Bhopalites favourite place for organic products, Anant Mandi is receiving a good response after making a comeback. Anant Mandi resumed last month after a long gap of six months.
Anant Mandi is organised in city every Sunday at Gandhi Bhavan premises. This time Diwali special Anant Mandi was organised wherein farmers from nearby districts put up organic vegetables and fruits.
Anant Mandi (an organic farmers market) is a collaborative initiative of Anant, Go Rurban, Bharat Calling and Gandhi Bhawan, to promote healthy, local, seasonal food and eco-friendly farming. Through this initiative, it is also an attempt to create an environment-conscious community in Bhopal. Here, organic farmers from many districts of Madhya Pradesh bring and sell their food items such as vegetables, grains, pulses, oil, honey, jaggery, dairy products, natural fertilizers, herbal medicines and personal care products.
Anant Mandi also promote the local economy, many craftsmen from Bhopal and nearby districts are also invited here who exhibit and sell their artworks. Apart from this, various workshops, discussions, art meetings and interesting activities are also organized here for all age groups.
At Anant Mandi farmers have organic vegetables, rice, pulses, oil, dairy products, fertilizers, medicinal products, dry fruits and various home-made pickles. Along with this, other products such as soaps, natural cosmetics, Bio enzyme, wooden toys and cloth bags made by women of Bhopal settlements, dairies, masks, etc. was also available. A stall of Diwali special items such as diyas, candles was also be set up by an NGO named Kalastuti. This time the main attraction of Mandi is Bhopal’s ceramic artist Veena, she will display her artworks and will also organize a ceramic art workshop.