I’m Baljit Singh Kang from Nawasharhr. Farming was never my family’s primary occupation, as my father, mother and brother were settled in abroad. After completing M.A. in Punjabi, I got job of teacher in a private school. But I was not satisfied from that. Soon after sometime I was married and my wife started working as a professor in college. After working two years I thought of staying back at home, because my children were young so I decided of quitting my job, so that I can take care of them properly.

When I started staying at home with kids, at that time I had enough time to start something new. So I thought of starting farming. Earlier when I started farming at that time I was using chemicals, but in 1994 I turned towards organic. I sowed maize in 1 acre of land, but everyone in the village was making fun of me because I planted it in winters. But the harvested produce was more than my expectation (37 quintals) and I was very happy. So, I decided of expanding my farming work from 3 acres to more. I took 1.5 acres of land on lease and started organic farming on the whole.

Shifting from chemical to organic farming was a huge step for me, but I never looked back. I started growing vegetables on 1.5 acres of land. I also have every type of fruit trees at my farm and I have also established vermicompost plant which benefits at my farm. Today, I am earning well from organic farming.I’m Baljit Singh Kang from Nawasharhr. Farming was never my family’s primary occupation, as my father, mother and brother were settled in abroad. After completing M.A. in Punjabi, I got job of teacher in a private school. But I was not satisfied from that. Soon after sometime I was married and my wife started working as a professor in college. After working two years I thought of staying back at home, because my children were young so I decided of quitting my job, so that I can take care of them properly.

When I started staying at home with kids, at that time I had enough time to start something new. So I thought of starting farming. Earlier when I started farming at that time I was using chemicals, but in 1994 I turned towards organic. I sowed maize in 1 acre of land, but everyone in the village was making fun of me because I planted it in winters. But the harvested produce was more than my expectation (37 quintals) and I was very happy. So, I decided of expanding my farming work from 3 acres to more. I took 1.5 acres of land on lease and started organic farming on the whole.

Shifting from chemical to organic farming was a huge step for me, but I never looked back. I started growing vegetables on 1.5 acres of land. I also have every type of fruit trees at my farm and I have also established vermicompost plant which benefits at my farm. Today, I am earning well from organic farming.