These Students From Lucknow Are Growing Their Own Fruits And Vegetables

We are well aware of the adulteration in our food yet we do nothing about it. However, ever since the pandemic happened, the conversation about being healthier and having a strong immunity became very important.

A boarding school from Lucknow is setting an example by growing its own organic food on the school premises.

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The Kunwar's Global School, a day-cum-boarding school in Lucknow, has dedicated around 10 acres of land for organic farming for its boarding students. As part of the school activities, the students also participate in the farming process.

The school grows both organic fruits and vegetables exclusively for its own students.

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The Kunwar's Global School, Lucknow

Though there are no regular classes due to school being closed in view of the pandemic, over 80 students, who are into sports, are staying at the hostels and participating in the farm activities.

"I am proud to be associated with an activity that helps us provide pure food. Here we get organic fruits and vegetables in our meals which keeps us healthy and fit," Shantanu Bose, Class 11 student, told Mirror Now Digital.

Apart from the students, 20 teachers and staff associated with the hostel also benefit from the organic produce grown at the school land.

All the sports and farming activities are conducted by maintaining proper social distancing.

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Abhay Kumar, a class VIII student said, "Apart from growing pure food, it also helps me learn good farming techniques at the school. It also helps us understand how hard our farmers work to grow food for the people. After observing and participating in such activities, I have stopped wasting my food."

On how the idea to grow own food for students struck his mind, school director Rajesh Singh said he was worried after he saw students consuming adulterated food.

He said, "I felt very bad when I used to see children eating adulterated food in the market and making fun of it. Therefore, to not repeat the same in our school, we not only started our own organic farming but also taught students to do farming so that they can understand how much effort and hard work are required for farming. In this way, the students not only learn about the hard work involved in farming but also get to consume pure food. I am happy my students always eat organic and healthy foods grown by them only".

Except wheat and rice, almost all kinds of vegetables are grown on the school premises.

"We at our school have introduced the students with soil and crops at a very nascent stage. All the agriculture activities have been designed carefully around their regular studies with a motive to develop agro-entrepreneurship in students," added Singh.

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Students are also taught about common agriculture including low productivity, high production cost, water supply problems, post-harvest management.