Edible Routes (Delhi kitchen gardens & farmlets)
Delhi, India · Operator: Edible Routes
Overview
A Delhi-based eco-initiative teaching urban dwellers organic growing that has set up 500+ kitchen gardens since 2015. Its 'Farmlets' programme lets citizens rent plots to grow their own food, broadening urban-farming participation.
Citizen participation
Citizens join workshops on kitchen gardening, microgreens, mushrooms and composting, and grow edible plants at home, school or office. Through the 'Farmlets' programme they rent a small plot to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs for their own kitchens.
Operating model
A social enterprise established in 2015, earning revenue from kitchen-garden setup and landscape services, workshop fees, and rental of farmlet plots.
Impact
Set up 500+ kitchen gardens, drew 200+ families into community farming and taught 7,000+ people to grow food. It reconnects people with food and has nurtured a community where growers exchange notes.
Land tenure
Farmlets are leased small plots; kitchen gardens are installed on participants' own home, school or office premises.
Crops
- vegetables
- fruits
- herbs
- microgreens
- mushrooms
Scale
Since 2015: 500+ kitchen gardens/edible landscapes set up, 200+ families as 'farmletters', and 7,000+ individuals taught indoor/home growing in Delhi-NCR.
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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