"... the oils are wood-pressed, flours and powders are stone-ground, and seeds are of the heirloom variety.”

Redesigning lifestyles so that all products are reused.

No to Plastic! So where to have your rice, pulses, oils, cleaners, etc. packed only in paper covers, cloth bags and containers?

Forest department officials know that the forests are in safe hands. The proof, they say, is the flourishing wildlife in the once deserted hills.

They are replacing the invasive species - gando babool - with mixed varieties of native seeds that can withstand heavy /normal /low rainfall

They let at least ten species of pests, insects, ants, flies, earthworms, spiders, birds and other pollinators to thrive on their lands.

"One of the reasons for opting for this approach is the relatively low cost of these community ponds - it cost a 10th of one under NREGA."

A total of 160 families have enrolled themselves for the formal system of livestock services provided by her.

Traditional Water Ponds were used only for irrigation and for recharging groundwater.