An organic farm fest was organised at Gandhi Bhavan here on Sunday. ANANT and GO-RURBAN, brings for the city folks, a space to celebrate sustainable and healthy living Anant Mandi.
The objective is to create a space for urban consumers to start “living” a healthy life and “adopt” sustainable living practices. It is to make the common public aware of the importance of natural and organic farming, green manufacturing, local businesses for developing a healthy and harmonious society. Through Anant Mandi, we also aim to build a joyful community of ecologically conscious producers and consumers.
It is to be noted that from now Anant Mandi will be held on the last Sunday of every month at Gandhi Bhavan. Polytechnic Square, Bhopal.
The participants enjoyed the event into various segments. Mandi: the farmers practicing organic and natural farming and entrepreneurs and artisans practicing green manufacturing of a range of products will put up a mandi (market), which was open for the public to come and buy the products as well as interacted with the farmers, manufacturers and other likeminded consumers.
Organiser Piyuli Ghosh said that each month, we will try to bring for the Bhopalites a variety of products. This month, we have the following: Vegetables, grains, lentils, millets, diary products (milk, ghee), spices, moringa powder, oil, organic fertilizers, vertical gardening kits, natural soaps, seed paper stationery, honey, etc.
Next segment is workshop, panel discussion and fun activities. To help people start adopting sustainable living practices, Anant Mandi will also comprise of workshops and discussions on various themes like kitchen gardening, natural soap making, natural dye making, upcycling, healthy cooking, tribal painting, in the coming months, she added.
Folk Art and Culture adorned Anant Mandi also aims to promote sustainable and harmonious living practices through folk narratives, art and culture.