write about the technique of producing vegetables on the verandah or roof. in long paragraph
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The first thing I notice when I reach the terrace is how organised everything is. The plants are arranged in neat rows, in green HDPE grow bags. There is a green shade net at one end which covers one third of the terrace, the walls are lime-washed. The area has been well utilised and there’s even a small fruit section atop the water tank.
NM Mythreyan, who set up the garden with his brother-in-law V Balasubramaniam says, “We decided to start a roof garden about seven years ago. But at the time, we mostly had flowering plants. They flourished and in a short while we had a beautiful garden of ornamental plants. We then tried planting vegetables. These turned out very well and after a few months we noticed that our vegetable bill came down significantly. So we replaced most of the flowering plants with vegetables. To facilitate cross pollination, we also planted herbs.” He adds, “Today about 70% of our weekly vegetables comes from our terrace garden — and its all organic.”
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recently determined that 800 million people grow fruits and vegetables or raise animals in an urban environment, producing 15 to 20% of all the food on the planet. Beyond the fact that we must feed an ever-growing urban population, this enthusiasm for the production of edibles in cities meets a need to re-establish contact with nature and rediscover the essence of food. Also, by promoting local and organic production, urban agriculture is a practice that provides solutions to some of the food and environmental problems we’re currently facing.