How to Create a Butterfly Garden
Brown Leaf is the forum for eco-friendly management of dry leaves. Mulching, composting and gardening are our focus areas. Why, then are we discusisng about butterflies? Yes, that is a…
My Terrace Gardening Experience
Covid 19 disrupted our life as never before. Everything happened quickly, with no time to analyse, plan. All one had to do was, take the change in one's stride. For…
Vermi-composting: An amazing step by step guide for the beginners
All one needs is first successful compost. Once that is achieved, journey is easy. Many people give up before that. It is not the complexity of the process that discourages…
My Green Corner
'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.' 'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed,…
Terrace garden – Upcycling wet waste
Does waste exist? Mostly in our mind. Yes, think about it. Waste is waste only if we think it is. In this blog, Sonali tells us about her terrace garden,…
Brown Leaf Video Series #2
Brown Leaf Video 2: Why exactly trees shed leaves? Trees lose water through the pores on the leaves called Stomata. Image courtesy: dreamstime.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_lK_6lsoTk In summer, when trees need to…
Gaurav Shukla Compost
Guest Blog: How to manage dry leaves
There are so many ways of making compost. In this wonderful Guest Blog, Gaurav Shukla shares his successful experience of composting. Guess what he used as a composter? An earthen…
Challenge of dry leaves in city in leaf fall season
Brown Leaf Video Series #1
Leaf fall starts around mid-October and continues till June. In no time, dry leaves are everywhere. Every horizontal surface in sight is covered with a layer of dry leaves. Burning…
What is exactly Brown Leaf Receive & Donate
There is no waste in nature. Neither there are infinite resources in nature. Then, how the natural processes have continued for so many years, without waste and without running out…
Reema Gopalan gardening workshop Brown leaf Blog
Let’s talk Gardening!
Municipal waste is the challenge across all cities in India, if not the world. Why there is no concept of waste in nature? Because in nature, processes are cyclic. Output…