The habitants living in Karachi presently are confronted
with multifaceted predicaments relating to civic, social, economic and
environmental concerns. Just take on the environmental civics front, where the
diminishing green cover and growing food
security are bigger challenges in days to come. As illegal but unstoppable
chopping of trees, encroachments on green belts are continued while poor
quality and quantity of public and community parks are serious threat to
environs of the city.
On the other hand
rapid yet unchecked urbanisation widening the gulf between supply and demand of
food in the city, where maleficent profiteers are filling the vacuum by
supplying unhygienic and poor quality of edible stuff. However these challenges
of environmental civics can largely be overcome at individual level and with
minimum efforts.
Urban farming is not modern but an ongoing solution of these
problems. Integrated green roofs, patio gardens and flowering balconies along
with indoor plantation help to make the living environs cool and cleaned.
Besides an entire family can also be benefitted with enough food specially
vegetables and herbs for all season, which would surely be organic and
healthy.
The main benefit of the urban farming is surely that it can
add greenery and cooling to the cities, reducing harmful runoff, increase
shedding and countering the unpleasant heat island effect. But the health
benefits of home grown edibles, in which one can avoid inorganic, bi-carbonated
and genetically-modified food stuff in
daily diets, has much greater significance.
Even if you are living with little space, you can still
benefit from growing vegetables and fruit. A window balcony, patio, deck or
roof receiving six or more hours of sun is all you need, in addition to a few
containers, planters and pots.
Containers-grown vegetables will produce an adequate supply
of agricultural production for a single home requirement. With containers you
can grow anything from lettuce and
tomatoes to beans and peppers. Typically small containers are used for more
shallow-rooted crops like carrots, lettuce and radishes. Vegetables like
tomatoes, potatoes and beans will benefit from using containers that are big enough
to accommodate their larger root system. To make use of all available space
consider growing vegetables plants in hanging baskets too.
These city gardens can fit any lifestyle. Rooftop gardens
make use of space that might otherwise remain unused. Fresh home grown
vegetables taste delicious, are good for health and safe from chemicals. You do
not need to acquire a regular garden or grow them, you can grow these on a
balcony or terrace.
By
Editorial, Infocus
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