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If you’ve ever seen your child think potatoes grow on trees or scream at the sight of mud, it might be time to pack up your weekend plans and head to a farm.

Not just any farm, but a sustainable one.

These aren’t dull textbook “field trips” from school. We’re talking about real-deal, get-your-hands-dirty farms where children can sow seeds, cuddle cows, churn compost, chase butterflies, and forget what WiFi even is.

It’s like pressing Ctrl Alt Delete on urban childhood!

Across India, a handful of inspiring farms near metro cities are showing families how growing food can be fun, eco-conscious, and deeply fulfilling. And no, you don’t need to know how to milk a cow to enjoy it.

Here are four farms where nature does the teaching and kids walk away with much more than dirty shoes.

Watch food grow from seed to plate

Just six hours from Mumbai in the mango haven of Ratnagiri, Farm of Happiness is an off-grid organic farm where the best lessons begin with dirt under the fingernails. Run by ex-advertising professionals turned eco-farmers, the space........

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