The kitchen garden realization

The  problem that we face in India is that we do not pursue things to the very end.  While we have garbage collection services in the City the service is never efficient. The garbage is not fully collected and they leave a lot of it strewn on the roads. Sometimes they don't turn up for days until all the garbage bins are overflowing. I think we need to pay more attention to the garbage collectors also. We need to ensure that they have some pride in their work though it is difficult to be proud of collecting garbage. Maybe we need to give good uniforms, gloves jackets with reflective coating, face masks, hand sanitizers and so much more. All of these a city can afford to give their workers. In my lane for example the garbage collectors do not collect everyday but only on alternate days which then becomes once a week or sometimes twice a week. I have just initiated a kitchen garden on our apartment terrace and I must tell you that it has been one of the most rewarding experience. It's almost like having a pet at home I literally rush back at the end of every working day to make sure that the days garbage has been put into the compost bin and that the plants are given a dose off the manure made through this method. We have been able to grow tomatoes and brinjals and it has actually made a difference to my monthly budget plus I know that I am eating vegetables which are not pumped full of fertilizers and Chemicals pesticides. Everybody in India should do this in their house regardless of whether you live in an apartment or a bungalow. This is one way of feeding our people.

Narayanaswamy, Chennai

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