems related to
- [Hortitech Services](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/hortitech-services/) - Hortitech Services aims to make Chennai a kitchen garden city. Chennai has acres of potential terrace (farm) space, thanks to the city's sun-drenched flat roofs. And beneath these roofs, plentiful human resources in the form of housewives, senior citizens and other under-utilised groups who can produce their own vegetables and fruits in the space available
- [Future Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/future-farms/) - FutureFarms uses technology to create opportunities to grow clean, nutritious, safe, and pesticide-free food. Their range of Hydroponic growing systems, nutrients, accessories, media and more are designed to allow everyone to experience the advantages of hydroponics - beginners, professionals, and everyone in-between. They use sustainable technologies like Hydroponics to save water, optimise space and increase
- [Organic Point](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/organic-point/) - Organic Point is an organic gardening aids and accessories shop that has an online store that delivers products across India. They also have experts that can guide you to build a poly house (greenhouse), hydroponic or aquaponic garden either in your backyard or on your roof top. At Organic Point, the vision is to enable
- [myHarvest Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/my-harvest-farms/) - myHarvest Farms provides you the avenue for ‘chemical-free healthy life’ at an affordable cost. Working with an aim to provide ‘Good Health For All’, we also endeavour to make lives comfortable for the people who toil hard in the soil – ‘Our Farmers’. We connect farmers with urban families – creating an ‘unbroken chain’ with
- [Indra Gardens](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/indra-gardens/) - Indra Gardens is a gardening shop and nursery that sells everything you need to to maintain your garden including terrace gardening toolkits, creeper nets, Grow bags, Vermicompost, Organic manure, Coco Peat, Panchakavya and Organic Pest Controller. They also offer complete rooftop organic kitchen gardening setup services in Chennai, including shade net houses. Products / Services
- [Kalpavriksha Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/kalpavriksha-farms/) - Kalpavriksha Farms is a 1/2 acre organic farm located on the outskirts of Chennai maintained by urban farmer, sustainability coach, entrepreneur and farming educator, Kalpana Manivannan. As an organic farmer, she is trying to change the perspective about urban farming, self-sustainable living in an urban scenario and move towards a chemical free life-style. Kalpana conducts
- [Farm Guru](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/farm-guru/) - For a generation of children who know only of FarmVille, FarmGuru presents the opportunity to experience a farm in all its rustic glory. A trip to the farm is all it takes to live the farm life, albeit for a day. The open expanse, fresh air with the smell of the soil, the beauty of
- [Aapti Gardening Solutions](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/aapti-gardening-solutions/) - Aapti Gardening Solutions helps you to grow your own organic vegetables at home or at your farm. While we all work hard to earn money, are we spending it on the right items to eat and stay healthy? A small example is that of the Keerai / Greens. Do you know how these are grown
- [The Organic Farm](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/the-organic-farm/) - The Organic Farm is located about 70 km from Chennai, in Chengalpattu District. This is a tract of 37 acres of land that is being farmed organically since 1995. As a multi-cropped organic farm, the land supports 27 varieties of fruit trees, 40 varieties of vegetables, oil seeds, paddy, shade trees, coconut palms, flowers, herbs
- [SK Organic Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/sk-organic-farms/) - SK Organic farms (a non-profit organization) is a successful startup funded by IT professionals as part of their urban initiative on educating people about the value of organic products and helping people start their own Kitchen / Terrace garden and/or Organic Farming unit by providing all the necessary products and guidelines whenever required. Services include:
- [Acqua Farms](https://urbanthottam.com/directory/acqua-farms/) - Acqua Farms was incorporated in the year 2019, in Chennai, a large urban city in South India. It is an Indian wholesale hydroponic, organic gardening and wellness product distribution company, with a focus on integrating sustainable and moral concepts into a modern economic model. Services include: Hydroponics

## Testimonials

- [Banana Peel Fertilizer](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/banana-peel-fertilizer/) - Don't discard banana peels! Dry them in the sun till they turn black and powder them; they make a great potassium-rich addition to your soil mix!
- [Egg Shells are Eggcellent](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/egg-shells-are-eggcellent/) - Tossing out eggshells? Toss them into your pots instead. Powdered egg shells add calcium to the soil and can also repel pests like slugs and some beetles.
- [Don't Spoil your Soil](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/dont-spoil-your-soil/) - Avoid digging or planting in wet soil; working it may damage the soil structure. Wait until the soil is crumbly and no longer forms a ball when you squeeze some in your hand before you till or dig.
- [Keep bugs at bay](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/keep-bugs-at-bay/) - Mix some neem oil, water and a few drops of dish soap. Shake well and spray it on your plants once every two weeks to keep the pests away.
- [Herb Borders](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/herb-borders/) - Plant what you use most frequently/harvest quickly like greens and herbs as borders around your vegetable beds so that you can access them easily.
- [Kitchen Scrap Garden](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/kitchen-scrap-garden/) - You can regrow food plants from a lot kitchen scraps including onions, celery, cabbage, ginger, onion, garlic, mushroom, potatoes and pineapple!
- [Plant Pals](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/plant-pals/) - Tomatoes produce better yields (and keep away mosquitos and flies) when they coexist with basil. (Companion planting is a method of closely planting different species that thrive well together.)
- [How deep should you plant your seeds?](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/how-deep-should-you-plant-your-seeds/) - Generally, seeds must be sown as deep as 1.5 times the size of the seed.
- [Chrysanthemum Bug Spray](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial/chrysanthemum-bug-spray/) - Boil some chyrsanthemums in water for 20 minutes. Strain and add to a spray bottle. Store for up to two months. Neem oil may be added to increase efficacy. (Chrysanthemum flowers contain the compound 'pyrethrum', that damages the nervous system of pests.)

## Portfolio Items

- [Chedi Avarai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/hyacinth-beans/) - Intermediate, Legume, Bush / Climber Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Karamani](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/cowpea/) - Beginner, Legume, Creeper Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Thakkali](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/tomato/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Mullangi](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/radish-mooli/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Vendakkai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/okra-ladies-finger/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Bush Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Arai Keerai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/red-spinach/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Paruppu Keerai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/common-purslane/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Thanda Keerai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/foxtail-amaranth/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Palak Keerai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/palak-spinach/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Siru Keerai](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/tropical-amaranth/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Cluster Beans](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/cluster-beans/) - Beginner, Legume, Bush Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Cucumber](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/cucumber/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Creeper Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Pumpkin](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/pumpkin/) - Intermediate, Vegetable, Creeper Type; Space: G, T
- [Curry Leaf](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/curry-leaf/) - Beginner, Herb, Tree Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Mint](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/mint/) - Beginner, Herb, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T, W
- [Coriander](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/coriander/) - Intermediate, Herb, Spice, Herb Type; Space: B, G, I, T, V, W
- [Italian Basil](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/italian-basil/) - Beginner, Herb, Herb Type; Space: B, G, I, T, W
- [Holy Basil](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/holy-basil/) - Beginner, Herb, Shrub Type; Space: B, G, I, T, W
- [Garlic](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/garlic/) - Intermediate, Spice, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T, W
- [Lettuce](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/lettuce/) - Intermediate, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Fenugreek](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/fenugreek/) - Beginner, Herb, Greens, Spice, Herb Type; Space: B, G, I, T, V, W
- [Onion (Red)](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/onion-red/) - Intermediate, Vegetable, Greens, Herb Type; Space: G, T
- [Beetroot](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/beetroot/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Roselle (Gongura)](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/roselle-gongura/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Malabar Spinach](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/malabar-spinach/) - Beginner, Greens, Climber Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Hummingbird Tree](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/hummingbird-tree/) - Beginner, Greens, Tree Type; Space: G, T
- [Black Nightshade](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/black-nightshade/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Chicory Leaves](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/chicory-leaves/) - Beginner, Greens, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Drumstick (Moringa)](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/drumstick-moringa/) - Intermediate, Vegetable, Tree Type; Space: G, T
- [Aloe Vera](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/aloe-vera/) - Beginner, Greens, Shrub Type; Space: B, G, I, T, W
- [Ginger](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/ginger/) - Beginner, Spice, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Gooseberry (Indian)](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/gooseberry-indian/) - Intermediate, Fruit, Tree Type; Space: G, T
- [Bitter Gourd](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/bitter-gourd/) - Expert, Vegetable, Climber Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Banana](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/banana/) - Intermediate, Fruit, Herb Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Bottle Gourd](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/bottle-gourd/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Climber Type; Space: G, T
- [Chilli](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/chilli/) - Beginner, Spice, Bush Type; Space: B, G, I, T
- [Eggplant](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/eggplant/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Bush Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Fig (Edible)](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/fig/) - Expert, Fruit, Shrub Type; Space: B, G, T
- [Guava](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/guava/) - Expert, Fruit, Tree Type; Space: B, G, I, T
- [Snake Gourd](https://urbanthottam.com/crop/snake-gourd/) - Beginner, Vegetable, Creeper Type; Space: G, T

## Categories

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- [Culinary Course](https://urbanthottam.com/category/activities/culinary-course/)
- [CRC Reports](https://urbanthottam.com/category/crc-reports/)

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## Listing Directory

- [General](https://urbanthottam.com/atbdp_listing_types/general/)

## Testimonial Category

- [Gardening Tips](https://urbanthottam.com/testimonial-category/gardening-tips/)

## Portfolio Categories

- [Greens](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/greens/) - Greens Category Crops
- [Shrub Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/shrub-type/) - Shrub Type Crops
- [Beginner](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/beginner/) - Crops that require Beginner Level expertise:
- [Balcony](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/balcony/) - Crops that can be grown on balcony spaces:
- [Terrace](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/terrace/) - Crops that can be grown on terrace / rooftop spaces:
- [Ground](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/ground/) - Crops that can be grown in the ground:
- [Window](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/window/) - Crops that can be grown on windowsills / window boxes:
- [Indoor](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/indoor/) - Crops that can be grown indoors:
- [Intermediate](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/intermediate/) - Crops that require Intermediate Level expertise:
- [Herb Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/herb-type/) - Herb Type Crops
- [Fruit](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/fruit/) - Fruit Category Crops
- [Herb](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/herb/) - Herb Category Crops
- [Vegetable](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/vegetable/) - Vegetable Category Crops
- [Climber Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/climber-type/) - Climber Type Crops
- [Creeper Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/creeper-type/) - Creeper Type Crops
- [Tree Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/tree-type/) - Tree Type Crops
- [Bush Type](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/bush-type/) - Bush Type Crops
- [Vertical](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/vertical/) - Crops that can be grown in vertical spaces:
- [Expert](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/expert/) - Crops that require Expert Level expertise:
- [Legume](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/legume/) - Legume Category Crops
- [Spice](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/spice/) - Spice Category Crops
- [Full Sun](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/full-sun/)
- [Partial Shade](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/partial-shade/)
- [Medicinal](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/medicinal/)
- [Microgreen](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/microgreen/)
- [Kit Greens](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/kit-greens/)
- [Kit Veg](https://urbanthottam.com/crop_entries/kit-veg/)

## Listing Categories

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- [Chennai, Tamil Nadu](https://urbanthottam.com/single-location-2/chennai-tamilnadu/)
- [Sirsi, Karnataka](https://urbanthottam.com/single-location-2/sirsi-karnataka/)
- [Uttarakhand](https://urbanthottam.com/single-location-2/uttarakhand/)
- [Hyderabad](https://urbanthottam.com/single-location-2/hyderabad/)