Originally reported and written in June 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.

Picture this — a tranquil farm where farmers sow only indigenous seeds, bulls are free on the field to plough the soil, cows graze on pollution-free open grasslands, and rural women are busy making ghee (clarified butter) in an earthen pot heated over a slow wooden fire. All this, and no hustle of the city life. 

This is Amith Kishan’s farm in Andhra Pradesh.

Troubled by the increasing availability of chemical-laden food, the 33-year-old quit his corporate job in the banking sector in Bengaluru to turn to traditional methods of farming and revolutionise the way food was grown, harvested, and consumed. 

Amith runs Hebbevu Farms with an aim to provide customers with organic and fresh vegetables, pulses, and dairy produce. Keeping sustainability at core, he adopted eco-friendly practices and replaced the use of plastics, chemicals, and tractors, relying on traditional farming methods.

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“Farming should be done in a sustainable manner. For the past four years, we have been following zero budget farming and have been successful in it. We grow everything in a natural way and we do not use chemical fertilisers to ensure soil is safe in the long run,” the Penukonda resident tells The Better India.

“We use desi cow dung and cow urine, we use bulls to plough the soil and produce wood-pressed oil. We sow native seeds and grow only what Mother Earth........

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