Kitchen Gardening - Raised Seed Bed

Soil is the important factor in farming. Its quality depends upon the nutrients and micro organisms in it. Access to quality soil for cultivation is a challenge in urban area where availability of land is limited. Chemical intensive cultivation and chemical use in our day today life already damaged the soil health. To regain the soil health to produce healthy food thus becomes a task. Organic farming always stress the need for regaining and sustaining the soil health. There are many ways to attain this. One such method is preparation of Raised Seed Bed. This is a low cost method of soil preparation with locally available resources. These seed beds can supply enough vegetable to meet a families' needs, provided adequate care is provided. This beds normally productive for 3 years with less nutrient inputs.

This video is not a tutorial, it is meant to motivate people to ignite their imagination and creativity to protect the health of soil. This video is meant for promotion of SAFE FOOD campaign and to motivate people to create sustainable systems for ensuring access to SAFE FOOD.

For more info contact Thanal, H-3, Jawaharnagar, Kawdiar P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695003. Tel: 0471-2727150. email: ob@thanal.co.in wwww.thanal.co.in

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• Kitchen Garden
• Raised Seed Bed
• Zero Waste
• Organic Farming
• Thanal
• Organic Bazaar

[baum7des7lebens7]

I'm impressed by the way you people touch the cow dung with bare hands. Inspiring (in regard to being in touch with nature), but I would wear gloves at least...

[shibuknair]

@baum7des7lebens7 Hi, Yea it is a general practice here in this part of the world. Do you know that till recently the floor of houses, yards meant for storing grains, or space meant for holy rituals, we uses cow dung as a coating to the compacted clay. Even walls of houses also gets a coating with cowdung which is done by hand and not with brush. But never ever try yourself, since we are used to it and have immunity too. But it is always best to use gloves. thank you

[vidaripollen]

@baum7des7lebens7 holy cow.

[MrThomasraju]

Really childish, you require to know more about the techiniques of farming.. I am very happy that youth showing interest in cultivation, as it is an ideal practice whole over world.... that will be tomorrows opportunity.. good luck..

[baum7des7lebens7]

@shibuknair okay, it's true - like in Africa... don't worry, I didn't want to try it : )

[hariyoutub]

Ha ha ha... ayyo chirikkan vayye